Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Nairnshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

Nairnshire
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland	Nairnshire
1708–1832
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Elginshire and Nairnshire
Created from	Nairnshire

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency of Nairnshire was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Nairnshire . Nairnshire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Cromartyshire. The freeholders of Nairnshire elected one Member of Parliament to one Parliament, while those of Cromartyshire elected a Member to the next.

Boundaries

The constituency covered the entire Scottish county of Nairnshire.

History

Prior to the 1832 Reform Act, the constituency was generally controlled by the Dukes of Argyll or Campbells, the number of voters varying between 15-30.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Nairnshire was merged with Elginshire to form the single constituency of Elginshire and Nairnshire, both counties electing one Member between them to each Parliament.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes	Ref
	28 June 1708	Hugh Rose			[6][7]
	1710	none
	29 September 1713	John Forbes			[6][8]
	1715	none
	26 April 1722	John Forbes			[9][10]
	1727	none
	31 May 1734	John Campbell	Whig	Chose to sit for Pembrokeshire.	[9][11]
	17 March 1735	Alexander Brodie			[9][12]
	1741	none
	14 July 1747	John Campbell	Whig		[9][11]
	1754	none
	18 April 1761	Pryse Campbell	Whig	Appointed a Lord of the Treasury in August 1766.	[13][14]
	4 December 1766
	1768	none
	25 October 1774	Cosmo Gordon		Appointed a Baron of the Exchequer in March 1777.	[13][15]
	18 April 1777	John Campbell	Whig		[13][16]
	1780	none
	1 May 1784	Alexander Campbell		Died in November 1785.	[13][17]
	22 December 1785	Alexander Brodie			[13][18]
	1790	none
	18 June 1796	Henry Frederick Campbell			[19][20]
	1802	none
	29 November 1806	Henry Frederick Campbell			[19][20]
	1807	none
	28 October 1812	Hugh Rose		Appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds in June 1813.	[19][21]
	25 June 1813	Sir James Mackintosh	Whig		[19][22]
	1818	none
	26 March 1820	George Pryse Campbell	Whig		[23][24]
	1826	none
	19 August 1830	George Pryse Campbell	Whig	Appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber in February 1831.	[23][24]
	21 March 1831
	1831	none

References

1. "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
2. "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
3. "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
4. "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
5. "Nairnshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
6. D. W. Hayton, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
7. D. W. Hayton, ROSE, Hugh II (1684-1755), of Kilravock, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
8. D. W. Hayton, FORBES, John (c.1673-1734), of Culloden, Inverness. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
9. Paula Watson, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
10. J. M. Simpson, FORBES, John (c.1673-1734), of Culloden, Inverness. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
11. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest and Romney R. Sedgwick, CAMPBELL, John (1695-1777), of Calder (Cawdor), Nairn, and Stackpole Court, Pemb. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
12. Paula Watson, BRODIE, Alexander (d.1770), of Lethen, Nairnshire. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).
13. J. A. Cannon, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
14. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, Pryse (1727-68), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
15. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, GORDON, Cosmo (c.1736-1800), of Cluny, Aberdeen, and Kinsteary, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
16. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, John (1755-1821), of Calder, Nairn; Stackpole Court, Pemb. and Llanvread, Card. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
17. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, CAMPBELL, Alexander (1756-85). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
18. Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, BRODIE, Alexander (1748-1812). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
19. David R. Fisher, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
20. David R. Fisher, CAMPBELL, Henry Frederick (1769-1856). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
21. David R. Fisher, ROSE, Hugh (1781-1827), of Kilravock, Nairn. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
22. Winifred Stokes and R. G. Thorne, MACKINTOSH, Sir James (1765-1832), of Weedon Lodge, nr. Aylesbury, Bucks. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
23. David R. Fisher, Nairnshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
24. David R. Fisher, CAMPBELL, Hon. George Pryse (?1792-1858). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).