Wick Burghs (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wick Burghs, sometimes known as Northern Burghs, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
A similar constituency had been known as Tain Burghs from 1708 to 1832.
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