Elginshire, in Scotland

Scotland

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, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain

House of Commons of Great Britain

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 from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) using the first-past-the-post

First-past-the-post

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 voting system.

In 1832, it was combined with Nairnshire was added to form Elginshire and Nairnshire

Elginshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Elginshire and Nairnshire was a county constituency in Scotland. From 1832 to 1918, it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.- Boundaries :...

, which was in turn reconstituted in 1918 as Moray and Nairn

Moray and Nairn (UK Parliament constituency)

Moray and Nairn was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983.It was formed by the amalgamation of the county constituency Elginshire and Nairnshire with the parliamentary burghs of Elgin, previously part of Elgin Burghs, and Nairn and...

, with the incorporation of the burgh

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s of Elgin

Elgin, Moray

Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190...

, Nairn

Nairn

Nairn is a town and former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness...

 and Forres

Forres

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 which had previously been part of Inverness Burghs

Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)

Inverness was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....

 and Elgin Burghs.

Members of Parliament

• 1708 Robert Urquhart
• 1710 Alexander Grant
• 1720 James Brodie
• 1720 Alexander Brodie
• 1741 Sir Ludovick Grant
  Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet
  Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet was a Scottish Member of Parliament.Grant was the son of Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet, and Anne Colquhoun. He succeeded his father as seventh Baronet of Colquhoun in 1747. In 1741 Grant was elected to the House of Commons for Elginshire, a seat he held until...
  
  
• 1761 James Grant
  Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet
  Sir James Grant of Grant, 8th Baronet FRSE FSA , was a Scottish landowner and politician....
  
  
• 1768 Francis Grant
• 1774 Arthur Duff
• 1779 Lord William Gordon
• 1784 James Duff
  James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife
  James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife was a Scottish Earl, Baron and Minister of Parliament.-Heritage:James Duff was second son of William Duff, 1st Earl Fife, and Jean Grant , his fathers second wife. His father, son of William Duff of Dipple, co. Banff, was M.P...
  
  , Earl of Fife
  Earl of Fife
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• 1790 Lewis Alexander Grant, later Earl of Seafield
  Earl of Seafield
  Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who in 1711 succeeded his father as Earl of Findlater. The titles remained united until the earldom of Findlater became extinct in 1811. The earldom of Seafield is still extant, however...
  
  
• 1796 James Brodie
  James Brodie (botanist)
  James Brodie of Brodie, 21st Thane and Chief of Clan Brodie, FRS FLS was a Scottish politician and botanist. He was educated at Elgin Academy and St. Andrews University. He was returned to parliament in 1796 as MP for Elginshire, serving until 1807. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Nairn.As a...
  
  
• 1807 Francis William Grant, later Earl of Seafield
  Earl of Seafield
  Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who in 1711 succeeded his father as Earl of Findlater. The titles remained united until the earldom of Findlater became extinct in 1811. The earldom of Seafield is still extant, however...