Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 55°35′N 3°50′W / 55.583°N 3.833°W
| Lanarkshire | |
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| Former County constituency | |
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | county of Lanark |
| 1708–1868 | |
| Number of members | One |
Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
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[edit] Boundaries
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The name relates the constituency to the county of Lanark.
The North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire constituencies were created when the Lanarkshire constituency was abolished in 1868.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1708 Lord Archibald Hamilton
- 1710 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
- 1715 James Lockhart
- 1718 Lord Archibald Hamilton
- 1734 Lord William Hamilton
- 1735 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
- 1750 Patrick Stuart
- 1754 James Vere
- 1760 Daniel Campbell
- 1768 John Lockhart-Ross
- 1774 Andrew Stuart
- 1784 Sir James Denham-Steuart, 8th Bt
- 1802 Lord Archibald Hamilton
- 1827 Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall
- 1830 Charles Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas
- 1832 Sir John Maxwell of Pollok
- 1837 Alexander Macdonald Lockhart
- 1841 William Lockhart
- 1857 Alexander Baillie-Cochrane
- 1857 Sir Thomas Colebrooke
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)[self-published source?][better source needed]
