Before the
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union ( gd, Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707 passed by the Parliament of Scotland. They put into effect the te ...
, the
baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
s of the
sheriffdom
A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland, led by a sheriff principal. Since 1 January 1975, there have been six sheriffdoms. Each sheriffdom is divided into a series of sheriff court districts, and each sheriff court is presided over by a ...
or
shire
Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the beginn ...
of
Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population ...
elected
commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
s to represent them in the
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council o ...
and in the
Convention of the Estates
The Convention of Estates of Scotland was a sister institution to the Scottish Parliament which sat from the early sixteenth century. Initially it was only attended by the clergy and nobles, but the burgh commissioners were later added. The Conve ...
. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690.
After the Union,
Ayrshire
Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...
returned one Member of Parliament to the
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of th ...
and later to the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 me ...
.
List of shire commissioners
* 1605, 1609: Sir John Wallace of
Carnell Carnell is an English language occupational surname for a crossbow man. It may also be used as a given name. Carnell may refer to:
Surname
* Andrew Carnell (1877–1951), Canadian politician
* Arthur Carnell (1862–1940), British sport shooter
* ...
[
]
Sources
* ''Return of Members of Parliament'' (1878), Part II.
* Joseph Foster Joseph Foster may refer to:
* Joseph Foster (politician) (born 1959), American politician in New Hampshire
*Joseph Foster (genealogist) (1844–1905), English genealogist
*Joey Foster (born 1982), British racing driver
*Slaughter Joe (born 1960), B ...
, ''Members of Parliament, Scotland'' (1882).
* George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Baronetage'', 5 vols (1901–6).
* The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland
The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 is an online publication of the Scottish Parliament and the University of St Andrews arising from a project to create a comprehensive online database of the proceedings of the Parliament of Scot ...
.
See also
*
References
{{Authority control
Constituencies disestablished in 1707
Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707)
1707 disestablishments in Scotland
Politics of Ayrshire