Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1708 until 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
from 1801 to 1885.
In 1885 the Renfrewshire constituency area was divided into two new constituencies: Renfrewshire Eastern and Renfrewshire Western.
, minus the parliamentary burgh of Renfrew throughout the 1708 to 1885 period, and minus the parliamentary burgh of Port Glasgow
and the Paisley
and Greenock
constituencies from 1832 to 1885.
The burgh of Renfrew was a component of Glasgow Burghs until 1832, when it became a component of Kilmarnock Burghs
. Port Glasgow became a parliamentary burgh in 1832, and another component of Kilmarnock Burghs.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1708 until 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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...
from 1801 to 1885.
In 1885 the Renfrewshire constituency area was divided into two new constituencies: Renfrewshire Eastern and Renfrewshire Western.
Boundaries
The constituency covered the county of RenfrewshireRenfrewshire (historic)
Renfrewshire or the County of Renfrew is a registration county, the Lieutenancy area of the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, and one of the counties of Scotland used for local government until 1975. Renfrewshire is located in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland, south of the River Clyde,...
, minus the parliamentary burgh of Renfrew throughout the 1708 to 1885 period, and minus the parliamentary burgh of Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow is the second largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16617 persons...
and the Paisley
Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)
Paisley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1983, when it was divided into Paisley North and Paisley South...
and Greenock
Greenock (UK Parliament constituency)
Greenock was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1974, when it was abolished and its area was merged into the new Greenock and Port Glasgow constituency.- Members of Parliament :...
constituencies from 1832 to 1885.
The burgh of Renfrew was a component of Glasgow Burghs until 1832, when it became a component of Kilmarnock Burghs
Kilmarnock Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
. Port Glasgow became a parliamentary burgh in 1832, and another component of Kilmarnock Burghs.
Members of Parliament
- 1708 Sir John Shaw
- 1710 Sir Robert Pollock
- 1722 Thomas CochraneThomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of DundonaldThomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald was a nobleman, army officer and politician.Thomas was born in 1691, the seventh son of William Cochrane of Ochiltree, and his wife Lady Mary Bruce, eldest daughter of Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine...
- 1727 Sir John Shaw
- 1734 Alexander Cuninghame
- 1742 William Mure
- 1761 Patrick Crauford
- 1768 William McDowall
- 1774 John Crauford
- 1780 John Shaw-Stewart
- 1783 William McDowall
- 1786 John Shaw-Stewart
- 1796 Boyd Alexander
- 1810 Archibald Speirs
- 1818 John Maxwell
- 1830 Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6th Baronet
- 1837 George Houstoun
- 1841 Patrick Maxwell Stewart
- 1846 William Mure
- 1855 Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th BaronetSir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th BaronetColonel Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet was the son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 6th Baronet...
- 1865 Archibald Alexander SpeirsArchibald Alexander SpeirsArchibald Alexander Speirs was a Scottish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1868.Speirs was the son of Alexander Speirs of Elderslie House, and his wife Eliza Stewart Hagart, daughter of Thomas C. Hagart of Bantaskine. His father was Lord-Lieutenant of the county and...
- 1869 Henry BruceHenry Bruce, 1st Baron AberdareHenry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare GCB, PC, FRS was a British Liberal Party politician, who served in government most notably as Home Secretary and as Lord President of the Council....
- 1873 Archibald CampbellArchibald Campbell, 1st Baron BlythswoodLieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood FRS was a Scottish Conservative politician....
- 1874 William MureWilliam Mure (1830–1880)William Mure, of Caldwell was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician.He reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Fusilier Guards....
- 1880 Alexander CrumAlexander CrumAlexander Crum was a Scottish printer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.Crum was the eldest son of Walter Crum FRS of Thornliebank and his wife Jesse Graham, daughter of William Graham of Burntshiel, Renfrewshire. The Crum family were associated with...