Lanark Burghs (also known as Linlithgow Burghs) was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1832, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP).

There was also a later Lanark county constituency, from 1918 to 1983.

Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Linlithgow, Lanark, Peebles and Selkirk.

Boundaries

The constituency covered four burghs: Linlithgow in the county of Linlithgow, Lanark in the county of Lanark, Peebles in the county of Peebles, and Selkirk in the county of Selkirk.

History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.

For the 1832 general election, as a result of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, Peebles was merged into the county constituency of Peeblesshire, Selkirk was merged into the county constituency of Selkirkshire, and the remaining burghs were combined with Airdrie and Hamilton, both in the county of Lanark, to form Falkirk Burghs. At the same time, however, the boundaries of burghs for parliamentary election purposes ceased be necessarily those for other purposes.

Members of Parliament Election Member Party1708 Hon. George Douglas1713 Sir James Carmichael, Bt1715 Hon. George Douglas 1722 Daniel Weir1725 by-election John Murray1734 James Carmichael1742 John Mackye1747 Lawrence Dundas 1748 James Carmichael 1754 John Murray 1761 John Lockhart-Ross 1768 by-election James Dickson 1772 by-election Sir James Cockburn, Bt 1784 Sir John Moore 1790 William Grieve 1796 Viscount Stopford 1802 William Dickson 1806 Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, Bt 1807 William Maxwell 1812 Sir John Buchanan Riddell, Bt 1819 by-election John Pringle 1820 Henry Monteith Tory1826 Adam Hay Tory1830 Henry Monteith Tory1831 William Downe Gillon Whig1832constituency abolished

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1820s

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