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Clackmannanshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandClackmannanshire
1708–1832
Seatsone
Created fromClackmannanshire
Replaced byClackmannanshire and Kinross-shire

Clackmannanshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

The constituency

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Clackmannanshire was Scotland's smallest county. The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Kinross-shire. The freeholders of Clackmannanshire elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to one Parliament, while those of Kinross-shire elected a Member to the next.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Abolition

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The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Clackmannanshire was merged with Kinross-shire into the single constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, electing one Member between them to each Parliament.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Notes Ref
16 June 1708 William Dalrymple [6]
1710 none
18 September 1713 Sir John Erskine, 3rd Baronet [6]
1715 none
19 April 1722 Sir John Shaw, 3rd Baronet [7]
1727 none
10 May 1734 James Erskine [7]
1741 none
25 July 1747 Thomas Erskine [7]
1754 none
10 April 1761 James Abercromby [8]
1768 none
3 November 1774 Ralph Abercromby [8]
1780 none
10 April 1784 Charles Allan Cathcart Died 10 June 1788. [8][9]
29 November 1788 Burnet Abercromby [8]
1790 none
21 June 1796 Sir Ralph Abercromby Appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, 8 February 1798. [10]
26 February 1798 Sir Robert Abercromby [10]
1802 none
18 November 1806 George Abercromby [10]
1807 none
22 October 1812 George Abercromby Appointed Escheator of Munster, July 1815. [10]
7 August 1815 Sir John Abercromby Died 14 February 1817. [10][11]
11 April 1817 Alexander Abercromby [10]
1818 none
27 March 1820 Robert Bruce Appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, 13 July 1824. [12]
13 July 1824 George Ralph Abercromby [12]
1826 none
10 August 1830 George Ralph Abercromby [12]
1831 none

References

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  1. ^ "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Clackmannanshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b D. W. Hayton, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
  7. ^ a b c J. M. Simpson, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
  8. ^ a b c d Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  9. ^ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CATHCART, Hon. Charles Allan (1759-88), of Sauchie, Clackmannan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
  10. ^ a b c d e f R. G. Thorne, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  11. ^ R. G. Thorne, ABERCROMBY, Sir John (1772-1817), of Tullibody, Clackmannan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  12. ^ a b c David R. Fisher, Clackmannanshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
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