Kirkcudbrightshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the shire or stewartry of Kirkcudbright elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from one to two in 1690.

After 1708, Kirkcudbrightshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain at Westminster.

List of shire commissioners 1612: Sir Robert Gordon of LochinvarJoseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland (1882) p. 153.G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. II (1902) p. 314. and William McCulloch of MertounFoster, p. 224. 1617: William McCulloch of Mertoun 1628–33, 1639–40: Sir Patrick McKie of LargFoster, p. 233. 1641: Alexander Gordon of EarlstonFoster, p. 150. 1643: John Gordon of CardinesFoster, p. 152. 1644: William Grierson of BargattonFoster, p. 164. 1645: John Gordon of Cardines 1645: William Grierson of Bargatton 1645–46: John Broun of CarsluithFoster, p. 36. 1646–47, 1648–49: William Grierson of Bargatton 1661–63: David McBrair of Newark and AlnagillFoster, p. 223. 1665, 1667: George Maxwell of MunchesFoster, p. 244. 1669–74: Sir Robert Maxwell of OrchardtonFoster, p. 246.Complete Baronetage, vol. III (1903) p. 340. 1678: Richard Murray of BroughtonFoster, p. 271. 1681–82: Sir Robert Maxwell of Orchardton 1685–86: Hugh Wallace of InglistonFoster, p. 349. 1689 (convention), 1689–1702: Hugh McGuffock of Rusco Foster, p. 227. 1690–93: William Gordon of Craig (died c.1693) 1693–1702: Patrick Dunbar of MachrimoreFoster, p. 109. 1702–07: William Maxwell of CardonessFoster, p. 247. 1702–1703: John Murray of BroughtonFoster, p. 268. 1704–07: Alexander McKie of PalgowanFoster, p. 232.

References

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