Lanarkshire was a Scottish

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of the

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of the

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(

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) from 1708 to 1868. It elected one

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(MP) by the

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voting system.

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the

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and replaced the former

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shire constituency of

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scot ...

Boundaries

The constituency covered the whole of the Scottish county of

, apart from the Lanark Burghs.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the

system until it was abolished for the 1868 general election. In 1868 the constituency was replaced by the new constituencies of North Lanarkshire and

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Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Lockhart's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanarkshire (Uk Parliament Constituency) Politics of Lanarkshire Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1708 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1868