Nairn (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Nairn was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.

After the Acts of Union 1707, Nairn, Forres, Fortrose and Inverness formed the Inverness district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of burgh commissioners 1567: Name not knownMargaret D. Young, The Parliaments of Scotland: Burgh and Shire Commissioners, 1993. Volume 2, p. 783. 1617: Alexander DunbarFoster, p. 108. 1639–41, 1649: John TullochYoung, Parliaments of Scotland. Volume 2, p. 701. 1648: John Rose 1649: Hugh Rose of Kilravock 1661: John Rose 1665 convention: William Rose 1667 convention: William Rose 1669–72: Alexander RoseFoster, p. 298. 1678 convention: David Rose 1681–2: Hugh Rose, yr of Broadley 1685–6: Alexander Falconer (son of Bishop Falconer)Foster, p. 131. 1689 convention: John RoseFoster, p. 299. 1689–1702: John Rose 1703–7: John Rose

References Joseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland, 1882.

See also List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union