Anstruther Easter (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Anstruther Easter in Fife was a royal burgh, created in 1583, that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Kilrenny and Pittenweem formed the Anstruther Easter district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain. List of burgh commissioners 1661–63: Alexander Black, councillor 1665 convention: Andrew Martins, bailie 1667 convention: not represented 1673–74: Alexander Gibson 1678 convention: James Lauson, bailie 1681–82: Robert Anstruther 1685–86: Robert Innes of Blairtoun, councillor 1689 convention, 1689–90: David Spence, former baillie of Edinburgh (expelled 1693) 1696–1701: Patrick Murray of Dullary 1702–07: Sir John Anstruther References See also List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union Constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland (to 1707) Politics of Fife History of Fife Constituencies disestablished in 1707 1707 disestablishments in Scotland