Banff (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Banff was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.

After the Acts of Union 1707, Banff, Cullen, Elgin, Inverurie and Kintore formed the Elgin district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners 1543: Walter Ogilvy 1587: Thomas OgilvyFoster, p. 278. 1621: Alexander CraigFoster, p. 80. 1628–33: Andrew BairdFoster, p. 21. 1630 convention: not represented 1639–41: Andrew Baird (until 1641); then Alexander Douglas (in 1641)Foster, p. 98. 1643–44 convention: Alexander Douglas 1644–47: Alexander Douglas (until 1645); Gilbert Moir (from 1646)Foster, p. 253. 1648: Gilbert Moir 1649–41: Alexander Douglas 1661–63: Patrick Stewart, town clerk 1665 convention: Robert HamiltonFoster, p. 172. 1667 convention: Walter SherounFoster, p. 313. 1669–74: William Cumming (until 1672)Foster, p. 85. 1678 convention: Thomas Ogilvy 1681–82: William FyfeFoster, p. 145. 1685–86: Walter SteuartFoster, p. 334. 1689 convention: Walter Steuart, provost 1689–1701: Walter Steuart (until his death in 1701); 1702, 1703–07: Sir Alexander OgilvyFoster, p. 276.

See also List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union

References Joseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland, 1882.