The burgh of Renfrew was a component of Glasgow Burghs until 1832, when it became a component of Kilmarnock Burghs. Port Glasgow became a parliamentary burgh in 1832, and another component of Kilmarnock Burghs.
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Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 until 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 RenfrewshireFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsSubdivisions of ScotlandRenfrewshire1708 1885SeatsOneReplaced byRenfrewshire East Renfrewshire West Contents 1 Creation 2 Boundaries 3 History 4 Members of Parliament 5 Election results 5 1 Elections in the 1830s 5 2 Elections in the 1840s 5 3 Elections in the 1850s 5 4 Elections in the 1860s 5 5 Elections in the 1870s 5 6 Elections in the 1880s 6 References 7 SourcesCreation editThe British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Renfrewshire Boundaries editThe constituency covered the county of Renfrewshire minus the parliamentary burgh of Renfrew throughout the 1708 to 1885 period and minus the parliamentary burgh of Port Glasgow and the Paisley and Greenock constituencies from 1832 to 1885 The burgh of Renfrew was a component of Glasgow Burghs until 1832 when it became a component of Kilmarnock Burghs Port Glasgow became a parliamentary burgh in 1832 and another component of Kilmarnock Burghs History editThe constituency elected one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1885 1 2 3 4 5 In 1885 the Renfrewshire constituency area was divided into two new constituencies Renfrewshire Eastern and Renfrewshire Western Members of Parliament editElection Member Party 1708 Sir John Shaw Whig 1710 Sir Robert Pollock 1722 Thomas Cochrane 1727 Sir John Shaw Whig 1734 Alexander Cunninghame 1742 by election William Mure 1761 Patrick Craufurd 1768 William McDowall 1774 John Craufurd 1780 John Shaw Stewart 1783 by election William McDowall 1786 by election John Shaw Stewart 1796 Boyd Alexander 1802 William McDowall 1810 by election Archibald Speirs 1818 John Maxwell Whig 6 1830 Sir Michael Shaw Stewart 6th Baronet Whig 7 1837 by election George Houstoun Conservative 7 1841 Patrick Maxwell Stewart Whig 7 8 1846 by election William Mure Conservative 1855 by election Sir Michael Shaw Stewart 7th Baronet Conservative 1865 Archibald Alexander Speirs Liberal 1869 by election Henry Bruce Liberal 1873 by election Archibald Campbell Conservative 1874 William Mure Liberal 1880 by election Alexander Crum LiberalElection results editElections in the 1830s edit General election 1830 Renfrewshire 7 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig Michael Shaw Stewart Unopposed Registered electors 143 Whig hold General election 1831 Renfrewshire 7 9 Party Candidate Votes Whig Michael Shaw Stewart Unopposed Registered electors 143 Whig hold General election 1832 Renfrewshire 7 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig Michael Shaw Stewart 700 62 9 Radical Robert Cunninghame Bontine 11 412 37 1 Majority 288 25 8 Turnout 1 112 82 6 Registered electors 1 347 Whig hold General election 1835 Renfrewshire 7 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig Michael Shaw Stewart 528 43 3 19 6 Conservative George Houstoun 460 37 8 New Radical William Dixon 230 18 9 18 2 Majority 68 5 5 20 3 Turnout 1 218 82 3 0 3 Registered electors 1 480 Whig hold Swing 0 7 Shaw Stewart s death caused a by election By election 30 January 1837 Renfrewshire 7 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Houstoun 811 56 0 18 2 Whig John Maxwell 637 44 0 0 7 Majority 174 12 0 N A Turnout 1 448 73 2 9 1 Registered electors 1 979 Conservative gain from Whig Swing 8 8 General election 1837 Renfrewshire 7 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Houstoun 821 53 8 16 0 Whig Houston Stewart 704 46 2 2 9 Majority 117 7 6 N A Turnout 1 525 77 1 5 2 Registered electors 1 979 Conservative gain from Whig Swing 6 6 Elections in the 1840s edit General election 1841 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig Patrick Maxwell Stewart 959 50 4 4 2 Conservative William Mure 945 49 6 4 2 Majority 14 0 8 N A Turnout 1 904 83 2 6 1 Registered electors 2 289 Whig gain from Conservative Swing 4 2 Stewart s death caused a by election By election 9 December 1846 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Mure Unopposed Conservative gain from Whig General election 1847 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Mure Unopposed Registered electors 2 306 Conservative gain from Whig Elections in the 1850s edit General election 1852 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Mure Unopposed Registered electors 2 450 Conservative hold Mure resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds causing a by election By election 14 May 1855 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw Stewart Unopposed Conservative hold General election 1857 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw Stewart Unopposed Registered electors 2 649 Conservative hold General election 1859 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Shaw Stewart Unopposed Registered electors 2 877 Conservative hold Elections in the 1860s edit General election 1865 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Archibald Alexander Speirs 938 52 9 New Conservative Michael Shaw Stewart 836 47 1 N A Majority 102 5 8 N A Turnout 1 774 77 9 N A Registered electors 2 276 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N A General election 1868 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Archibald Alexander Speirs Unopposed Registered electors 3 571 Liberal hold Speirs death caused a by election By election 25 January 1869 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Henry Bruce Unopposed Liberal hold Elections in the 1870s edit Bruce was elevated to the peerage becoming Lord Aberdare and causing a by election By election 13 Sep 1873 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Archibald Campbell 1 855 52 5 New Liberal William Mure 1 677 47 5 N A Majority 178 5 0 N A Turnout 3 532 80 5 N A Registered electors 4 385 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing N A General election 1874 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Mure 1 991 51 1 N A Conservative Archibald Campbell 1 903 48 9 N A Majority 88 2 2 N A Turnout 3 894 85 2 N A Registered electors 4 572 Liberal hold Swing N A Elections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Mure 2 815 54 6 3 5 Conservative Archibald Campbell 2 341 45 4 3 5 Majority 474 9 2 7 0 Turnout 5 156 85 4 0 2 Registered electors 6 038 Liberal hold Swing 3 5 Mure s death caused a by election By election 30 Nov 1880 Renfrewshire 10 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Crum Unopposed Liberal holdReferences edit Renfrewshire History of Parliament Online 1690 1715 Retrieved 9 June 2019 Renfrewshire History of Parliament Online 1715 1754 Retrieved 9 June 2019 Renfrewshire History of Parliament Online 1754 1790 Retrieved 9 June 2019 Renfrewshire History of Parliament Online 1790 1820 Retrieved 9 June 2019 Renfrewshire History of Parliament Online 1820 1832 Retrieved 9 June 2019 Jenkins Terry MAXWELL John 1791 1865 of Pollok House Renfrew and 10 Duke Street St James s Mdx The History of Parliament Retrieved 8 May 2020 a b c d e f g h i Stooks Smith Henry 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 London Simpkin Marshall amp Co pp 209 210 Retrieved 18 August 2019 via Google Books Election Proceedings Fife Herald 15 July 1841 pp 1 2 Retrieved 18 August 2019 via British Newspaper Archive a b Jenkins Terry Renfrewshire The History of Parliament Retrieved 8 May 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press pp 600 601 ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 Page 4 Fife Herald 27 December 1832 Retrieved 8 May 2020 via British Newspaper Archive Sources editHistory of Parliament constituencies Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with R part 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Renfrewshire UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1180406971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
