Clackmannanshire and
Kinross-shire were
constituenciesA constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves...
of the
House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 646 members, who are known as "Members...
of the
Parliament of Great BritainThe Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1708 to 1801 and of the
Parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. It alone has parliamentary sovereignty, conferring upon it ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories...
from 1801 to 1918.
From 1708 to 1832 they were paired as
alternating constituencies: one of the constituencies
electedAn election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and...
a
Member of Parliament (MP)A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
to one parliament, the other to the next.
From 1832, the two were joined by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 in a single constituency of
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire.
Clackmannanshire and
Kinross-shire were
constituenciesA constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves...
of the
House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 646 members, who are known as "Members...
of the
Parliament of Great BritainThe Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1708 to 1801 and of the
Parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. It alone has parliamentary sovereignty, conferring upon it ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories...
from 1801 to 1918.
From 1708 to 1832 they were paired as
alternating constituencies: one of the constituencies
electedAn election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and...
a
Member of Parliament (MP)A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
to one parliament, the other to the next.
From 1832, the two were joined by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 in a single constituency of
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire. The constituency also included the parishes of Tulliallan,
CulrossThe town of Culross, pronounced "Coo-ros", is a former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. Originally a port city on the Firth of Forth, the town is said to have been founded by Saint Serf The town of Culross, pronounced "Coo-ros", (Gaelic: Cuileann Ros) is a former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. ...
and
MuckhartMuckhart commonly refers to two small villages in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Pool of Muckhart and Yetts o' Muckhart. Muckhart is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated on the A91 around 3 miles north-east of Dollar...
in
PerthshirePerthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
, the Perthshire portions of the parishes of Logie and Fossaway, and the Stirlingshire part of the parish of
AlvaAlva is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is one of a number of towns situated immediately to the south of the Ochil Hills. These towns are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots....
.
From 1918, Clackmannanshire was represented as part of
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireClackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, MP elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the...
, and Kinross-shire as part of
Kinross and Western PerthshireKinross and Western Perthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983, representing, at any one time, a seat for one Member of Parliament , elected by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:The constituency was...
.
Members of Parliament
- 1708 William Dalrymple
- 1710 Mungo Graham
- 1711 Sir John Malcolm
- 1713 Sir John Erskine
- 1715 William Douglas
- 1722 Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet
- 1727 John Hope
- 1734 James Erskine
- 1741 Sir John Bruce Hope
- 1747 Thomas Erskine
- 1754 Robert Colvile
- 1761 James Abercromby
- 1768 Robert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
- 1774 Ralph Abercromby
Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB was a British lieutenant-general noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:...
- 1780 George Graham
- 1784 Charles Allan Cathcart
- 1788 Burnet Abercromby
- 1790 George Graham
- 1796 Sir Ralph Abercromby
Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB was a British lieutenant-general noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:...
- 1798 Sir Robert Abercromby
- 1802 William Douglas MacLean-Clephane
- 1803 David Clephane
- 1806 George Abercromby
George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby was a Scottish lawyer, politician and peer. The eldest son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby and Mary Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby, he became, like his grandfather, a lawyer, and was called to the Bar in 1794...
, WhigThe Whigs are often described as one of the two original political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to the mid-19th centuries. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
- 1807 William Adam
William Adam, KC was a Scottish Member of Parliament in the British Parliament and subsequently a Judge.-Biography:...
- 1807 David Clephane
- 1811 Thomas Graham
- 1812 George Abercromby
George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby was a Scottish lawyer, politician and peer. The eldest son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby and Mary Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby, he became, like his grandfather, a lawyer, and was called to the Bar in 1794...
, WhigThe Whigs are often described as one of the two original political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to the mid-19th centuries. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
- 1815 Sir John Abercromby
Sir John Abercromby or Abercrombie GCB served as a British soldier. The second son of Sir Ralph Abercromby, he entered the army in 1786 as an ensign in the 75th Highland Regiment, then commanded by his uncle Robert Abercromby of Airthrey. He gained promotion to lieutenant in 1787, and to captain...
, WhigThe Whigs are often described as one of the two original political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to the mid-19th centuries. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
- 1817 Alexander Abercromby
-Biography:Alexander Abercromby was the fourth and youngest son of George Abercromby, of Tullibody, in Clackmannanshire, and was born on 15 October 1745. Two of his brothers entered the army; one of them became general Sir Ralph Abercromby. Alexander studied at the university of Edinburgh, where he...
, WhigThe Whigs are often described as one of the two original political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to the mid-19th centuries. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
- 1818 Thomas Graham
- 1819 George Edward Graham
- 1820 Robert Bruce
- 1824 George Abercromby
George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby was a Scottish soldier, politician and peer. The son of George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby and Hon. Montague Dundas, on his death in 1852 he was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son.-Career:He was commissioned into the 51st Foot...
- 1826 George Edward Graham
- 1830 George Abercromby
George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby was a Scottish soldier, politician and peer. The son of George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby and Hon. Montague Dundas, on his death in 1852 he was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son.-Career:He was commissioned into the 51st Foot...
- 1831 Sir Charles Adam
Admiral Sir Charles Adam, KCB was a British naval officer. He was the second son of William Adam of Blair Adam and his wife Eleanora, the daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone and sister of Lord Keith....
- 1841 George Abercromby
George Ralph Campbell Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby was a Scottish soldier, politician and peer. The son of George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby and Hon. Montague Dundas, on his death in 1852 he was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son.-Career:He was commissioned into the 51st Foot...
- 1842 Sir William Morison
- 1851 James Johnstone
- 1857 Viscount Melgund
William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto , was the eldest son of the second earl.From 1814 until his accession in 1859, he was styled Viscount Melgund....
- 1859 Sir William Patrick Adam
William Patrick Adam PC, CIE, DL was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician. He was twice First Commissioner of Works under William Gladstone and also served briefly as Governor of Bombay between 1880 and 1881.-Background and education:Adam was the son of Admiral Sir Charles Adam,...
, LiberalThe Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the mid 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become...
- 1880 John Balfour
John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, PC, QC was a Scottish lawyer and politician.Born in Clackmannan, he was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University, becoming an advocate of the Scottish bar in 1861. He served as Advocate Depute from 1870 to 1872, and in 1880 was made a...
, LiberalThe Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the mid 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become...
- 1899 Eugene Wason
Eugene Wason was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician.-Family:Eugene Wason came from a Liberal family. His father, brother and son-in-law, were all Liberal Members of Parliament...
, Liberal
Election results
At the December 1910 general election Eugene Wason was returned unopposed.
In 1899 John Balfour was appointed a judge in Scotland and resigned his seat causing a
by-electionA by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections...
which took place on 20 December 1899.
John Balfour was returned unopposed at a by-election on 25 August 1892, having accepted office as
Lord AdvocateHer Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
.
John Balfour was returned unopposed at the
1885 General ElectionThe 1885 UK general election was from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats. For the first time a majority of adult males could vote and most constituencies returned a single-member to Parliament. It saw...
. He accepted office as
Lord AdvocateHer Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
, and was again returned unopposed on 13 February 1886.