of Commons of Great Britain". The House rejected the motion and so declared that Lord Strathnaver was ineligible to be elected an MP for Tain Burghs. The most prominent English political figure, to represent a Scottish constituency in the 18th century, was Charles James Fox. In the 1784 general election, Fox sought re-election for the Westminster constituency. Political opponents challenged Fox's election. As Westminster had the largest electorate of any English borough, the scrutiny of votes (to check that each voter had been legally qualified to participate in the election) was thought likely to take a long time. To avoid Fox being out of Parliament, until the Westminster election petition was decided, a Scottish friend arranged for him to become member for Tain Burghs. It took until 1786 for Fox to be confirmed as a duly elected MP for Westminster. Fox then chose to represent his English constituency and the Scottish one became vacant. Members of Parliament Elections The electoral system for this constituency gave each of the five burghs one vote, with an additional casting vote (to break ties) for the burgh where the election was held. The place of election rotated amongst the burghs in successive Parliaments. The vote of a burgh was exercised by a burgh commissioner, who was elected by the burgh councillors. The primary source for the results was Stooks Smith with additional information from the History of Parliament series. For details of the books used, see the Reference section below. The reference to some candidates as Non Partisan does not, necessarily, mean that they did not have a party allegiance. It means that the sources consulted did not specify a party allegiance. Elections of the 1700s 1708 (3 December): Strathnaver declared ineligible as the eldest son of a Peer of Scotland Elections of the 1710s Elections of the 1720s Elections of the 1730s Elections of the 1740s Election declared void Elections of the 1750s Elections of the 1760s Elections of the 1770s 1773 (February): Resignation of Mackay Elections of the 1780s 1786 (March): Fox chose to represent Westminster, where he had been declared duly elected in the 1784 general election, after an election petition and a prolonged scrutiny of votes 1786 (7 April): Ross died Elections of the 1790s November 1797: Dundas appointed a Commissioner for the Affairs of India Elections of the 1800s July 1804: Villiers appointed Chief Prothonotary Common Pleas of the