1702 Scottish general election

none November 2019 Scottish general election, 1702 Kingdom of Scotland parliamentary no 1689 Scottish general election 1689 (Estates) 1708 (GB) →1999 (devolved) List of constituencies in the Parliament of Scotland at the time of the Union 30 June 1702before 6 May 1703 150x150px Duke of Queensberry Court Party 90-100Brown Keith Kingdom or Province? Scotland and the Regal Union, 1603-1715 Macmillan Education 978-0-312-08387-8 185 150x150px Duke of Hamilton Country Party (Britain) ~60 ? 120x120px Earl of Home Cavaliers (Jacobites) ~70 General elections were held in Scotland in 1702 to return members to serve in the Parliament of Scotland. The new government would be a minority Court Party administration, led by the Duke of Queensberry as Lord High Commissioner. The election took place amidst the War of the Spanish Succession, and one of Queensberry's key main priorities was to secure Scottish funding for the war. The new parliament assembled in Edinburgh on 6 May 1703.http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/act-of-union-1707/overview/the-scottish-parliament-in-revolt-1703/ The Scottish Parliament in revolt 1703 Queensberry sought to build an alliance between his Court party and the Episcopalian Cavalier faction, whose parliamentary presence had been increased by the election. This alliance was in part driven by Queen Anne's own Anglicanism and Stewart heritage.https://books.google.com/books?id=f3jo5g8Kb88C&dq=leader%20episcopalians%201702&pg=PA16 Scottish Public Opinion and the Anglo-Scottish Union, 1699-1707 Karin Bowie 1 January 2007 Boydell & Brewer Ltd 9780861932894 Google Books For their support, the Cavaliers requested greater toleration for Episcopalians. The parliament was still predominantly Presbyterian, and neither Queensberry or his Court faction favoured toleration. Any increased support from Cavaliers as a result of a deal would likely be balanced by a loss in support from Presbyterian opponents to toleration.https://books.google.com/books?id=fQcpDAAAQBAJ&dq=scottish%20parliament%201702%20cavaliers%20episcopalian&pg=PA197 Defending the Revolution: The Church of Scotland 1689–1716 Jeffrey Stephen 13 May 2016 Routledge 9781317153641 Google Bookshttps://books.google.com/books?id=f3jo5g8Kb88C&dq=scottish%20parliament%201702%20cavaliers%20episcopalian&pg=PA36 Scottish Public Opinion and the Anglo-Scottish Union, 1699-1707 Karin Bowie 1 January 2007 Boydell & Brewer Ltd 9780861932894 Google Bookshttps://books.google.com/books?id=qFLJK8G1jzsC&dq=scottish%20parliament%201702%20cavaliers%20episcopalian&pg=PA203 Scotland's Relations with England: A Survey to 1707 William Ferguson 1 January 1977 The Saltire Society 9780854110582 Google Bookshttps://archive.org/details/historyofscottis00laws_0 188 scottish parliament 1702 cavaliers episcopalian. History of the Scottish Episcopal Church: From the Revolution to the Present Time John Parker Lawson 1 January 1843 Gallie and Bayley Internet Archivehttps://books.google.com/books?id=iKJzDQAAQBAJ&dq=scottish%20parliament%201702%20cavaliers%20episcopalian&pg=PT186 Strategy Six Pack 8: A Short History of Scotland, The Battle of Blenheim, A Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson, King Alfred, The Greeks and Captain Cook Edward A. Moore 7 November 2016 Enhanced Media Publishing 9781365492129 Google BooksPublicity, Parties and Patronage: Parliamentary Management and the Ratification of the Anglo-Scottish Unionhttp://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usebooks/lang-shorthistory/section19.html A Short History of Scotland, by Andrew Lang on Undiscovered Scotland: XXIX: Preliminaries to the Union Undiscovered Scotland By Dates of election At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each shire or burgh fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections). References General election Category:18th-century elections in Europe Category:1702 in politics 1702 Category:Parliament of Scotland