Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
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Ayr Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
| Ayr Burghs | |
|---|---|
| Former district of Burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Ayrshire, Argyllshire |
| 1708–1950 | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Ayr, Campbeltown, Inveraray, Irvine, Rothesay |
| Replaced by | Ayr, Central Ayrshire, Bute and Northern Ayrshire |
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Ayr, Campbeltown, Inveraray, Irvine and Rothesay.
The list of parliamentary burghs represented by the constituency changed in 1832 and again in 1918:
- 1708 to 1832: the Ayrshire burghs of Ayr and Irvine, the Argyllshire burghs of Campbeltown and Inveraray and the Buteshire burgh of Rothesay[1][2][3][4][5]
- 1832 to 1918: the Ayrshire burghs of Ayr and Irvine and the Argyllshire burghs of Campbeltown, Inveraray and Oban
- 1918 to 1950: the Ayrshire burghs of Ardrossan, Ayr, Irvine, Prestwick, Saltcoats and Troon
When the Ayr Burghs constituency was abolished in 1950, the Ayr and Prestwick burghs were merged into the county constituency of Ayr. Ardrossan and Saltcoats were merged into Bute and Northern Ayrshire and Irvine and Troon were merged into Central Ayrshire.
Members of Parliament
Sir Thomas was elected, in 1950, as the first MP for the then new constituency of Ayr
Elections in the 1830s
Kennedy was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Kennedy resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
Campbell's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
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- ^ 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
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- ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
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- ^ The Times, 13 June 1925
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- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
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