Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire was a

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of the House of Commons of the

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from 1832 to 1918. From 1708 to 1832 Clackmannanshire and

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had been paired as ''alternating constituencies'': one of the constituencies elected a Member of Parliament (MP) to one parliament, the other to the next. From 1832, the two were joined by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 in a single constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire. The constituency also included the parishes of

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, Culross and

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, the Perthshire portions of the parishes of Logie and Fossaway, and the Stirlingshire part of the parish of Alva. From 1918, Clackmannanshire was represented as part of Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire, and Kinross-shire as part of Kinross and Western Perthshire.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Adam was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Abercromby resigned by accepting the office of

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, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Morison's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Adam was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election. Adam was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Adam was appointed as

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, requiring a by-election. Adam was appointed as Governor of

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, causing a by-election. Balfour was appointed Lord Advocate, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Balfour accepted office as Lord Advocate, prompting a by-election. Balfour is appointed Lord President of the Court of Session, prompting a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clackmannanshire And Kinross-Shire (Uk Parliament Constituency) Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 Politics of Perth and Kinross Kinross Politics of Clackmannanshire