Before the Act of Union 1707, the barons of the sheriffdom or shire of Dumfries (also called Nithsdale) and the stewartry of Annandale elected commissioners to represent them in the unicameral Parliament of Scotland and in the Convention of Estates. The number of commissioners was increased from two to four in 1690.

After 1708, Dumfriesshire returned one member to the House of Commons of Great Britain and later to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

List of shire commissioners

1628–33, 1639–41, 1643, 1644–47, 1648: Sir Robert Grierson of LagG. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. iv (1904) p. 327. 1643: John Laurie of MaxweltonComplete Baronetage, vol. iv, p. 331. During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the sheriffdom of Dumfries was represented by one Member of Parliament in the Protectorate Parliament at Westminster. 1654–55: James Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Hartfell 1656–58: George Smith After the Restoration, the Parliament of Scotland was again summoned to meet in Edinburgh. 1661–63: James Crichton of St Leonards 1661–63, 1665 (convention), 1667 (convention), 1669–72, 1678 (convention): Robert Fergusson of Craigdarroch 1665 (convention), 1667 (convention), 1669–74, 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685: Sir Robert Dalzell of Glenae (died 1685)Complete Baronetage, vol. iv, p. 249. 1678 (convention), 1681–82, 1685–86: Sir Robert Grierson of LaggComplete Baronetage, vol. iv, pp. 327–328. 1686, 1689 (convention): Sir John Dalzell of Glenae (died 1689) 1690: James Johnstone of Corhead (died c.1690) 1690–1701: William Creichtone of Craufurdstone (died c.1701) 1689 (convention), 1689–99: Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall (died c.1700)Complete Baronetage, vol. iv, p. 394. 1690–1702: Sir Thomas Kirkpatrick of CloseburnComplete Baronetage, vol. iv, pp. 329–330. 1693–1701: Alexander Johnstone of Elsiesheills 1700–02, 1702–07: Sir John Johnstone of Westerhall 1702–07: William Douglass of Dornock 1702, 1702–07: John Sharp of Hoddam 1702–07: Alexander Fergussone of Isle

References

See also List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union