Elginshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832

Not to be confused with Elginshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency).

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.

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In 1832, it was combined with Nairnshire and 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.

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Elgin & Forresshire .

Members of Parliament

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References

  • "Elginshire (Morayshire)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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