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The
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 redefined the boundaries of
Scottish
constituencies of the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom (at
Westminster), and the new boundaries were first used in the
1832 general election.
1832 boundaries were used also in the
general elections of
1835,
1837,
1841,
1847,
1852,
1857,
1859 and
1865.
As a result of the legislation, there were 21
burgh constituencies and 30
county constituencies. Except for
Edinburgh and
Glasgow, which were two-seat constituencies, each Scottish constituency represented a seat for one
Member of Parliament (MP). Therefore, Scotland had 53 parliamentary seats.
14 of the burgh constituencies were
districts of burghs.
The constituencies related nominally to
counties and
burghs, but boundaries for parliamentary purposes were not necessarily those for other purposes.
For the
1868 general election, new boundaries were defined by the
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.
Burgh Constituencies
Constituency
|
Nominal Contents
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Aberdeen
|
In
county of Aberdeen: burgh of
Aberdeen
|
Ayr District
|
In
county of Ayr: burghs of
Ayr and
Irvine In
county of Argyll: burghs of
Campbeltown,
Inverary, and
Oban
|
Dumfries District
|
In
county of Dumfries: burghs of
Annan,
Dumfries,
Lochmaben, and
Sanquhar In
county of Kirkcudbright: burgh of
Kirkcudbright
|
Dundee
|
In
county of Forfar: burgh of
Dundee
|
Edinburgh Elected two MPs
|
In
county of Edinburgh: burgh of
Edinburgh
|
Elgin District
|
In
county of Aberdeen: burghs of
Inverurie,
Kintore, and
Peterhead In
county of Banff: burgh of
Banff In
county of Elgin: burghs of
Elgin and
Cullen
|
Falkirk District
|
In
county of Lanark: burghs of
Airdrie,
Hamilton, and
Lanark In
county of Linlithgow: burgh of
Linlithgow In
county of Stirling: burgh of
Falkirk
|
Glasgow Elected two MPs
|
In
county of Lanark: burgh of
Glasgow
|
Greenock
|
In
county of Renfrew: burgh of
Greenock
|
Haddington District
|
In
county of Berwick: burgh of
Lauder In
county of Haddington burghs of
Dunbar,
Haddington, and
North Berwick In
county of Roxburgh: burgh of
Jedburgh
|
Inverness District
|
In
county of Elgin: burgh of
Forres In
county of Inverness: burgh of
Inverness In
county of Nairn: burgh of
Nairn In
county of Ross: burgh of
Fortrose
|
Kilmarnock District
|
In
county of Ayr: burgh of
Kilmarnock In
county of Dumbarton: burgh of
Dumbarton In
county of Lanark: burgh of
Rutherglen In
county of Renfrew: burghs of
Port Glasgow and
Renfrew
|
Kirkcaldy District
|
In
county of Fife: burghs of
Burntisland,
Dysart,
Kinghorn, and
Kirkcaldy
|
Leith District
|
In
county of Edinburgh: burghs of
Leith,
Portobello and
Musselburgh
|
Montrose District
|
In
county of Forfar: burghs of
Arbroath,
Brechin,
Forfar, and
Montrose In
county of Kincardine: burgh of
Inverbervie
|
Paisley
|
In
county of Renfrew: burgh of
Paisley
|
Perth
|
In
county of Perth: burgh of
Perth
|
St Andrews District
|
In
county of Fife: burghs of
Anstruther Easter,
Anstruther Wester,
Crail,
Cupar,
Pittenweem,
Kilrenny, and
St Andrews
|
Stirling District
|
In
county of Fife: burghs of
Dunfermline and
Inverkeithing In
county of Linlithgow: burgh of
South Queensferry In
county of Perth: burgh of
Culross In
county of Stirling: burgh of
Stirling
|
Wick District
|
In
county of Caithness: burgh of
Wick In
county of Cromarty: burgh of
Cromarty In
county of Orkney: burgh of
Kirkwall In
county of Sutherland: burgh of
Dornoch In
county of Ross: burghs of
Dingwall and
Tain
|
Wigtown District
|
In
county of Wigtown: burghs of
New Galloway,
Stranraer,
Wigtown, and
Whithorn
|
County constituencies
Constituency
|
Nominal contents
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Aberdeenshire
|
County of Aberdeen except burghs of
Aberdeen,
Inverurie,
Kintore, and
Peterhead
|
Argyll
|
County of Argyll except burghs of
Campbeltown,
Inverary, and
Oban
|
Ayrshire
|
County of Ayr except burghs of
Ayr,
Irvine, and
Kilmarnock
|
Banffshire
|
County of Banff except burgh of
Banff
|
Berwickshire
|
County of Berwick except burgh of
Lauder
|
Buteshire
|
County of Bute
|
Caithness
|
County of Caithness except burgh of
Wick
|
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
|
County of Clackmannan and
county of Kinross
|
Dumbartonshire
|
County of Dumbarton except burgh of
Dumbarton
|
Dumfriesshire
|
County of Dumfries except burghs of
Annan,
Dumfries,
Lochmaben, and
Sanquhar
|
Edinburghshire
|
County of Edinburgh except burghs of
Edinburgh,
Leith,
Portobello and
Musselburgh
|
Elginshire and Nairnshire
|
County of Elgin except burghs of
Elgin,
Forres, and
Cullen and
county of Nairn except burgh of
Nairn
|
Fife
|
County of Fife except burghs of
Anstruther Easter,
Anstruther Wester,
Burntisland,
Crail,
Cupar,
Dunfermline,
Dysart,
Inverkeithing,
Kilrenny,
Kinghorn,
Kirkcaldy,
Pittenweem, and
St Andrews
|
Forfarshire
|
County of Forfar except burghs of
Arbroath,
Brechin,
Dundee,
Forfar, and
Montrose
|
Haddingtonshire
|
County of Haddington except burghs of
Dunbar,
Haddington, and
North Berwick
|
Inverness-shire
|
County of Inverness except burgh of
Inverness
|
Kincardineshire
|
County of Kincardine except burgh of
Inverbervie
|
Kirkcudbrightshire
|
County of Kirkcudbright except burgh of
Kirkcudbright
|
Lanarkshire
|
County of Lanark except burghs of
Airdrie,
Glasgow,
Hamilton,
Rutherglen, and
Lanark
|
Linlithgowshire
|
County of Linlithgow except burghs of
Linlithgow and
South Queensferry
|
Orkney and Zetland
|
County of Orkney except burgh of
Kirkwall and
county of Zetland
|
Peeblesshire
|
County of Peebles
|
Perthshire
|
County of Perth except burghs of
Culross and
Perth
|
Renfrewshire
|
County of Renfrew except burghs of
Greenock,
Paisley,
Port Glasgow, and
Renfrew
|
Ross and Cromarty
|
County of Ross except burghs of
Dingwall,
Fortrose, and
Tain
county of Cromarty except burgh of
Cromarty
|
Roxburghshire
|
County of Roxburgh except burgh of
Jedburgh
|
Selkirkshire
|
County of Selkirk
|
Stirlingshire
|
County of Stirling except burghs of
Falkirk and
Stirling
|
Sutherland
|
County of Sutherland except burgh of
Dornoch
|
Wigtownshire
|
County of Wigtown except burghs of
New Galloway,
Stranraer,
Wigtown, and
Whithorn
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