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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
Aberdeen Burghs
Subdivisions of Scotland
Aberdeenshire ,
Kincardineshire ,
Forfarshire Major settlements
Aberdeen ,
Inverbervie ,
Arbroath ,
Brechin ,
Montrose Seats 1 Created from
Aberdeen ,
Arbroath ,
Brechin ,
Inverbervie ,
Montrose Replaced by
Aberdeen Burghs was a
district of burghs
constituency which was represented from 1708 to 1800 in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of Great Britain , and from 1801 to 1832 in the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom .
Creation
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the
Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former
Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of
Aberdeen ,
Arbroath ,
Brechin ,
Inverbervie and
Montrose .
Boundaries
The constituency consisted of the
burgh of Aberdeen in the
County of Aberdeen , the
burgh of Inverbervie in the
County of Kincardine , and the burghs of
Arbroath ,
Brechin and
Montrose in the
County of Forfar .
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History
The constituency returned one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the
1832 general election .
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In 1832 the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of
Aberdeen and
Montrose Burghs . The Aberdeen constituency covered the
burgh of Aberdeen, while Montrose Burghs covered the other burghs plus the
burgh of Forfar , which was previously a component of the
Perth Burghs constituency.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1700s
Elections in the 1710s
Elections in the 1720s
Elections in the 1730s
Elections in the 1740s
Elections in the 1750s
Elections in the 1760s
Elections in the 1770s
Elections in the 1780s
Elections in the 1790s
Elections in the 1800s
Elections in the 1810s
Elections in the 1820s
Elections in the 1830s
References
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Union with Scotland Act, 1706 , section XII
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"Aberdeen Burghs" . History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
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"Aberdeen Burghs" . History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
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"Aberdeen Burghs" . History of Parliament Online (1754–1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
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"Aberdeen Burghs" . History of Parliament Online (1790–1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
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e Fisher, David R.
"Aberdeen Burghs" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 .
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"HUME, Joseph (1777–1855), of 38 York Place, Portman Square and 6 Bryanston Square, Mdx. and Burnley Hall, Norf" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 .
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The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 . London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 195.
^ Fisher, David R.
"ROSS, Horatio (1801–1886), of Rossie Castle, nr. Montrose, Forfar" . The History of Parliament . Retrieved 25 May 2020 .
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b Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980).
British Historical Facts 1760–1830 . Basingstoke: Palgrave. p. 58.
doi :
10.1007/978-1-137-06465-3 .
ISBN
978-1-137-06465-3 – via
Google Books .
Aberdeen North
Aberdeen South
Airdrie & Shotts
Angus
Argyll & Bute
Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock
Banff & Buchan
Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
Central Ayrshire
Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
Dundee East
Dundee West
Dunfermline & West Fife
East Dunbartonshire
East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh North & Leith
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South West
Edinburgh West
Falkirk
Glasgow Central
Glasgow East
Glasgow North
Glasgow North East
Glasgow North West
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
Glenrothes
Gordon
Inverclyde
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
Kilmarnock & Loudoun
Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
Lanark & Hamilton East
Linlithgow & East Falkirk
Livingston
Midlothian
Moray
Motherwell & Wishaw
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
North Ayrshire & Arran
North East Fife
Ochil & South Perthshire
Orkney & Shetland
Paisley & Renfrewshire North
Paisley & Renfrewshire South
Perth & North Perthshire
Ross, Skye & Lochaber
Rutherglen & Hamilton West
Stirling
West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
West Dunbartonshire