The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 redefined the boundaries of Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster ), and the new boundaries were first used in the 1832 general election .
1832 boundaries were used also in the general elections of 1835 , 1837 , 1841 , 1847 , 1852 , 1857 , 1859 and 1865 .
As a result of the legislation, there were 21 burgh constituencies and 30 county constituencies . Except for Edinburgh and Glasgow , which were two-seat constituencies, each Scottish constituency represented a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP). Therefore, Scotland had 53 parliamentary seats.
14 of the burgh constituencies were districts of burghs .
The constituencies related nominally to counties and burghs , but boundaries for parliamentary purposes were not necessarily those for other purposes.
For the 1868 general election , new boundaries were defined by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 .
Burgh Constituencies [ edit ]
Constituency
Nominal Contents
Aberdeen
In county of Aberdeen : burgh of Aberdeen
Ayr District
In county of Ayr : burghs of Ayr and Irvine In county of Argyll : burghs of Campbeltown , Inverary , and Oban
Dumfries District
In county of Dumfries : burghs of Annan , Dumfries , Lochmaben , and Sanquhar In county of Kirkcudbright : burgh of Kirkcudbright
Dundee
In county of Forfar : burgh of Dundee
Edinburgh Elected two MPs
In county of Edinburgh : burgh of Edinburgh
Elgin District
In county of Aberdeen : burghs of Inverurie , Kintore , and Peterhead In county of Banff : burgh of Banff In county of Elgin : burghs of Elgin and Cullen
Falkirk District
In county of Lanark : burghs of Airdrie , Hamilton , and Lanark In county of Linlithgow : burgh of Linlithgow In county of Stirling : burgh of Falkirk
Glasgow Elected two MPs
In county of Lanark : burgh of Glasgow
Greenock
In county of Renfrew : burgh of Greenock
Haddington District
In county of Berwick : burgh of Lauder In county of Haddington burghs of Dunbar , Haddington , and North Berwick In county of Roxburgh : burgh of Jedburgh
Inverness District
In county of Elgin : burgh of Forres In county of Inverness : burgh of Inverness In county of Nairn : burgh of Nairn In county of Ross : burgh of Fortrose
Kilmarnock District
In county of Ayr : burgh of Kilmarnock In county of Dumbarton : burgh of Dumbarton In county of Lanark : burgh of Rutherglen In county of Renfrew : burghs of Port Glasgow and Renfrew
Kirkcaldy District
In county of Fife : burghs of Burntisland , Dysart , Kinghorn , and Kirkcaldy
Leith District
In county of Edinburgh : burghs of Leith , Portobello and Musselburgh
Montrose District
In county of Forfar : burghs of Arbroath , Brechin , Forfar , and Montrose In county of Kincardine : burgh of Inverbervie
Paisley
In county of Renfrew : burgh of Paisley
Perth
In county of Perth : burgh of Perth
St Andrews District
In county of Fife : burghs of Anstruther Easter , Anstruther Wester , Crail , Cupar , Pittenweem , Kilrenny , and St Andrews
Stirling District
In county of Fife : burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing In county of Linlithgow : burgh of South Queensferry In county of Perth : burgh of Culross In county of Stirling : burgh of Stirling
Wick District
In county of Caithness : burgh of Wick In county of Cromarty : burgh of Cromarty In county of Orkney : burgh of Kirkwall In county of Sutherland : burgh of Dornoch In county of Ross : burghs of Dingwall and Tain
Wigtown District
In county of Wigtown : burghs of New Galloway , Stranraer , Wigtown , and Whithorn
County constituencies [ edit ]
Constituency
Nominal contents
Aberdeenshire
County of Aberdeen except burghs of Aberdeen , Inverurie , Kintore , and Peterhead
Argyll
County of Argyll except burghs of Campbeltown , Inverary , and Oban
Ayrshire
County of Ayr except burghs of Ayr , Irvine , and Kilmarnock
Banffshire
County of Banff except burgh of Banff
Berwickshire
County of Berwick except burgh of Lauder
Buteshire
County of Bute
Caithness
County of Caithness except burgh of Wick
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire
County of Clackmannan and county of Kinross
Dumbartonshire
County of Dumbarton except burgh of Dumbarton
Dumfriesshire
County of Dumfries except burghs of Annan , Dumfries , Lochmaben , and Sanquhar
Edinburghshire
County of Edinburgh except burghs of Edinburgh , Leith , Portobello and Musselburgh
Elginshire and Nairnshire
County of Elgin except burghs of Elgin , Forres , and Cullen and county of Nairn except burgh of Nairn
Fife
County of Fife except burghs of Anstruther Easter , Anstruther Wester , Burntisland , Crail , Cupar , Dunfermline , Dysart , Inverkeithing , Kilrenny , Kinghorn , Kirkcaldy , Pittenweem , and St Andrews
Forfarshire
County of Forfar except burghs of Arbroath , Brechin , Dundee , Forfar , and Montrose
Haddingtonshire
County of Haddington except burghs of Dunbar , Haddington , and North Berwick
Inverness-shire
County of Inverness except burgh of Inverness
Kincardineshire
County of Kincardine except burgh of Inverbervie
Kirkcudbrightshire
County of Kirkcudbright except burgh of Kirkcudbright
Lanarkshire
County of Lanark except burghs of Airdrie , Glasgow , Hamilton , Rutherglen , and Lanark
Linlithgowshire
County of Linlithgow except burghs of Linlithgow and South Queensferry
Orkney and Zetland
County of Orkney except burgh of Kirkwall and county of Zetland
Peeblesshire
County of Peebles
Perthshire
County of Perth except burghs of Culross and Perth
Renfrewshire
County of Renfrew except burghs of Greenock , Paisley , Port Glasgow , and Renfrew
Ross and Cromarty
County of Ross except burghs of Dingwall , Fortrose , and Tain county of Cromarty except burgh of Cromarty
Roxburghshire
County of Roxburgh except burgh of Jedburgh
Selkirkshire
County of Selkirk
Stirlingshire
County of Stirling except burghs of Falkirk and Stirling
Sutherland
County of Sutherland except burgh of Dornoch
Wigtownshire
County of Wigtown except burghs of New Galloway , Stranraer , Wigtown , and Whithorn
Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
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