Dunbarton, Argyll and Bute (Commonwealth Parliament constituency) explained

Dunbarton, Argyll and Bute
Parl Name:Protectorate Parliament
Region:Scotland
Year:1654
Abolished:1659
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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.

Notes and References

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