East Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency).
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.
Quick Facts Subdivisions of Scotland, 1950–1983 ...
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 |
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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.