Sutherland was a constituency that returned shire commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of the Estates.

Sutherland became a sheriffdom after the resignation of the heritable jurisdiction by the Earl of Sutherland on 28 June 1633.Return of Members of Parliament, Part II (1878) p. 561.

List of shire commissioners 1639–40: Robert Murray of SpinningdaleJoseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland (1882) p. 271. 1641: Robert Murray, now laird of PulrossieRecords of the Parliaments of Scotland, 1641/7/2.RPS, 1641/8/2. 1643–44: Robert Gray of SkiboFoster, p. 163. 1645: Robert Gray of Ballone 1646–47: Alexander Sutherland of DuffusFoster, p. 338. 1648: Robert Gray of Ballone 1649–50: Sir Robert Gordon of EmboG. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, volume II (1902) p. 392. During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the sheriffdoms of Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the Protectorate Parliament at Westminster. After the Restoration, the Parliament of Scotland was again summoned to meet in Edinburgh. 1661–63: (Sir) Robert Gordon of Langdale,RPS, 1662/5/2.RPS, 1663/6/2. with Sir Robert Gordon of Embo in 1661; Embo's absence was excused in 1663RPS, 1661/1/2. 1669–74: Sir George Munro of Culrain and NewmoreFoster, p. 259. with Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, yr 1672–74G. E. C., vol. II, p. 278. 1678: Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, yr with Robert Gordon of RogartRPS, 1678/6/3. 1681–82: Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, yr with John Gordon of Embo, yr 1685–86: Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun with Sir John Gordon of DoallRPS, 1685/4/2. 1689 (convention), 1689–90: (Sir) John Gordon of Embo 1689 (convention), 1689–1700: (Sir) Adam Gordon of Dalfolly (died c.1700)Foster, p. 150.G. E. C., Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904) p. 423. 1700–02, 1702–05: Alexander Gordon of Garty 1700–01: John Gordon the younger of CarrollFoster, p. 152. 1702–04: David Sutherland the younger of Kinnauld

After the Act of Union 1707 Sutherland was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster.

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