Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1708, 17 June | John Stewart (c 1670-1748) | |||
| 1710, 10 November | Patrick Vanse | Unseated on petition | ||
| 1711, 3 March | John Stewart (c 1670-1748) | Seated on petition | ||
| 1727, 21 September | William Dalrymple | |||
| 1741, 15 May | James Stewart (c 1699-1768) | |||
| 1747, 31 July | John Stewart (?-c 1769) | |||
| 1761, 23 April | John Hamilton | Resigned | ||
| 1762, 18 March | James Murray | Returned at a by-election | ||
| 1768, 22 April | Keith Stewart | Appointed Receiver of Land Taxation for Scotland | ||
| 1784, 17 September | Andrew McDouall | Returned at a by-election | ||
| 1796, 17 June | William Stewart | |||
| 1802, 27 July | Andrew McDouall | Resigned | ||
| 1805, 15 April | William Maxwell | Returned at a by-election | ||
| 1812, 28 October | Sir William Stewart | Resigned | ||
| 1816, 2 August | James Hunter-Blair | Returned at a by-election; resigned | ||
| 1822, 30 July | Sir William Maxwell, 5th Baronet, of Monreith | Tory | Returned at a by-election | |
| 1830, 17 August | Sir Andrew Agnew, 7th Baronet | Whig | ||
| 1837, 5 August | James Blair | Conservative | ||
| 1841, 15 July | John Hamilton Dalrymple Viscount Dalrymple (from 1853) |
Whig | Resigned; the 10th Earl of Stair from 1864 | |
| 1856, 9 February | Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet | Whig | Returned at a by-election; joined the Liberal Party | |
| 1859 | Liberal | |||
| 1868, 21 November | Alan Plantagenet Stewart, Lord Garlies | Conservative | Succeeded as the 10th Earl of Galloway | |
| 1873, 24 February | Robert Vans-Agnew | Conservative | Returned at a by-election | |
| 1880, 10 April | Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Baronet | Conservative | ||
| 1906, 23 January | John James Hamilton Dalrymple, Viscount Dalrymple | Conservative | Succeeded as the 12th Earl of Stair | |
| 1915, 12 February | Hon. Hew Hamilton Dalrymple | Conservative | Returned at a by-election | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | |||
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