Anstruther Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
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 Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Kilrenny and Pittenweem.
Boundaries The constituency comprised the burghs of Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Pittenweem, Crail, and Kilrenny, in the county of Fife.
In 1832, the burghs were combined with the Fife burghs of Cupar and St Andrews, which were previously components of Perth Burghs, to form St Andrews Burghs.
Members of Parliament ElectionMember Party Notes1708 Sir John Anstruther, 1st Bt 1712 George Hamilton 1713 Sir John Anstruther, 1st Bt 1715 Philip Anstruther 1741 John Stewart 1747 Philip Anstruther I Lieutenant-governor of Menorca 1742–17431754 Sir Henry Erskine, 5th Bt 1766 by-election Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt 1774 Philip Anstruther II Later 3rd Baronet 1778 by-election Hon. George Damer Chief Secretary for Ireland 1794–17951780 Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt 1783 by-election John Anstruther 1790 Sir John Anstruther, 2nd Bt 1793 by-election Robert Anstruther 1794 by-election William Dundas 1796 John Anstruther Whig MP for Cockermouth 1790–1796 1797 by-election Alexander Campbell 1806 Sir John Anstruther, 4th Bt 1811 by-election John Anstruther Feb 1818 by-election Alexander Maconochie previously MP for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 1819 by-election Sir William Rae, 3rd Bt Tory later MP for Harwich, Buteshire and Portarlington1826 James Balfour Tory 1831 Andrew Johnston Whig afterwards MP for St Andrews Burghs1832 constituency abolished. See St Andrews Burghs
Election results Elections in the 1830s
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