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Arbroath (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Arbroath
in
Forfarshire
was a
burgh constituency
that elected one
commissioner
to the
Parliament of Scotland
and to the
Convention of Estates
.
After the
Acts of Union 1707
, Arbroath,
Aberdeen
,
Brechin
,
Inverbervie
and
Montrose
formed the Aberdeen
district of burghs
, returning one member between them to the
House of Commons of Great Britain
.
List of
burgh commissioners
1661–63:
John Ochterlony
, provost
1667
convention
, 1669–74: Henry Fithie, merchant, provost
1678 convention, 1681–82, 1685–86:
John Kidd
, bailie
1689 convention, 1689–1702: Patrick Stiven
1702–07:
John Hutchison
, provost