Stirling Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918.
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 Stirling, Culross, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing and Queensferry
Boundaries The constituency comprised the burghs of Stirling in Stirlingshire, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing in Fife, Queensferry, in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), and Culross, which was an exclave of Perthshire, transferring to Fife in 1889. By 1832, the burgh of Queensferry had become the burgh of South Queensferry.
History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election.
In 1918, Stirling became part of Stirling and Falkirk Burghs and Dunfermline became part of Dunfermline Burghs, with the other burghs being represented as part of their respective counties.
Members of Parliament
Election Member Party1708 John Erskine 1710 Henry Cunningham 1728 Lord Erskine 1734 Peter Halkett 1741 James Erskine 1747 George Haldane 1758 Robert Haldane 1761 Francis Holburne 1768 James Masterton 1774 Archibald Campbell 1780 James Campbell 1789 Archibald Campbell 1791 Andrew Cochrane(from 1793, Cochrane Johnstone)COCHRANE (afterwards COCHRANE JOHNSTONE), Hon. Andrew James (1767-1833), of 13 Alsop's Buildings, New Road, Marylebone, Mdx. at The History of Parliament online. Accessed 8 September 2014. 1797 William Tait 1800 Alexander Cochrane 1806 Sir John Henderson, Bt 1807 Alexander Campbell 1818 John Campbell 1819 Francis Primrose 1820 Robert Downie Non Partisan1830 James Johnston Non Partisan 1832 Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny Whig 1847 John Benjamin Smith Radical 1852 Sir James Anderson Radical 1859 James Caird Liberal 1865 Laurence Oliphant Liberal1868 John Ramsay Liberal1868 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal1908 Arthur Ponsonby Liberal 1918 constituency abolished
Election results 1708-1885 Elections in the 1830s
Primrose was appointed as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Oliphant resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Campbell-Bannerman was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Election results 1885-1918
Elections in the 1880s
A by-election was called after Campbell-Bannerman accepted office as Secretary of State for War as at that time Cabinet Ministers were required on appointment to submit themselves for re-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Campbell-Bannerman was appointed Secretary of State for War requiring a by-election.Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
See also Black Bond Stirling (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
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