Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1950
Dunbartonshire was acounty constituency of theHouse of Commons of Great Britain (atWestminster ) from 1708 to 1801 and of theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom (also Westminster) from 1801 to 1950.
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following theActs of Union, 1707 and replaced the formerParliament of Scotland shire constituency ofDunbartonshire .
The constituency elected oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst-past-the-post system until the seat was split in 1950.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Member of Parliament (MP) using thefirst-past-the-post voting system.
The constituency was created to cover thecounty of Dumbarton (laterDunbarton ) minus anyparliamentary burgh or part thereof within thecounty . From 1832 to 1918, however, under theRepresentation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 , theRepresentation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 and theRedistribution of Seats Act 1885 , the boundaries of counties andburghs for purposes of parliamentary representation were not necessarily those for other purposes.
TheRepresentation of the People Act 1918 brought constituency boundaries generally into alignment withlocal government boundaries established under theLocal Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and subsequent related legislation, but there were later changes to local government boundaries which were not reflected in new constituency boundaries until 1950, the same year that the Dunbartonshire constituency was abolished, under theHouse of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 .
For the period 1832 to 1918 boundary details below are nominal, and for the period 1918 to 1950 they are those applicable in 1918.
For the1708 (first) general election and every subsequent election of the Parliament of Great Britain the Dumbartonshire constituency consisted of the county of Dumbarton minus the burgh ofDumbarton , which was a component of theClyde Burghs constituency.
In 1801 the Parliament of Great Britain was merged with theParliament of Ireland to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Dumbartonshire constituency retained its boundaries as a constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain for the1802 (first) general election of the new parliament and for thegeneral elections of1806 ,1807 ,1812 ,1818 ,1820 ,1826 ,1830 and1831 .
Nominally, the constituency had the same boundaries for the1832 general election , but the burgh of Dumbarton was now a component ofKilmarnock Burghs . 1832 boundaries were used also in all general elections up toDecember 1910 .
For the1918 general election the constituency was defined as covering the county of Dunbarton minus the burghs of Dumbarton andClydebank , which comprisedDumbarton Burghs . 1918 boundaries were used also in all general elections up to1945 .[ 6]
For the1950 general election new constituency boundaries divided the county of Dunbarton between theEast Dunbartonshire andWest Dunbartonshire constituencies, both entirely within the county.[ 6]
Members of Parliament [ edit ] Elections in the 1830s [ edit ] Elections in the 1840s [ edit ] Elections in the 1850s [ edit ] Elections in the 1860s [ edit ] A petition was lodged in this election, against Stirling, but was later withdrawn after he decided not to defend his claim to the seat, allowing Smollett to be declared duly elected.
Elections in the 1870s [ edit ] Elections in the 1880s [ edit ] Elections in the 1890s [ edit ] Elections in the 1900s [ edit ] Elections in the 1910s [ edit ] A.A. Allen Elections in the 1920s [ edit ] Elections in the 1930s [ edit ] Elections in the 1940s [ edit ] Notes and references [ edit ] ^ "Dunbartonshire" . History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved27 March 2019 .^ "Dunbartonshire" . History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved27 March 2019 .^ "Dunbartonshire" . History of Parliament Online (1754–1790). Retrieved27 March 2019 .^ "Dunbartonshire" . History of Parliament Online (1790–1820). Retrieved27 March 2019 .^ "Dunbartonshire" . History of Parliament Online (1820–1832). Retrieved27 March 2019 .^a b Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 ISBN 0-900178-09-4 F. W. S. Craig , 1972^ Jenkins, Terry."CAMPBELL, John I (1798-1830), of Succoth, Dunbarton" .The History of Parliament . Retrieved8 May 2020 . ^ Fisher, David R."GRAHAM, Lord Montagu William (1807-1878), of 25 Grosvenor Square, Mdx" .The History of Parliament . Retrieved8 May 2020 . ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977].British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 582.ISBN 0-900178-26-4 ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974].British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 536.ISBN 0-900178-27-2 ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969].British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 622.ISBN 0-900178-06-X ^a b c d e f g h Stooks Smith, Henry (1842).The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 198– 199. ^ "Dumbartonshire" Belfast Commercial Chronicle . 7 August 1837. p. 2. Retrieved18 August 2019 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^a b Jenkins, Terry."Dunbartonshire" .The History of Parliament . Retrieved8 May 2020 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1977).British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press.ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3 ^ "Dumbartonshire Election" Stirling Observer . 12 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved18 August 2019 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "Banffshire Journal and General Advertiser" . Retrieved11 September 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ "County of Dumbarton" Dundee Courier . Retrieved10 February 2018 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^ Debrett's House of Commons, 1870 ^a b "Representation of Dumbarton" Glasgow Evening Post . Retrieved25 November 2017 – viaBritish Newspaper Archive .^a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889 ^a b c d Craig, FWS, ed. (1974).British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918 . London: Macmillan Press.ISBN 9781349022984 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893 ^a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907 ^a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920 ^ The Times, 17 November 1922 ^ The Times, 8 December 1923 ^a b Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927 ^ The Times, 1 June 1929 ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934 ^ The Times, 16 November 1935 ^a b Whitaker's Almanack, 1939 ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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