Sutherland (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Constituency of the Old Parliament of Scotland

Sutherland was a constituency that returned shire commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of the Estates.

Sutherland became a sheriffdom after the resignation of the heritable jurisdiction by the Earl of Sutherland on 28 June 1633.

List of shire commissioners

During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the sheriffdoms of Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the Protectorate Parliament at Westminster. After the Restoration, the Parliament of Scotland was again summoned to meet in Edinburgh.

1661–63: (Sir) Robert Gordon of Langdale, with Sir Robert Gordon of Embo in 1661; Embo's absence was excused in 1663
1669–74: Sir George Munro of Culrain and Newmore with Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, yr 1672–74
1678: Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, yr with Robert Gordon of Rogart
1681–82: Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, yr with John Gordon of Embo, yr
1685–86: Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun with Sir John Gordon of Doall
1689 (convention), 1689–90: (Sir) John Gordon of Embo
1689 (convention), 1689–1700: (Sir) Adam Gordon of Dalfolly (died c.1700)
1700–02, 1702–05: Alexander Gordon of Garty
1700–01: John Gordon the younger of Carroll
1702–04: David Sutherland the younger of Kinnauld

After the Act of Union 1707 Sutherland was represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster.

v t e Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union 1707
Burghs	Aberdeen Annan Anstruther Easter Anstruther Wester Arbroath Auchterarder Ayr Banff Berwick Brechin Burntisland Campbeltown Crail Cromarty Cullen Culross Cupar Dingwall Dornoch Dumbarton Dumfries Dunbar Dundee Dunfermline Dysart Edinburgh Elgin Forfar Forres Fortrose Glasgow Haddington Inveraray Inverbervie Inverkeithing Inverness Inverurie Irvine Jedburgh Kilrenny Kinghorn Kintore Kirkcaldy Kirkcudbright Kirkwall Lanark Lauder Linlithgow Lochmaben Montrose Nairn New Galloway North Berwick Peebles Perth Pittenweem Queensferry Renfrew Rothesay Rutherglen St Andrews Sanquhar Selkirk Stirling Stranraer Tain Whithorn Wick Wigtown
Shires	Aberdeen Argyll Ayr Banff Berwick Bute Caithness Clackmannan Cromarty Dumbarton Dumfries Edinburgh Elgin and Forres Fife Forfar Haddington Inverness Kincardine Kinross Kirkcudbright Lanark Linlithgow Nairn Orkney and Shetland Peebles Perth Renfrew Ross Roxburgh Selkirk Stirling Sutherland Tarbert Wigtown

Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union 1707