Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
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Kinross-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
| Kinross-shire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivision | Kinross-shire |
| 1708–1832 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Kinross-shire |
| Replaced by | Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire |
Creation
Kinross-shire was Scotland's second-smallest county. The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Kinross-shire. Kinross-shire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Clackmannanshire. The freeholders of Kinross-shire elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to one Parliament, while those of Clackmannanshire elected a Member to the next.
History
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Kinross-shire was merged with Clackmannanshire into the single constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, electing one Member between them to each Parliament.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | none | ||
| 16 October 1710 | Mungo Graham | Graham's election was overturned on petition and Malcolm replaced him. | [6] |
| 10 February 1711 | Sir John Malcolm, 1st Baronet | [6] | |
| 1713 | none | ||
| 28 February 1715 | William Douglas | [7] | |
| 1722 | none | ||
| 9 November 1727 | John Hope (succeeded as Sir John Bruce Hope, 7th Baronet, in 1729) | [7][8] | |
| 1734 | none | ||
| 21 May 1741 | Sir John Bruce Hope, 7th Baronet | [7] | |
| 1747 | none | ||
| 25 April 1754 | Robert Colvile | [9] | |
| 1761 | none | ||
| 5 April 1768 | Robert Adam | [9] | |
| 1774 | none | ||
| 30 September 1780 | George Graham | [9] | |
| 1784 | none | ||
| 6 July 1790 | George Graham | [10] | |
| 1796 | none | ||
| 2 August 1802 | William Douglas Maclean Clephane | Appointed Commissioner at Trinidad, April 1803. | [10][11] |
| 23 August 1803 | David Clephane | [10] | |
| 1806 | none | ||
| 16 May 1807 | William Adam | Chose to sit for Kincardineshire. | [10] |
| 17 August 1807 | David Clephane | Appointed a Commissioner of the Excise for Scotland, March 1811. | [10][12] |
| 25 June 1811 | Thomas Graham | [10] | |
| 1812 | none | ||
| 6 July 1818 | Thomas Graham | Died 28 July 1819. | [10][13] |
| 16 September 1819 | George Edward Graham | [10] | |
| 1820 | none | ||
| 28 June 1826 | George Edward Graham | [14] | |
| 1830 | none | ||
| 20 May 1831 | Charles Adam | [14] | |