East Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Aberdeenshire | |
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Former Central Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire |
East (or Eastern) Aberdeenshire was a
During the period 1918 to 1950, the area of the constituency was divided between
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
East Aberdeenshire was defined by the 1868 legislation as consisting of the parishes of
1868 boundaries were also used in the 1874 general election and the 1880 general election.
1885 to 1918
For the
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
East Aberdeenshire, 1950 to 1983
1950 to 1955
The
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
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
1868 | William Dingwall Fordyce | Liberal | |
1875 by-election | Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon |
Conservative | |
1879[3] | Liberal | ||
1885 | Peter Esslemont | Liberal | |
1892 by-election | Thomas Buchanan | Liberal | |
1900 | Archibald White Maconochie | Liberal Unionist | |
1906
|
James Annand | Liberal | |
1906 by-election | James Murray |
Liberal | |
Jan. 1910 | Henry Cowan | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
East Aberdeenshire, 1950 to 1983
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Sir Robert Boothby | Conservative | |
1958 by-election | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | Douglas Henderson | SNP | |
1979 | Albert McQuarrie | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Dingwall Fordyce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,297 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Dingwall Fordyce | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,371 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Fordyce's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Hamilton-Gordon[7]
|
1,903 | 55.0 | New | |
Liberal | George Hope[8] | 1,558 | 45.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 345 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,461 | 76.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,499 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Hamilton-Gordon
|
Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,788 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Esslemont | 6,509 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Wolrige-Gordon[12] | 3,155 | 32.6 | New | |
Majority | 3,354 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,664 | 77.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,522 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Esslemont | 5,116 | 59.4 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Francis 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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 4,243 | 59.3 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Francis 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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Archibald White Maconochie | 4,173 | 50.4 | +9.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 4,100 | 49.6 | −9.2 | |
Majority | 73 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,273 | 66.7 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,404 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,468 | 83.7 | +17.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,509 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +9.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Murray
|
Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Henry Cowan
- Unionist: Malcolm Barclay-Harvey
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Boothby | 24,971 | 65.96 | ||
Labour | Gregor Mackenzie | 12,886 | 34.04 | ||
Majority | 12,085 | 31.92 | |||
Turnout | 37,857 | 75.59 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Boothby | 24,985 | 68.05 | ||
Labour | Alexander G.S. Whipp | 11,730 | 31.95 | ||
Majority | 13,255 | 36.10 | |||
Turnout | 36,715 | 69.97 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Boothby | 18,600 | 68.5 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Charles Ross | 8,543 | 31.5 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 10,057 | 37.0 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 27,143 | 59.76 | -10.21 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | New | |
Majority | 6,328 | 21.4 | -15.7 | ||
Turnout | 29,485 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 18,982 | 63.4 | -5.1 | |
Labour | John B Urquhart | 10,980 | 36.6 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 8,002 | 26.8 | -10.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,962 | 67.13 | +7.37 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 14,621 | 48.0 | -15.4 | |
Liberal | Norman W King | 7,088 | 23.3 | New | |
Labour | David McGibbon | 6,840 | 22.5 | -14.1 | |
SNP | Bruce Mavor Cockie | 1,925 | 6.3 | New | |
Majority | 7,533 | 24.7 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,474 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Wolrige-Gordon | 12,067 | 41.5 | −6.5 | |
Liberal | Robin Sinclair | 8,034 | 27.6 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Ian Stuart Davidson | 6,422 | 22.1 | −0.4 | |
SNP | Bruce Mavor Cockie | 2,584 | 8.9 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 4,033 | 13.9 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,107 | 68.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | −4.2 | |
Liberal | Gurth Hoyer-Millar | 3,548 | 11.3 | −16.3 | |
Majority | 3,489 | 11.1 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 31,447 | 68.0 | −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 | N/A | ||
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 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,297 | 72.4 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +7.2 |
See also
- Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
References
- ^ 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
- ^ ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "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.
- 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
- ^ 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