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 ElectionMemberPartyNotes1708 Patrick Moncreiff 1709 Sir Robert Anstruther 1710 Sir Alexander Erskine 1715 Sir John Anstruther, 1st Baronet 1741 David Scott 1747 James Oswald 1754 James St Clair 1763 James Wemyss 1768 John Scott 1776 James Townsend Oswald 1779 Robert Skene 1780 John Henderson 5th Baronet from 17811780 Robert Skene 1787 William Wemyss 1796 Sir William Erskine, Bt British Army officer, died insane1806 Robert Ferguson 1807 William Wemyss 1820 James Erskine Wemyss Whig1831 James Lindsay Tory 1832 James Erskine Wemyss Whig1847 John Fergus Whig1859 James Hay Erskine Wemyss Liberal1864 Sir Robert Anstruther, 5th Baronet Liberal 1880 Robert Preston Bruce Liberal
Election results Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s Wemyss's death caused a by-election.
Elections in the 1870s
Elections in the 1880s
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