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Revision as of 12:29, 25 May 2020
Anstruther Burghs | |
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Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | County of Fife |
Major settlements | Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Pittenweem, Crail, Kilrenny |
1708–1832 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Kilrenny, Pittenweem |
Replaced by | St Andrews Burghs |
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).
Erstellung
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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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
References
- ^ "Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Anstruther Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 628–629. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ Fisher, David R. "BALFOUR, James (c.1775-1845), of Whittinghame, Haddington; Balgonie, Fife, and 3 Grosvenor Square, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Fisher, David R. "JOHNSTON, Andrew (1798-1862), of Rennyhill, Fife". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.