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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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The Angus District electoral divisions of Aberbrothock |
The Angus District electoral divisions of Aberbrothock, Arbroath Elliot, Arbroath St Vigeans, Brechin, Carnoustie, Eastern Glens, Montrose Lunan, and Montrose Northesk, and the City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Monifieth and Sidlaw. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
Revision as of 21:19, 4 March 2016
Angus East | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Angus |
1983–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Angus & Mearns South Angus |
Replaced by | Angus, Tayside North, Dundee East, Dundee West |
Angus East was a Scottish county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997, when it was replaced largely by Angus with smaller proportions moving to Tayside North, Dundee East and Dundee West.[1] Between 1950 and 1983, the area had been represented by the North Angus & Mearns and South Angus constituencies.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Boundaries
The Angus District electoral divisions of Aberbrothock, Arbroath Elliot, Arbroath St Vigeans, Brechin, Carnoustie, Eastern Glens, Montrose Lunan, and Montrose Northesk, and the City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Monifieth and Sidlaw.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | ||
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style="background-color: Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/color" | | 1983 | Peter Lovat Fraser | Conservative | |
style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | 1987 | Andrew Paton Welsh | SNP | |
1997 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Lovat Fraser | 19,218 | 44.1 | K.A. | |
SNP | Andrew Paton Welsh | 15,691 | 36.0 | K.A. | |
SDP | Miss P.M. Hammond | 4,978 | 11.4 | K.A. | |
Labour | C.S. McConnell | 3,497 | 8.0 | K.A. | |
Ecology | Mrs. P.M. Ross | 239 | 0.6 | K.A. | |
Majority | 3,527 | 8.1 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 43,623 | 73.5 | K.A. | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Andrew Paton Welsh | 19,536 | 42.4 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Lovat Fraser | 17,992 | 39.0 | −5.1 | |
Labour | Raymond Anthony Mennie | 4,971 | 10.8 | +2.8 | |
SDP | Ian Nicoll Mortimer | 3,592 | 7.8 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 1,544 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 46,091 | 75.5 | +2.0 | ||
SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Andrew Paton Welsh | 19,006 | 40.1 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Dr. Ronald O. Harris | 18,052 | 38.1 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Taylor | 5,994 | 12.6 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Callum A. McLeod | 3,897 | 8.2 | +0.4 | |
Green | Duncan M. McCabe | 449 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 954 | 2.0 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,398 | 75.0 | −0.5 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | −0.7 |
References
- ^ "Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies", BBC/ITN/PA News/Sky, 1995, p. 188.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.