Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
(Westminster
) from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post voting system.
The North Lanarkshire
and South Lanarkshire
constituencies were created when the Lanarkshire constituency was abolished in 1868.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
(Westminster
Palace of Westminster
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) from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post voting system.
Boundaries
The name relates the constituency to the county of Lanark.The North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1885 and from 1918 to 1983...
and South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.- Boundaries :...
constituencies were created when the Lanarkshire constituency was abolished in 1868.
Members of Parliament
- 1708 Lord Archibald HamiltonLord Archibald HamiltonLord Archibald Hamilton was a British politician.Hamilton was the youngest son of William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton. He became a Captain in the Royal Navy and in 1708, was elected as MP for Lanarkshire...
- 1710 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
- 1715 James Lockhart
- 1718 Lord Archibald Hamilton
- 1734 Lord William Hamilton
- 1735 Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall
- 1750 Patrick Stuart
- 1754 James Vere
- 1760 Daniel Campbell
- 1768 John Lockhart-Ross
- 1774 Andrew Stuart
- 1784 Sir James Denham-Steuart, 8th Bt
- 1802 Lord Archibald Hamilton
- 1827 Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall
- 1830 Charles Douglas, 1st Baron DouglasCharles Douglas (cricketer)The Honourable Charles Douglas was an English amateur cricketer who made 13 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to 1799....
- 1832 Sir John Maxwell of Pollok
- 1837 Alexander Macdonald Lockhart
- 1841 William Lockhart
- 1857 Alexander Baillie-Cochrane
- 1857 Sir Thomas ColebrookeSir Thomas Colebrooke, 4th BaronetSir Thomas Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet was a British politician.He was the son of Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Elizabeth Colebrooke...