Renfrewshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

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Before the Acts of Union 1707, the barons of the shire of Renfrew elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of the Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to three in 1690.

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From 1708 Renfrewshire was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain.

List of shire commissioners

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References

M. D. Young, The Parliaments of Scotland: Burgh and Shire Commissioners (1993) vol. II, p. 798.

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  7. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. pp. 585, 588.
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