Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dumfriesshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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| 1708–2005 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by |
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale Dumfries & Galloway |
| Created from | Dumfriesshire |
Dumfriesshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 2005. It was known as Dumfries from 1950. It was redistributed to Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale and Dumfries and Galloway as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
1 Dr Hunter was elected in 1929 as a Liberal candidate, but in the split after the 1931 general election, he joined the National Liberals.
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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