| Fife | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Region: | Scotland |
| Towns: | Fife |
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.
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.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was divided in 1885.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The constituency covered the county of Fife.
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | ||
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| 1741 | |||||
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| 1754 | |||||
| 1763 | |||||
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| 1779 | |||||
| 1780 | 5th Baronet from 1781 | ||||
| 1780 | |||||
| 1787 | |||||
| 1796 | British Army officer, died insane | ||||
| 1806 | |||||
| 1807 | |||||
| 1820 | James Erskine Wemyss | Whig[6] [7] | |||
| 1831 | |||||
| 1832 | James Erskine Wemyss | Whig | |||
| 1847 | John Fergus | Whig[8] | |||
| 1859 | James Hay Erskine Wemyss | Liberal | |||
| 1864 | Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th Baronet | Liberal | |||
| 1880 | Robert Preston Bruce | Liberal | |||
Wemyss's death caused a by-election.