Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Renfrewshire | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Renfrewshire |
| 1708–1885 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Renfrewshire Eastern Renfrewshire Western |
Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 until 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. In 1885 the Renfrewshire constituency area was divided into two new constituencies: Renfrewshire Eastern and Renfrewshire Western.
Boundaries
The constituency covered the county of Renfrewshire, minus the parliamentary burgh of Renfrew throughout the 1708 to 1885 period, and minus the parliamentary burgh of Port Glasgow and the Paisley and Greenock constituencies from 1832 to 1885.
The burgh of Renfrew was a component of Glasgow Burghs until 1832, when it became a component of Kilmarnock Burghs. Port Glasgow became a parliamentary burgh in 1832, and another component of Kilmarnock Burghs.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1708 | Sir John Shaw | |
| 1710 | Sir Robert Pollock | |
| 1722 | Thomas Cochrane | |
| 1727 | Sir John Shaw | |
| 1734 | Alexander Cunninghame | |
| 1742 | William Mure | |
| 1761 | Patrick Crauford | |
| 1768 | William Macdowall | |
| 1774 | John Crauford | |
| 1780 | John Shaw-Stewart | |
| 1783 | William Macdowall | |
| 1786 | John Shaw-Stewart | |
| 1796 | Boyd Alexander | |
| 1810 | Archibald Speirs | |
| 1818 | John Maxwell | |
| 1830 | Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6th Baronet | |
| 1837 | George Houstoun | |
| 1841 | Patrick Maxwell Stewart | |
| 1846 | William Mure | |
| 1855 | Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet | |
| 1865 | Archibald Alexander Speirs | |
| 1869 | Henry Bruce | |
| 1873 | Archibald Campbell | |
| 1874 | William Mure | |
| 1880 | Alexander Crum |
