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Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688 there were 513 MPs, until the Act Of Union 1707 added 45 MPs for Scotland . These 558 were again increased to 658 by the Act Of Union 1800 , with the addition of MPs for Ireland . Over the next 80 years the number varied only slightly, with the Reform Act 1832 creating exactly as many seats as it abolished, and the 658 MPs dropped to 652 by the General Election of 1880 . With the Redistribution Of Seats Act 1885 , introduced in the wake of the Reform Act Of 1884 , it was increased to 670 and remained unchanged until the Representation Of The People Act at the end of the First World War . The period between 1918 and 1922 saw the most MPs in the history of Parliament. NUMBER OF SCOTTISH MPS The total number of MPs representing Scottish constituencies has been varied by Act of Parliament several times since the Acts Of Union . These are the occasions on which the number has been changed, and the number of MPs following the change is given in each case.
In 2003 , following the creation of the Scottish Parliament , the Boundary Commission for Scotland met to recommend a decrease in the number of Scottish MPs to bring the average number per head of population in line with the national average. This change came into effect following the May 2005 General Election . REFERENCE |
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