Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | John Archibald Murray | Liberal | |
| 1839 by-election | Andrew Rutherfurd | Liberal | |
| 1851 by-election | James Moncreiff, later Baron Moncreiff | Liberal | |
| 1859 | Sir William Miller, 1st Baronet | Liberal | |
| 1868 | Robert Andrew Macfie | Liberal | |
| 1874 | Donald Robert Macgregor | Liberal | |
| 1878 by-election | Andrew Grant | Liberal | |
| 1885 | William Jacks | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1886 | William Ewart Gladstone | Liberal | |
| 1886 by-election | Ronald Munro Ferguson, later Viscount Novar | Liberal | |
| 1914 by-election | George Welsh Currie | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
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