Dunbarton, Argyll and Bute (Commonwealth Parliament constituency)

During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, called the Protectorate, the Scottish sheriffdoms of Dunbarton, Argyll and Bute were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster from 1654[1] until 1659.

Dunbarton, Argyll and Bute
Former constituency
for the Protectorate Parliament
RegionScotland
Former constituency
Created1654
Abolished1659
Created fromScotland
Replaced byDunbartonshire
Argyllshire
Buteshire

List of Members of Parliament

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References

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  1. ^ Omond, George William Thomson (1883). The Lord Advocates of Scotland: From the Close of the Fifteenth Century to the Passing of the Reform Bill. D. Douglas. p. 164.