Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Stirlingshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and later of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Stirlingshire.

History
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918. For the 1918 general election it was divided into Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire and Stirling and Clackmannan Western.

Elections in the 1830s

 * After scrutiny, Forbes' election was declared void and Abercromby was declared elected

Elections in the 1850s
Forbes' death caused a by-election.

Blackburn was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1910s




General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
 * Liberal: William Chapple
 * Unionist: Andrew B. King