Cromartyshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Cromartyshire and Nairnshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1708 (1708)–1832 (1832)
Replaced by	Ross & Cromarty Elginshire & Nairnshire

Cromartyshire and Nairnshire were alternating constituencies of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. In 1832, the Cromartyshire constituency was merged with Ross-shire to form Ross and Cromarty, and the Nairnshire constituency was merged with Elginshire to form Elginshire and Nairnshire.

One of the alternating constituencies elected a Member of Parliament to one parliament, the other to the next.

Member of Parliament

Cromartyshire and Nairnshire^[1]

Election		Member	Party
	1708	Hugh Rose senior
	1710	Sir Kenneth Mackenzie
	1713	John Forbes
	1715	Alexander Urquhart
	1722	John Forbes
	1727	Sir Kenneth Mackenzie
	1729	Sir George Mackenzie, 4th Baronet
	1734	John Campbell, later Duke of Argyll
	1735	Alexander Brodie
	1741	Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet
	1742	Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet
	1747	John Campbell
	1754	Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet
	1761	Pryse Campbell
	1768	William Pulteney (Cromartyshire MP)
	1774	Cosmo Gordon
	1777	John Campbell, later Baron Cawdor
	1780	George Ross
	1784	Alexander Campbell
	1785	Alexander Brodie
	1790	Duncan Davidson
	1796	Henry Frederick Campbell
	1802	Alexander Mackenzie
	1806	Henry Frederick Campbell
	1807	Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod
	1812	Hugh Rose junior
	1813	Sir James Mackintosh
	1818	Roderick Macleod
	1820	George Pryse Campbell
	1826	Duncan Davidson
	1830	George Pryse Campbell
	1831	Duncan Davidson

Politics and history of the constituency

References

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)

See also

• Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies