East Angus (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
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
From Angus District: Aberbrothock; Arbroath Elliot; Arbroath St Vigeans; Brechin; Carnoustie; Eastern Glens; Montrose Lunan; Montrose Northesk. From City of Dundee District: Monifieth; Sidlaw.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | ||
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style="background-color: Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/color" | | 1983 | Peter Fraser | Conservative | |
style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | 1987 | Andrew Welsh | SNP | |
1997 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Andrew 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 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Andrew Welsh | 19,536 | 42.4 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Peter 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Fraser | 19,218 | 44.1 | K.A. | |
SNP | Andrew 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) |
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 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012.