Cromartyshire 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.
The constituency The British parliamentary constituency of Cromartyshire was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Cromartyshire. Cromartyshire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Nairnshire. The freeholders of Cromartyshire elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to one Parliament, while those of Nairnshire elected a Member to the next.
Abolition The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies. Cromartyshire was merged with Ross-shire to form the single constituency of Ross and Cromarty, both counties electing one Member between them to each Parliament.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberNotesRef1708none1 November 1710Sir Kenneth Mackenzie D. W. Hayton, Cromartyshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).D. W. Hayton, MACKENZIE, Hon. Sir Kenneth, 3rd Bt. (c.1658-1728), of Cromarty. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).1713none17 February 1715Alexander Urquhart J. M. Simpson, Cromartyshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).Paula Watson, URQUHART, Alexander (d.1727), of Newhall, Ross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).1722none15 September 1727Sir Kenneth MackenzieDied on 13 September 1728.Paula Watson, MACKENZIE, Hon. Sir Kenneth, 3rd Bt. (c.1658-1728), of Cromarty and Grandvale. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).25 March 1729Sir George Mackenzie Paula Watson, MACKENZIE, Sir George, 4th Bt. (c.1702-48), of Cromarty and Grandvale. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).1734none21 May 1741Sir William GordonDied on 9 June 1742.Eveline Cruickshanks, GORDON, Sir William, 1st Bt. (d.1742), of Invergordon, Cromarty, and Dalpholly, Sutherland. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).30 December 1742Sir John Gordon Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, GORDON, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1707-83), of Invergordon, Cromarty. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970).1747none4 May 1754Sir John Gordon J. A. Cannon, Cromartyshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, GORDON, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (?1707-83), of Invergordon, Cromarty. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).1761none26 April 1768William Pulteney Mary M. Drummond, PULTENEY, William (1729-1805), of Westerhall, Dumfries. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).1774none17 October 1780George Ross Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, ROSS, George (1700-86), of Cromarty in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).1784none8 July 1790Duncan Davidson David R. Fisher, Cromartyshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).David R. Fisher, DAVIDSON, Duncan (1733-99), of Tulloch, Ross and Myles's, Ongar, Essex. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).1796none27 July 1802Alexander Mackenzie(from 22 July 1803, Mackenzie Fraser) David R. Fisher, MACKENZIE (afterwards MACKENZIE FRASER), Alexander (?1758-1809), of Inverallochy, Aberdeen. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).1806none2 June 1807Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod David R. Fisher, MACLEOD, Robert Bruce Aeneas (1764-1844), of Cadboll, Cromarty. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).1812none10 July 1818Roderick Macleod David R. Fisher, MACLEOD, Roderick (1786-1853), of Cadboll, Cromarty. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).1820none30 June 1826Duncan Davidson David R. Fisher, Cromartyshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).David R. Fisher, DAVIDSON, Duncan (?1800-1881), of Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).1830none20 May 1831Duncan Davidson
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