Aberdeenshire Western (UK Parliament constituency)

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Aberdeenshire Western was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It represented a western division of the county of Aberdeenshire. Until 1885, the rest of the county was represented by the Aberdeenshire Eastern and Aberdeen constituencies. In 1885, the Aberdeen constituency was divided into Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South.

Aberdeenshire Western was formed from the division of the former Aberdeenshire constituency into eastern and western constituencies. These continued as constituencies until 1918, when Aberdeen and Kincardine East, Aberdeen and Kincardine Central and Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West were created.

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The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 established the constituency of Aberdeenshire Western as comprising the following parishes-

Aboyne and Glentanner, Alford, Auchindoir and Kearn, Auchterless, Birse, Chapel of Garioch, Clatt, Cluny, Coull, Crathie and Braemar, Culsalmond, Drumblade, Dyce, Echt, Forgue, Glenbucket, Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Keig, Kemnay, Kildrummy, Kincardine O'Neil, Kinnellar, Kennethmont, Kintore, Leochel-Cushnie, Leslie, Logie-Coldstone, Lumphanan, Midmar, Monymusk, Newhills, Oyne, Peterculter, Premnay, Rayne, Rhynie, Skene, Strathdon, Tarland and Migvie, Tough, Towie, Tullynesle and Forbes, together with the part of the parish of Old Machar lying west of the River Don, and the parts of the parishes of Banchory-Devenick, Cabrach, Cairnie, Drumoak and Glass within the County of Aberdeen, and the parish of Gartly in Banffshire.