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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
Anstruther Burghs was a
district of burghs constituency of the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
It elected one
Member of Parliament (MP).
Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the
Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former
Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of
Anstruther Easter,
Anstruther Wester,
Crail,
Kilrenny and
Pittenweem.
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[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
Boundaries
The constituency comprised the burghs of
Anstruther Easter,
Anstruther Wester,
Pittenweem,
Crail, and
Kilrenny, in the
county of Fife.
In 1832, the burghs were combined with the Fife burghs of
Cupar and
St Andrews, which were previously components of
Perth Burghs, to form
St Andrews Burghs.
Members of Parliament
Election |
Member
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Party
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!Notes
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1708
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Sir John Anstruther, 1st Bt
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1712
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George Hamilton
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1713
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Sir John Anstruther, 1st Bt
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1715
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Philip Anstruther
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1741
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John Stewart
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1747
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Philip Anstruther I
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Lieutenant-governor of
Menorca 1742–1743
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1754
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Sir Henry Erskine, 5th Bt
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1766 by-election
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Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt
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1774
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Philip Anstruther II
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Later 3rd Baronet
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1778 by-election
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Hon. George Damer
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Chief Secretary for Ireland 1794–1795
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1780
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Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt
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1783 by-election
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John Anstruther
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1790
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Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt
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1793 by-election
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Robert Anstruther
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1794 by-election
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William Dundas
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1796
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John Anstruther
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Whig
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MP for
Cockermouth 1790–1796
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1797 by-election
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Alexander Campbell
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1806
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Sir John Anstruther, 4th Bt
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1811 by-election
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John Anstruther
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Feb 1818 by-election
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Alexander Maconochie
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previously MP for
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
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1819 by-election
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Sir William Rae, 3rd Bt
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Tory
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later MP for
Harwich,
Buteshire and
Portarlington
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1826
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James Balfour
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Tory
[7]
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1831
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Andrew Johnston
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Whig
[8]
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afterwards MP for
St Andrews Burghs
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1832
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constituency abolished. See
St Andrews Burghs
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Election results
Elections in the 1830s
References
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^
"Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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^
"Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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^
"Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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^
"Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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a
b
c
"Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850].
Craig, F. W. S. (ed.).
The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp.
628–629.
ISBN
0-900178-13-2.
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^ Fisher, David R.
"BALFOUR, James (c.1775-1845), of Whittinghame, Haddington; Balgonie, Fife, and 3 Grosvenor Square, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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^ Fisher, David R.
"JOHNSTON, Andrew (1798-1862), of Rennyhill, Fife". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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a
b Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980).
British Historical Facts 1760-1830. Basingstoke: Palgrave. p. 58.
doi:
10.1007/978-1-137-06465-3.
ISBN
978-1-137-06465-3. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via
Google Books.
Sources
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Aberdeen North
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Aberdeen South
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Airdrie & Shotts
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Angus
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Argyll & Bute
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Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock
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Banff & Buchan
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Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
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Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
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Central Ayrshire
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Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
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Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
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Dumfries & Galloway
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Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
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Dundee East
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Dundee West
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Dunfermline & West Fife
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East Dunbartonshire
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East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
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East Lothian
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East Renfrewshire
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Edinburgh East
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Edinburgh North & Leith
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Edinburgh South
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Edinburgh South West
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Edinburgh West
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Falkirk
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Glasgow Central
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Glasgow East
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Glasgow North
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Glasgow North East
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Glasgow North West
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Glasgow South
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Glasgow South West
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Glenrothes
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Gordon
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Inverclyde
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Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
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Kilmarnock & Loudoun
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Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
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Lanark & Hamilton East
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Linlithgow & East Falkirk
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Livingston
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Midlothian
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Moray
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Motherwell & Wishaw
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Na h-Eileanan an Iar
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North Ayrshire & Arran
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North East Fife
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Ochil & South Perthshire
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Orkney & Shetland
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Paisley & Renfrewshire North
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Paisley & Renfrewshire South
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Perth & North Perthshire
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Ross, Skye & Lochaber
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Rutherglen & Hamilton West
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Stirling
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West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
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West Dunbartonshire
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