Glasgow (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Glasgow Burgh constituency |
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| Created: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | Two (1832–1868) Three (1868–1885) |
Glasgow was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885.
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[edit] History
Until 1832, Glasgow had been one of the parliamentary burghs in the Clyde Burghs constituency (also known as "Glasgow Burghs"), which was abolished by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832. The Act created the new Glasgow constituency with two seats, which was increased to three by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.
Under the [Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], the constituency was finally divided into seven new single-seat constituencies, with effect from the 1885 general election:
- Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown
- Glasgow Bridgeton
- Glasgow Camlachie
- Glasgow College
- Glasgow Central
- Glasgow St Rollox
- Glasgow Tradeston
[edit] Members of Parliament
Two member constituency
- 1832-1835 James Ewing of Strathleven
- 1832-1837 James Oswald of Shieldhall
- 1835-1836 Colin Dunlop
- 1836-1839 Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
- 1837-1847 John Dennistoun
- 1839-1847 James Oswald of Shieldhall
- 1847-1857 (Mar) John McGregor
- 1847-1857 (Apr) Alexander Hastie
- 1857 (Mar)-1865 Walter Buchanan
- 1857 (Apr)-1874 Robert Dalglish
- 1865-1874 William Graham
Three member constituency
- 1868-1885 (Mar) George Anderson
- 1874-1885 (Nov) Sir Charles Cameron
- 1874-1879 Alexander Whitelaw
- 1879-1880 Charles Clow Tennant
- 1880-1885 (Nov) Robert Tweedie Middleton
- Mar - Nov 1885 Thomas Russell
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