# Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Lanarkshire was a Scottish county constituency of Great Britain and after 1801 the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1708 to 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

## Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Lanarkshire.

## Boundaries

The constituency covered the whole of the Scottish county of Lanarkshire, apart from the Lanark Burghs.

## History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished for the 1868 general election.
In 1868 the constituency was replaced by the new constituencies of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1708 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1710 | Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall | |
| 1713 | Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall | |
| 1715 | James Lockhart | |
| 1718 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1722 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1727 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1734 | Lord William Hamilton | |
| 1735 | Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall | |
| 1741 | Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall | |
| 1747 | Sir James Hamilton of Rosehall | |
| 1750 | Patrick Stuart | |
| 1754 | James Vere | Pro-Administration Whig |
| 1760 | Daniel Campbell | |
| 1761 | Daniel Campbell | |
| 1768 | John Lockhart-Ross | |
| 1774 | Andrew Stuart | |
| 1780 | Andrew Stuart | |
| 1784 | Sir James Denham-Steuart, Bt | Pittite |
| 1790 | Sir James Denham-Steuart, Bt | Pittite |
| 1796 | Sir James Denham-Steuart, Bt | Pittite |
| 1801 | Sir James Denham-Steuart, Bt | Pittite |
| 1802 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1806 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1807 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1812 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1818 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1820 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1826 | Lord Archibald Hamilton | Whig |
| 1827 | Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart of Greenock and Blackhall | Whig |
| 1830 | Charles Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas | Tory |
| 1831 | Charles Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas | Tory |
| 1832 | Sir John Maxwell of Pollok | Whig |
| 1835 | Sir John Maxwell of Pollok | Whig |
| 1837 | Alexander Macdonald Lockhart | Conservative |
| 1841 | William Lockhart | Conservative |
| 1847 | William Lockhart | Conservative |
| 1852 | William Lockhart | Conservative |
| 1857 | Alexander Baillie-Cochrane | Conservative |
| 1857 | Sir Thomas Colebrooke | Whig |
| 1859 | Sir Thomas Colebrooke | Liberal |
| 1865 | Sir Thomas Colebrooke | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Charles Douglas | 99 | 55.3 |
| | Whig | John Maxwell | 80 | 44.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179 | 80.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 222 | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 1831: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | Charles Douglas | 93 | 53.1 | −2.2 |
| | Whig | John Maxwell | 82 | 46.9 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 6.2 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175 | 78.8 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 222 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election 1832: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Maxwell | 1,555 | 70.7 | +23.8 |
| | Tory | Robert Carrick Buchanan | 615 | 28.0 | −25.1 |
| | Radical | Archibald James Hamilton | 30 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | 42.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,200 | 81.3 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,705 | | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +24.5 | |
General election 1835: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Maxwell | 1,251 | 52.8 | −17.9 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Macdonald Lockhart | 1,117 | 47.2 | +19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 5.6 | −37.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,368 | 78.2 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,030 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −18.6 | |
General election 1837: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Macdonald Lockhart | 1,486 | 50.0 | +2.8 |
| | Whig | Charles Murray | 1,485 | 50.0 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,971 | 81.3 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,654 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lockhart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,964 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lockhart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,687 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lockhart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,471 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Lockhart's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 5 January 1857: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Baillie-Cochrane | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Colebrooke | 1,233 | 50.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Alexander Baillie-Cochrane | 1,197 | 49.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | 77.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,826 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1859: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Colebrooke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,826 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Lanarkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Colebrooke | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,183 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |