Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | William Johnstone | ||
| 1710 | John Hutton | ||
| 1713 | Sir William Johnstone | ||
| 1715 | Alexander Fergusson | ||
| 1722 | William Douglas | ||
| 1727 | Archibald Douglas | ||
| 1734 | Charles Erskine | ||
| 1735 | William Kirkpatrick | ||
| 1738 | Sir Robert Laurie | ||
| 1741 | Lord John Johnstone | ||
| 1743 | Sir James Johnstone, 3rd Bt | ||
| 1754 | Archibald Douglas | ||
| 1761 | Thomas Miller | ||
| 1766 | James Montgomery | ||
| 1768 | William Douglas | ||
| 1780 | Sir Robert Herries | ||
| 1784 | Sir James Johnstone, 4th Bt | ||
| 1790 | Patrick Miller | ||
| 1796 | Alexander Hope | ||
| 1800 | William Johnstone Hope | ||
| 1802 | Charles Hope | ||
| 1803 | Viscount Stopford | ||
| 1806 | Henry Erskine | ||
| 1807 | Sir John Heron-Maxwell | ||
| 1812 | Lord William Robert Keith Douglas | ||
| 1832 | Matthew Sharpe | Whig | |
| 1841 | William Ewart | ||
| 1868 | Robert Jardine | Liberal | |
| 1874 | Ernest Noel | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Sir Robert Reid | Liberal | |
| 1906 | John William Gulland | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
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