Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dumfries Burghs | |
|---|---|
| Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons |
|
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire |
| Major settlements | Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben, Kirkcudbright |
| 1708–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by |
Dumfriesshire Galloway |
| Created from |
Annan Dumfries Kirkcudbright Lochmaben Sanquhar |
Dumfries Burghs was a district of burghs constituency 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 until 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
The constituency comprised the Dumfriesshire burghs of Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquhar and the Kirkcudbrightshire burgh of Kirkcudbright.
It was abolished for the 1918 general election, when Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquar were merged into the county constituency of Dumfriesshire. Kirkcudbright was merged into Galloway.
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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