Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Dumfries Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1918.

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Dumfries, Annan, Kirkcudbright Burgh, Lochmaben and Sanquhar.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Dumfries, Annan, Lochmaben and Sanquar were then merged into the county constituency of Dumfriesshire.

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The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;