Kinross-shire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 until 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Kinross-shire.
Kinross-shire was paired as an alternating constituency with neighbouring Clackmannanshire.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 abolished the alternating constituencies.