Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885, when it was divided into East Fife and West Fife.
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 Fifeshire.
History
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was divided in 1885.
Boundaries
The constituency covered the county of Fife.
Members of Parliament
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|1708 || Patrick Moncreiff ||
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|1709 || Sir Robert Anstruther ||
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|1710 || Sir Alexander Erskine ||
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|1715 || Sir John Anstruther, 1st Baronet ||
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|1741 || David Scott ||
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|1747 || James Oswald ||
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|1754 || James St Clair ||
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|1763 || James Wemyss || ||
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|1768 || John Scott || ||
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|1776 || James Townsend Oswald || ||
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|1779 ||Robert Skene || ||
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|1780 || John Henderson || || 5th Baronet from 1781
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|1780 || Robert Skene || ||
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|1787 || William Wemyss || ||
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|1796 || Sir William Erskine, Bt || || British Army officer, died insane
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|1806 || Robert Ferguson || ||
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|1807 || William Wemyss || ||
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|1820 || James Erskine Wemyss
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|1831 || James Lindsay || Tory