Edinburghshire_(Parliament_of_Scotland_constituency)

Edinburghshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Edinburghshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland

Not to be confused with Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the sheriffdom of Edinburgh (also called "Edinburgh principal" to distinguish it from "Edinburgh within the constabulary of Haddington", and now known as Midlothian) elected commissioners to represent them in the Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690.

After the Union, Edinburghshire returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

List of shire commissioners

More information Parliament or Convention, Commissioners ...

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