Elginshire and Nairnshire (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Elginshire and Nairnshire was a special area in Scotland that elected a person to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1832 to 1918, this area chose one Member of Parliament (MP). An MP is someone who represents the people in the House of Commons. They were chosen using a system called first-past-the-post, which means the candidate with the most votes wins.
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What was Elginshire and Nairnshire?
This special area was created in 1832. It was formed by joining two older areas: Elginshire and Nairnshire. This change happened because of a law called the Scottish Reform Act 1832.
Where was this Area?
The Elginshire and Nairnshire area covered most of the counties of Elginshire and Nairnshire. However, some towns were not included. These towns were Elgin, Nairn, and Forres. These towns were called burghs, which are like important towns or cities. They voted in different areas called Inverness Burghs and Elgin Burghs.
In 1918, the Elginshire and Nairnshire area was replaced. A new area called Moray & Nairn was created. This new area included all of Elginshire and Nairnshire, even the burghs of Elgin, Nairn, and Forres.
Who Represented the Area?
Here are the people who were elected as Members of Parliament for Elginshire and Nairnshire:
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1832 | Francis Ogilvy-Grant | Tory | |
| 1834 | Conservative | ||
| 1840 by-election | Charles Cumming-Bruce | Conservative | |
| 1868 | James Ogilvy-Grant | Conservative | |
| 1874 | Alexander Duff | Liberal | |
| 1879 by-election | Sir George Macpherson-Grant | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Charles Henry Anderson | Liberal | |
| 1889 by-election | John Seymour Keay | Liberal | |
| 1895 | John Gordon | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Archibald Williamson | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
How Politics Worked Here
Before the 1832 Reform Act, only a small number of people could vote in Nairnshire and Elginshire. In Nairnshire, the Dukes of Argyll or Campbells often had a lot of control over who was elected. In Elginshire, the Grants were very influential. Both areas didn't want to be joined together, but the law still went through.
The 1832 Reform Act changed things a lot. It allowed many more people to vote, increasing the number of voters to about 650–700. After this, the area usually elected a Conservative MP. However, in 1874, a Liberal MP was elected instead.
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