| Glasgow Burgh constituency |
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| Created: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | Two (1832–1868) Three (1868–1885) |
Glasgow was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. A burgh constituency is a type of Parliamentary constituency in Scotland. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. A burgh constituency is a type of Parliamentary constituency in Scotland. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories
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History
Until 1832, Glasgow had been one of the parliamentary burghs in the Clyde Burghs constituency (also known as "Glasgow Burghs"), which was abolished by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832. Clyde Burghs, also known as Glasgow Burghs, was a District of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great The Scottish Reform Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the election laws of Scotland. The Act created the new Glasgow constituency with two seats, which was increased to three by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868. The Representation of the People (Scotland Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict
Under the [Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], the constituency was finally divided into seven new single-seat constituencies, with effect from the 1885 general election:
- Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown
- Glasgow Bridgeton
- Glasgow Camlachie
- Glasgow College
- Glasgow Central
- Glasgow St Rollox
- Glasgow Tradeston
Members of Parliament
Two member constituency
- 1832-1835 James Ewing of Strathleven
- 1832-1837 James Oswald of Shieldhall
- 1835-1836 Colin Dunlop
- 1836-1839 Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
- 1837-1847 John Dennistoun
- 1839-1847 James Oswald of Shieldhall
- 1847-1857 (Mar) John McGregor
- 1847-1857 (Apr) Alexander Hastie
- 1857 (Mar)-1865 Walter Buchanan
- 1857 (Apr)-1874 Robert Dalglish
- 1865-1874 William Graham
Three member constituency
- 1868-1885 (Mar) George Anderson
- 1874-1885 (Nov) Sir Charles Cameron
- 1874-1879 Alexander Whitelaw
- 1879-1880 Charles Clow Tennant
- 1880-1885 (Nov) Robert Tweedie Middleton
- Mar - Nov 1885 Thomas Russell
See also
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs. Results |} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown, representing parts of Glasgow, Scotland, was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Glasgow Bridgeton was a parliamentary constituency city of Glasgow. Glasgow Camlachie was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955 Glasgow College was a parliamentary constituency in Glasgow. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) Glasgow St Rollox was a Burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1950 Glasgow Tradeston was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955 James Stephen Ewing ( December 25, 1866, Pittsburgh — May 16, 1943, New York City) was an American Shieldhall is a District in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 September 1774 &ndash 17 June 1839 was a British statesman who served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835 Walter Clarke Buchanan ( 20 June 1838 - 19 July 1924) was a New Zealand Politician. George Anderson may refer to Military George B Anderson (1831–1862 - Confederate general George T Sir Charles Clow Tennant 1st Baronet ( November 4, 1823 - June 4, 1906) Scottish Businessman, Industrialist and Thomas Russell ( August 14, 1895 &ndash March 9, 1958) was an American painter, also the grandfather of Kurt
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