# Lanark Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

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Lanark Burghs (also known as Linlithgow Burghs) was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1832, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP).
There was also a later Lanark county constituency, from 1918 to 1983.

## Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Linlithgow, Lanark, Peebles and Selkirk.

## Boundaries

The constituency covered four burghs: Linlithgow in the county of Linlithgow, Lanark in the county of Lanark, Peebles in the county of Peebles, and Selkirk in the county of Selkirk.

## History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.
For the 1832 general election, as a result of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, Peebles was merged into the county constituency of Peeblesshire, Selkirk was merged into the county constituency of Selkirkshire, and the remaining burghs were combined with Airdrie and Hamilton, both in the county of Lanark, to form Falkirk Burghs. At the same time, however, the boundaries of burghs for parliamentary election purposes ceased be necessarily those for other purposes.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1708 | Hon. George Douglas | |
| 1713 | Sir James Carmichael, Bt | |
| 1715 | Hon. George Douglas | |
| 1722 | Daniel Weir | |
| 1725 by-election | John Murray | |
| 1734 | James Carmichael | |
| 1742 | John Mackye | |
| 1747 | Lawrence Dundas | |
| 1748 | James Carmichael | |
| 1754 | John Murray | |
| 1761 | John Lockhart-Ross | |
| 1768 by-election | James Dickson | |
| 1772 by-election | Sir James Cockburn, Bt | |
| 1784 | Sir John Moore | |
| 1790 | William Grieve | |
| 1796 | Viscount Stopford | |
| 1802 | William Dickson | |
| 1806 | Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, Bt | |
| 1807 | William Maxwell | |
| 1812 | Sir John Buchanan Riddell, Bt | |
| 1819 by-election | John Pringle | |
| 1820 | Henry Monteith | Tory |
| 1826 | Adam Hay | Tory |
| 1830 | Henry Monteith | Tory |
| 1831 | William Downe Gillon | Whig |
| 1832 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1831: Lanark Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Downe Gillon | 3 | 75.0 |
| | | James Johnstone | 1 | 25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 50.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4 | |
General election 1830: Lanark Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Monteith | 3 | 75.0 |
| | Whig | William Downe Gillon | 1 | 25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 50.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1820s

General election 1826: Lanark Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Adam Hay | 3 | 75.0 |
| | Tory | Henry Monteith | 1 | 25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 50.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4 | |
General election 1820: Lanark Burghs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Monteith | 3 | 75.0 |
| | Independent socialist | Robert Owen | 1 | 25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 50.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4 | |