East Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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East (or Eastern) Aberdeenshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1918 and from 1950 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
During the period 1918 to 1950, the area of the constituency was divided between East Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire and Central Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, which were both entirely within the county of Aberdeen.
In 1983, the East Aberdeenshire area was divided between the new constituencies of Banff and Buchan and Gordon.
Boundaries
Eastern Aberdeenshire, 1868 to 1918
1868 to 1885
When, created by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868, and first used in the 1868 general election, the constituency was nominally one of three covering the county of Aberdeen. The other two were the county constituency of West Aberdeenshire and the burgh constituency of Aberdeen. The county had been covered previously by the Aberdeenshire constituency and the Aberdeen constituency.
East Aberdeenshire was defined by the 1868 legislation as consisting of the parishes of Aberdour, Belhelvie, Bourtie, Crimond, Cruden, Daviot, Ellon, Fintray, Foveran, Fraserburgh, Fyvie, Keith-hall and Kinkell, King-Edward, Logie-Buchan, Longside, Lonmay, Methlick, Montquhitter, New Deer, New Machar, Old Deer, Oldmeldrum, Peterhead, Pitsligo, Rathen, Slains, Strichen, Tarves, Turriff, Tyrie and Udny, together with the part of the parish of Old Machar lying east of the River Don, and the parish of St Fergus in Banffshire.
1868 boundaries were also used in the 1874 general election and the 1880 general election.
1885 to 1918
For the 1885 general election the burgh constituencies of Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South were created. Both of these new constituencies included areas beyond the boundaries of the burgh of Aberdeen.
1885 boundaries were also used in the 1886 general election, the 1892 general election, the 1895 general election, the 1900 general election, the 1906 general election, the January 1910 general election and the December 1910 general election.
County boundaries were redefined under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, and the county of city of Aberdeen was created in 1900, but these developments did not affect constituency boundaries.
In 1918, the Representation of the People Act 1918 created new constituency boundaries, taking account of new local government boundaries, and grouped the county of Aberdeen, the county of city of Aberdeen and the county of Kincardine in the creation of new constituencies for the 1918 general election.
East Aberdeenshire, 1950 to 1983
1950 to 1955
The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 created new boundaries for the 1950 general election, and East Aberdeenshire was created as one of four constituencies covering the county of Aberdeen and the county of city of Aberdeen. East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire were entirely within the county of Aberdeen, and Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South were entirely within the county of city of Aberdeen. East Aberdeenshire consisted of the burghs of Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Peterhead, Rosehearty and Turriff and the districts of Deer, Ellon, Huntly and Turriff.[1]
The same boundaries were used for the 1951 general election.
1955 to 1983
For the 1955 general election, the burgh of Huntly and the district of Huntly were transferred to West Aberdeenshire.[1]
East Aberdeenshire retained the same boundaries for the 1959 general election, the 1964 general election, the 1966 general election, the 1970 general election, the February 1974 general election and the October 1974 general election.
In 1975, throughout Scotland, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, counties and burghs were abolished as local government areas, and East Aberdeenshire became a constituency within the Grampian region.
The 1979 general election was held before a review of constituency boundaries took account of new local government boundaries.
For the 1983 general election, the East Aberdeenshire area was divided between the new constituencies of Banff and Buchan and Gordon.
Members of Parliament
Eastern Aberdeenshire, 1868 to 1918
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1868 | William Dingwall Fordyce | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1875 by-election | Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1879[3] | Liberal | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1885 | Peter Esslemont | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1892 by-election | Thomas Buchanan | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1900 | Archibald White Maconochie | Liberal Unionist |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1906 | James Annand | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1906 by-election | James Murray | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jan. 1910 | Henry Cowan | Liberal |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
East Aberdeenshire, 1950 to 1983
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1950 | Sir Robert Boothby | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1958 by-election | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Feb 1974 | Douglas Henderson | SNP |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1979 | Albert McQuarrie | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1860s
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Elections in the 1870s
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Fordyce's death caused a by-election.
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Hope[7] | 1,558 | 45.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 345 | 10.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 3,461 | 76.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1880s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Henry Wolrige-Gordon[11] | 3,155 | 32.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,354 | 34.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 9,664 | 77.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Harry Lumsden | 2,544 | 33.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,408 | 32.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 7,496 | 59.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1890s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Francis Russell | 3,492 | 40.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,624 | 18.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 8,608 | 72.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −6.7 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Francis Russell | 2,917 | 40.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,326 | 18.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 7,160 | 60.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Smith | 3,308 | 41.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,415 | 17.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 8,031 | 66.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1900s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Thomas Buchanan | 4,100 | 49.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 73 | 0.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 8,273 | 66.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Archibald White Maconochie | 4,319 | 41.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,830 | 17.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 10,468 | 83.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charles Burn | 3,962 | 37.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,638 | 25.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 10,562 | 83.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Craighead | 3,772 | 38.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 2,380 | 24.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 9,924 | 78.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Henry Cowan
- Unionist: Malcolm Barclay-Harvey
Elections in the 1950s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gregor Mackenzie | 12,886 | 34.04 | ||
| Majority | 12,085 | 31.92 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 37,857 | 75.59 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alexander G.S. Whipp | 11,730 | 31.95 | ||
| Majority | 13,255 | 36.10 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 36,715 | 69.97 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charles Ross | 8,543 | 31.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 10,057 | 37.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 27,143 | 59.76 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John B Urquhart | 7,986 | 27.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Maitland Mackie | 7,153 | 24.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,328 | 21.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 29,485 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John B Urquhart | 10,980 | 36.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,002 | 26.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 29,962 | 67.13 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1960s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Norman W King | 7,088 | 23.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David McGibbon | 6,840 | 22.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bruce Mavor Cockie | 1,925 | 6.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 7,533 | 24.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 30,474 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robin Sinclair | 8,034 | 27.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Stuart Davidson | 6,422 | 22.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bruce Mavor Cockie | 2,584 | 8.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 4,033 | 13.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 29,107 | 68.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −5.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alex Farquhar | 9,377 | 29.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harold C. Grimes | 5,656 | 17.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gurth Hoyer-Millar | 3,548 | 11.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,489 | 11.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 31,447 | 68.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 12,634 | 35.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | W. Cruikshank | 2,727 | 7.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sarah Beverley Sissons | 2,416 | 6.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 5,699 | 15.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 36,110 | 76.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Keith Raffan | 11,933 | 35.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sarah Beverley Sissons | 3,173 | 9.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | C. Alistair Dow | 2,232 | 6.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 4,371 | 13.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 33,642 | 70.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Douglas Henderson | 16,269 | 41.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | N.L. Bonney | 6,201 | 15.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 558 | 1.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 39,297 | 72.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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See also
References
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- ↑ a b Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (Template:ISBN), F. W. S. Craig 1972
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- ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
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- ↑ a b Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
- ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
- ↑ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ a b c d e f g h British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1977
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