Kincardineshire, was a
constituencyIn the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly....
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
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from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one
Member of ParliamentA 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...
.
The first election to a Parliament of Great Britain was in 1708. In 1707-08 members of the 1702-1707
Parliament of ScotlandThe Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early thirteenth century, and the first meeting for which reliable evidence survives The Parliament of...
were co-opted to serve in the 1st Parliament of Great Britain. See
Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great BritainScottish representatives to the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain were not elected but co-opted in 1707 from the Commissioners of the last Parliament of Scotland.-Legal background to the composition of the 1st Parliament:...
, for further details.
The constituency represented the
county of KincardineshreThe County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland...
.
In 1918 the area was combined with part of Western Aberdeenshire to form the
Kincardine and Western AberdeenshireKincardine and Western Aberdeenshire was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950.-Boundaries:...
constituency.
KincardineshireThe County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland...
was a Scottish shire (later known as a county), which had previously been represented by two commissioners in the former
Parliament of ScotlandThe Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early thirteenth century, and the first meeting for which reliable evidence survives The Parliament of...
.
Kincardineshire, was a
constituencyIn the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly....
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. It was represented by one
Member of ParliamentA 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...
.
The first election to a Parliament of Great Britain was in 1708. In 1707-08 members of the 1702-1707
Parliament of ScotlandThe Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early thirteenth century, and the first meeting for which reliable evidence survives The Parliament of...
were co-opted to serve in the 1st Parliament of Great Britain. See
Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great BritainScottish representatives to the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain were not elected but co-opted in 1707 from the Commissioners of the last Parliament of Scotland.-Legal background to the composition of the 1st Parliament:...
, for further details.
The constituency represented the
county of KincardineshreThe County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland...
.
In 1918 the area was combined with part of Western Aberdeenshire to form the
Kincardine and Western AberdeenshireKincardine and Western Aberdeenshire was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950.-Boundaries:...
constituency.
Boundaries
KincardineshireThe County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland...
was a Scottish shire (later known as a county), which had previously been represented by two commissioners in the former
Parliament of ScotlandThe Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early thirteenth century, and the first meeting for which reliable evidence survives The Parliament of...
. The constituency included the whole shire, except for the
Royal burghA royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in 1975, the term is still used in many of the former burghs....
of
InverbervieInverbervie is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Aberdeenshire council area....
which formed part of the
Aberdeen BurghsAberdeen was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1885. It was represented by one Member of Parliament , elected by the first past the post voting system.- 1832 to 1868 :...
constituency.
Members of Parliament
- 1689-1702 Hon Alexander Arbuthnot (Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early thirteenth century, and the first meeting for which reliable evidence survives The Parliament of...
)
- Constituency created (1708)
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Sir David Ramsay, Bt Sir David Ramsay, 4th Baronet was a member of the first Parliament of Great Britain, serving from 1707–1708. He was MP for Kincardineshire, Scotland 1708-1710....
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1710 |
Sir Alexander Ramsay, Bt |
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1713 |
James Scott James Scott may refer to:*James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth , noble recognized by some as James II of England*James Scott , British MP 1710–1711*James George Scott , a British diplomat...
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1734 |
John Falconer "Burnley" John Falconer is an English professional poker player.In October 2004, Falconer finished runner-up to John Shipley in the European Poker Tour first season London event, winning £117,000...
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1741 |
Sir James Carnegie, Bt Sir James Carnegie of Pitcarrow, 3rd Baronet was a Scottish politician, soldier and de jure 6th Earl of Southesk.-Background:...
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1765 |
Sir Alexander Ramsay-Irvine, 6th Bt |
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1768 |
Robert Rickart Hepburn |
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1774 |
Lord Adam Gordon (politician) |
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1788 |
Robert Barclay-Allardice |
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1797 |
Sir John Wishart Belsches |
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1806 |
William Adam William Adam, KC was a Scottish Member of Parliament in the British Parliament and subsequently a Judge.-Biography:...
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1812 |
George Harley Drummond |
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1820 |
Sir Alexander Ramsay, Bt |
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1826 |
Sir Hugh Arbuthnot |
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1865 |
James Dyce Nicol |
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1872 |
Sir George Balfour |
Liberal The 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...
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1892 |
John William Crombie John William Crombie was a Scottish woollen manufacturer, folklorist and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:...
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Liberal The 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...
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1908 |
Arthur Cecil Murray Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Cecil Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank CMG DSO The 4th son of Montolieu Fox Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank, he entered the British Army in 1898, and was Aide-de-Camp to the Lieut-Governor of Bengal from 1900...
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Liberal The 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...
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- Constituency abolished (1918)
Elections
At the December 1910 general election Murray was returned unopposed.
At the
General Election 1886The 1886 UK general election took place from 1–27 July 1886. It resulted in a major reversal of the results of the 1885 election as the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury in an electoral pact with the breakaway Unionist wing of the Liberals -...
Sir George Balfour was returned unopposed as the Liberal candidate.
See also
- Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies