West Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West (or Western) 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 ...
West Aberdeenshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Aberdeenshire |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | West Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire Central Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire |
Replaced by | Gordon, Kincardine & Deeside and Aberdeen North[1] |
1868–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Aberdeenshire Aberdeen |
Replaced by | West Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire Central Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire |
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During the period 1918 to 1950, the area of the constituency was divided between West Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire and Central Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire.
In 1983, the West Aberdeenshire constituency was replaced by Kincardine and Deeside.