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Revision as of 04:14, 12 June 2019
East Aberdeenshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Aberdeenshire |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | East Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire Central Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire |
Replaced by | Banff & Buchan Gordon |
1868–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Aberdeenshire Aberdeen |
Replaced by | East Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire Central Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire |
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 constitutuency.
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 city of Aberdeen (a county of city) 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 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 city of Aberdeen. East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire were entirely within the county, and Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South were entirely within the city. 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 | |
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style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1868 | William Dingwall Fordyce | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1875 by-election | Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1879[3] | Liberal | |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1885 | Peter Esslemont | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1892 by-election | Thomas Buchanan | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Unionist Party/meta/color" | | 1900 | Archibald White Maconochie | Liberal Unionist |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1906 | James Annand | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1906 by-election | James Murray | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jan. 1910 | Henry Cowan | Liberal |
1918 | constituency abolished |
East Aberdeenshire, 1950 to 1983
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Sir Robert Boothby | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1958 by-election | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | Feb 1974 | Douglas Henderson | SNP |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1979 | Albert McQuarrie | Conservative |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Dingwall Fordyce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,297 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Dingwall Fordyce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,371 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Fordyce's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alexander Hamilton-Gordon[7] | 1,903 | 55.0 | K.A. | |
Liberal | George Hope[8] | 1,558 | 45.0 | K.A. | |
Majority | 345 | 10.0 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 3,461 | 76.9 | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 4,499 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alexander Hamilton-Gordon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,788 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Peter Esslemont | 6,509 | 67.4 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Henry Wolrige-Gordon[12] | 3,155 | 32.6 | K.A. | |
Majority | 3,354 | 34.8 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 9,664 | 77.2 | K.A. | ||
Registered electors | 12,522 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | K.A. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Peter Esslemont | 4,952 | 66.1 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | William Harry Lumsden | 2,544 | 33.9 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 2,408 | 32.2 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,496 | 59.9 | −17.3 | ||
Registered electors | 12,522 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.3 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Peter Esslemont | 5,116 | 59.4 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Fraser S. Russell | 3,492 | 40.6 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 1,624 | 18.8 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,608 | 72.9 | +13.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,803 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 4,243 | 59.3 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Fraser S. Russell | 2,917 | 40.7 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,326 | 18.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,160 | 60.7 | −12.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,803 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 4,723 | 58.8 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Smith | 3,308 | 41.2 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 1,415 | 17.6 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,031 | 66.1 | −6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,157 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.6 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | Archibald White Maconochie | 4,173 | 50.4 | +9.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 4,100 | 49.6 | −9.2 | |
Majority | 73 | 0.8 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 8,273 | 66.7 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,404 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Annand | 6,149 | 58.7 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | Archibald White Maconochie | 4,319 | 41.3 | −9.1 | |
Majority | 1,830 | 17.4 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 10,468 | 83.7 | +17.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,509 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +9.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Murray | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Cowan | 6,600 | 62.5 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Charles Burn | 3,962 | 37.5 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 2,638 | 25.0 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,562 | 83.6 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 12,635 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Cowan | 6,152 | 62.0 | −0.5 | |
Unionist | William Craighead | 3,772 | 38.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,380 | 24.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,924 | 78.5 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 12,649 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Henry Cowan
- Unionist: Malcolm Barclay-Harvey
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Robert Boothby | 24,971 | 65.96 | ||
Labour | Gregor Mackenzie | 12,886 | 34.04 | ||
Majority | 12,085 | 31.92 | |||
Turnout | 75.59 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Robert Boothby | 24,985 | 68.05 | ||
Labour | Alexander G.S. Whipp | 11,730 | 31.95 | ||
Majority | 13,255 | 36.10 | |||
Turnout | 69.97 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Robert Boothby | 18,600 | 68.5 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Charles Ross | 8,543 | 31.5 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 10,057 | 37.1 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 27,143 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 14,314 | 48.5 | −20.0 | |
Labour | John B Urquhart | 7,986 | 27.1 | −4.4 | |
Liberal | Maitland Mackie | 7,153 | 24.3 | +24.3 | |
Majority | 6,328 | 21.5 | −15.6 | ||
Turnout | 29,485 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 18,982 | 63.4 | ||
Labour | John B Urquhart | 10,980 | 36.6 | ||
Majority | 8,002 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 29,962 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 14,621 | 48.0 | ||
Liberal | Norman W King | 7,088 | 23.3 | n/a | |
Labour | David McGibbon | 6,840 | 22.5 | ||
SNP | Bruce Mavor Cockie | 1,925 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 7,533 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 30,474 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 12,067 | 41.5 | −6.5 | |
Liberal | Robin Sinclair | 8,034 | 27.6 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Ian Stuart Davidson | 6,422 | 22.1 | −0.3 | |
SNP | Bruce Mavor Cockie | 2,584 | 8.9 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 4,033 | 13.9 | −10.9 | ||
Turnout | 29,107 | 68.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 12,866 | 40.9 | −0.6 | |
SNP | Alex Farquhar | 9,377 | 29.8 | +20.9 | |
Labour | Harold C. Grimes | 5,656 | 17.9 | −3.2 | |
Liberal | Gurth Hoyer-Millar | 3,548 | 11.3 | −16.3 | |
Majority | 3,489 | 11.1 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 31,447 | 68 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Douglas Henderson | 18,333 | 50.8 | +21.0 | |
Conservative | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 12,634 | 35.0 | −5.9 | |
Liberal | W. Cruikshank | 2,727 | 7.6 | −3.7 | |
Labour | Sarah Beverley Sissons | 2,416 | 6.7 | −11.2 | |
Majority | 5,699 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 36,110 | 76.6 | +8.6 | ||
SNP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Douglas Henderson | 16,304 | 48.5 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Keith Raffan | 11,933 | 35.5 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Sarah Beverley Sissons | 3,173 | 9.4 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | C. Alistair Dow | 2,232 | 6.6 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 4,371 | 13.0 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 33,642 | 70.5 | −6.1 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | −1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert McQuarrie | 16,827 | 42.8 | +7.3 | |
SNP | Douglas Henderson | 16,269 | 41.4 | −7.1 | |
Labour | N.L. Bonney | 6,201 | 15.8 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 558 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 39,297 | 72.4 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +7.2 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- ^ "Sir A Gordon and the East Aberdeenshire Liberals". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 14 July 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
- ^ a b c d Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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(help) - ^ "Liberals have lost the seat for East Aberdeenshire". North Devon Journal. 30 December 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Election Intelligence". The Morning Post. 11 December 1875. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Victory in Aberdeenshire". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 29 December 1875. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ The Times, 29 April 1880
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ "Local and District Issues". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 26 September 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ 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
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1868
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1983
- Politics of the county of Aberdeen
- History of Aberdeenshire