Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
Sutherland was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918.
Creation [ edit ]
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Sutherlandshire .
Boundaries [ edit ]
The constituency represented essentially the traditional county of Sutherland . The county town of Dornoch , however, was represented as a component of the Tain Burghs constituency, from 1708 to 1832, and of the Wick Burghs constituency, from 1832 to 1918.
History [ edit ]
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918.[1]
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[5] In 1918 the Sutherland constituency and Dornoch were merged into the then new constituency of Caithness and Sutherland . In 1997 Caithness and Sutherland was merged into Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross .
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
Elections [ edit ]
Elections in the 1830s [ edit ]
Innes' death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1840s [ edit ]
Howard resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds , causing a by-election.
Dundas was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland , requiring a by-election.
Dundas was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces , requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s [ edit ]
Elections in the 1860s [ edit ]
Sutherland-Leveson-Gower succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Duke of Sutherland, and causing a by-election.
Dundas resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s [ edit ]
Elections in the 1880s [ edit ]
Elections in the 1890s [ edit ]
Sutherland was appointed Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland , causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s [ edit ]
Elections in the 1910s [ edit ]
Morton
Stafford
General Election 1914–15 :
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
References [ edit ]
^ "Sutherland" . History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019 .
^ "Sutherland" . History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019 .
^ "Sutherland" . History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019 .
^ "Sutherland" . History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019 .
^ "Sutherland" . History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019 .
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
^ a b c d e f g h i j Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 212. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via Google Books .
^ Jenkins, Terry. "LEVESON GOWER, Lord Francis (1800-1857), of 12 Albemarle Street, Mdx" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 9 May 2020 .
^ Jenkins, Terry. "INNES, Sir Hugh, 1st bt. (?1764-1831), of Balmacara House, Lochalsh, Ross and Regent Street, Mdx" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 9 May 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3 .
^ "Sutherlandshire Election" . Leicestershire Mercury . 11 April 1840. p. 4. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ "Oxford University and City Herald" . 18 April 1840. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive .
^ a b c Jenkins, Terry. "Sutherland" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 9 May 2020 .
^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889
^ a b c d e f g Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 . London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984 .
^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
^ a b c Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
^ Aberdeen Journal 13 Apr 1914
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