The 1824

Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the hi ...

by-election was held on 13 July 1824 when the incumbent MP

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, who had been holding the seat as "

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" for the Abercrombie family, resigned. It was won by George Abercromby who was unopposed.

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