Cromartyshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Cromartyshire and Nairnshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1708 (1708)1832 (1832)
Replaced by Ross & Cromarty
Elginshire & Nairnshire

Cromartyshire and Nairnshire were alternating constituencies of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. In 1832, the Cromartyshire constituency was merged with Ross-shire to form Ross and Cromarty, and the Nairnshire constituency was merged with Elginshire to form Elginshire and Nairnshire.

One of the alternating constituencies elected a Member of Parliament to one parliament, the other to the next.

Contents

Member of Parliament

Cromartyshire and Nairnshire[1]

Election Member Party
1708 Hugh Rose senior
1710 Sir Kenneth Mackenzie
1713 John Forbes
1715 Alexander Urquhart
1722 John Forbes
1727 Sir Kenneth Mackenzie
1729 Sir George Mackenzie, 4th Baronet
1734 John Campbell, later Duke of Argyll
1735 Alexander Brodie
1741 Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet
1742 Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet
1747 John Campbell
1754 Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet
1761 Pryse Campbell
1768 William Pulteney (Cromartyshire MP)
1774 Cosmo Gordon
1777 John Campbell, later Baron Cawdor
1780 George Ross
1784 Alexander Campbell
1785 Alexander Brodie
1790 Duncan Davidson
1796 Henry Frederick Campbell
1802 Alexander Mackenzie
1806 Henry Frederick Campbell
1807 Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod
1812 Hugh Rose junior
1813 Sir James Mackintosh
1818 Roderick Macleod
1820 George Pryse Campbell
1826 Duncan Davidson
1830 George Pryse Campbell
1831 Duncan Davidson

Politics and history of the constituency

References

See also