Perth Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
| Perth Burghs | |
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| Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons |
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| Major settlements | Perth, Cupar, St Andrews, Dundee, Forfar |
| 1708–1832 | |
| Replaced by |
Perth and 3 others |
| Created from | Cupar, Dundee, Forfar, Perth, St Andrews |
Perth Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 until 1832, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP)
The constituency covered five burghs: Perth in the county of Perth, Cupar and St Andrews in the county of Fife, and Dundee and Forfar in the county of Forfar.
For the 1832 general election, as a result of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, the burgh of Perth was merged into the new Perth burgh constituency, the burghs of Cupar and St Andrews were merged into the Fife county constituency, the burgh of Dundee was merged into new Dundee burgh constituency, and the burgh of Forfar was merged into the new Montrose Burghs constituency.
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