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Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Kincardineshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament (MP).

Creation

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Kincardineshire. The first election to a Parliament of Great Britain was in 1708. In 1707-08 members of the 1702-1707 Parliament of Scotland were co-opted to serve in the 1st Parliament of Great Britain. See Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, for further details.

Boundaries

The constituency represented the county of Kincardineshre., which had previously been represented by two commissioners in the former Parliament of Scotland. The constituency included the whole shire, except for the Royal burgh of Inverbervie which formed part of the Aberdeen Burghs constituency.

History

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was reorganised in 1918.[1][2][3][4][5]

In 1918, the constituency was combined with part of Western Aberdeenshire to form the Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire constituency.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Nicol's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Crombie

Elections in the 1900s

Murray

Elections in the 1910s

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;

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources describe Stephen as a Liberal Unionist

References

  1. ^ "Kincardineshire". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Kincardineshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Kincardineshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Kincardineshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Kincardineshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 205. Retrieved 8 May 2020 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Fisher, David R. "Kincardineshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  9. ^ "Election for the County of Kincardine". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 4 February 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Representation of Kincardine-shire". Aberdeen Free Press. 27 March 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 3 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889
  12. ^ a b c d e Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  13. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1893
  14. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
  15. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1907
  16. ^ a b The Times House of Commons 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p100
  17. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
  18. ^ The Times House of Commons, 1911; Politico's Publishing 2004, p110