Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Not to be confused with Elginshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency).
| Elginshire | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Elginshire |
| 1708–1832 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Elginshire & Nairnshire |
| Created from | Elginshire |
Elginshire, in Scotland, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
In 1832, it was combined with Nairnshire was added to form Elginshire and Nairnshire, which was in turn reconstituted in 1918 as Moray and Nairn, with the incorporation of the burghs of Elgin, Nairn and Forres which had previously been part of Inverness Burghs and Elgin Burghs.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | Robert Urquhart | ||
| 1710 | Alexander Grant | ||
| 1720 | James Brodie | ||
| 1720 | Alexander Brodie | ||
| 1741 | Sir Ludovick Grant | ||
| 1761 | James Grant | ||
| 1768 | Francis Grant | ||
| 1774 | Arthur Duff | ||
| 1779 | Lord William Gordon | ||
| 1784 | James Duff, Earl of Fife | Pittite | |
| 1790 | Lewis Alexander Grant, later Earl of Seafield | ||
| 1796 | James Brodie | ||
| 1807 | Francis William Grant, later Earl of Seafield | Tory | |
References
- "Elginshire (Morayshire)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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