Edinburgh was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885. Originally a single member constituency, representation was increased to two members in 1832. It was abolished in 1885, being split into Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh East and Edinburgh West. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Edinburgh East is a constituency to be represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. ... Edinburgh West has been a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1885. ...

Members of Parliament

• 1708 Sir Samuel MacClellan

• 1709 Sir Patrick Johnston

• 1713 Sir James Stewart

• 1715 Sir George Warrender

• 1721 John Campbell

• 1734 Patrick Lindsay

• 1741 Archibald Stewart

• 1747 James Ker

• 1754 William Alexander

• 1761 George Lind

• 1762 James Coutts

• 1768 Sir Lawrence Dundas

• 1780 William Miller

• 1781 Sir Lawrence Dundas

• 1781 James Hunter-Blair

• 1784 Sir Adam Fergusson

• 1790 Henry Dundas, later Viscount Melville

• 1803 Charles Hope

• 1805 George Abercromby

• 1806 Sir Patrick Murray

• 1812 William Dundas

• 1831 Robert Adam Dundas

REPRESENTATION INCREASED TO TWO MEMBERS 1832 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (April 28, 1742 - May 28, 1811) was a British statesman. ... Charles Hope (1763 - 1851), was a Scottish politician and judge The eldest son of John Hope (1739-85), he studied law at Edinburgh University. ...

• 1832 Francis Jeffrey
• 1832 James Abercromby, later Baron Dunfermline (to 1839)

• 1834 Sir John Campbell, later Baron Campbell (to 1841)

• 1839 Thomas Babington Macaulay, later Baron Macaulay (to 1847)

• 1841 Sir William Gibson Craig (to 1852)

• 1847 Charles Cowan (to 1859)

• 1852 Thomas Babington Macaulay, later Baron Macaulay

• 1856 Adam Black (to 1865)

• 1859 James Moncreiff, later Baron Moncreiff (to 1868)

• 1865 Duncan McLaren (to 1881)

• 1868 John Miller

• 1874 James Cowan (to 1882)

• 1881 John McLaren

• 1881 Thomas Ryburn Buchanan (to 1885)

• 1882 Samuel Danks Waddy