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Glasgow Burghs (Commonwealth Parliament constituency)

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Glasgow Burghs
Former constituency
for the Protectorate Parliament
RegionScotland
Former constituency
Created1654
Abolished1659
Created fromScotland
Replaced byLanark
Glasgow
Rutherglen
Rothesay
Renfrew
Ayr
Irvine
Dunbarton

During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, called the Protectorate, the Scottish burghs of Lanark, Glasgow, Rutherglen, Rothesay, Renfrew, Ayr, Irvine and Dunbarton were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster from 1654 until 1659. Elections were held at Glasgow.

The constituency was created in 1708, after the Acts of Union 1707. It replaced the prior Parliament of Scotland. All of the burghs part of the constituency run along the River Clyde.[citation needed]

List of Members of Parliament

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The following are the List of Members of Parliament in Scotland, along with the election year in which the member was elected.

1790 William McDowall
1802 Alexander Houstoun
1803 Boyd Alexander
1806 Archibald Campbell Tory
1809 Alexander Houstoun
1812 Kirkman Finlay Tory
1818 Alexander Houstoun
1820 Archibald Campbell Tory
1831 Joseph Dixon

References

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