Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1918
Buteshire was a
from 1801 to 1918.
Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the
.
History
From 1708 to 1832 Buteshire and Caithness were paired as alternating constituencies : one of the constituencies elected a Member of Parliament (MP) to one parliament, the other to the next. The areas which were covered by the two constituencies are quite remote from each other, Caithness in the northeast of Scotland and Buteshire in the southwest.[1]
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From 1832 to 1918, Buteshire was represented continuously by its own MP.
Boundaries
From 1708 to 1832, the Buteshire constituency covered the
constituency. In 1832, Rothesay was merged into the Buteshire constituency.
By 1892, Bute had become a
, to take account of new local government boundaries.
In 1918, the
county of Ayr. The rest of the county of Ayr was divided between three other constituencies, all entirely within the county: the county constituencies of
South Ayrshire and
Kilmarnock , and a remodelled Ayr Burghs.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1708 to 1832
MPs 1832 to 1918
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Gain from Non Partisan at Caithness , which returned the 1826 MP as this seat's alternating pair
For the 1831 election, Caithness returned the MP.
Considered a 'new seat' as the constituency did not elect an MP in 1831
Stuart resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Rae was appointed Lord Advocate , requiring a by-election.
Rae's death caused a by-election.
Stuart-Wortley was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Stuart-Wortley was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1860s
Mure's appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice, becoming Lord Mure, caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Russell was disqualified due to his holding of a government contract at the time of the election, causing a by-election.
Dalrymple was appointed a
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
, requiring a by-election.
Robertson was appointed as Solicitor General for Scotland , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Lamont
Elections in the 1910s
Mitchell
References
^ "Buteshire" . History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^ "Buteshire" . History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^ "Buteshire" . History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^ "Buteshire" . History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^ "Buteshire" . History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^ Escott, Margaret. "CRICHTON STUART, Lord Patrick James Herbert (1794-1859), of Rosemount, nr. Kilmarnock, Ayr and Cardiff Castle, Glam" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 8 May 2020 .
^ a b c d e f Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 197–198. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Google Books .
^ "Montrose, Arbroath, and Brechin Review" . 23 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 11 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
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^ Fisher, David R. "Buteshire" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 8 May 2020 .
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^ "Northern Warder and General Advertiser for the Counties of Fife, Perth and Forfar" . 13 July 1841. p. 4. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
^ "To the Electors of the County of Bute" . Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette . 7 November 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
^ a b c d e f g h i j k British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
^ The Liberal Year Book, 1908
^ "Representation of Buteshire" . South Wales Echo . 6 October 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ 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
Sources
Aberdeen North
Aberdeen South
Airdrie & Shotts
Angus
Argyll & Bute
Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock
Banff & Buchan
Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
Central Ayrshire
Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
Dundee East
Dundee West
Dunfermline & West Fife
East Dunbartonshire
East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh North & Leith
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South West
Edinburgh West
Falkirk
Glasgow Central
Glasgow East
Glasgow North
Glasgow North East
Glasgow North West
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
Glenrothes
Gordon
Inverclyde
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
Kilmarnock & Loudoun
Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
Lanark & Hamilton East
Linlithgow & East Falkirk
Livingston
Midlothian
Moray
Motherwell & Wishaw
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
North Ayrshire & Arran
North East Fife
Ochil & South Perthshire
Orkney & Shetland
Paisley & Renfrewshire North
Paisley & Renfrewshire South
Perth & North Perthshire
Ross, Skye & Lochaber
Rutherglen & Hamilton West
Stirling
West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
West Dunbartonshire