Dunfermline (UK Parliament constituency)
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Dunfermline (or Dunfermline Burghs) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983.
It was classed as a district of burghs constituency until 1950, representing the parliamentary burghs of Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing, and Lochgelly. Prior to the constituency's creation, the burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing had been represented as components of Stirling Burghs. Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly were within the county constituency of West Fife.
In 1955 Burghs was dropped from the constituency name.
In 1983 the constituency was divide between Dunfermline East and Dunfermline West.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Dunfermline/Dunfermline Burghs Burgh constituency |
|
|---|---|
| Created: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
- 1918 John Wallace
- 1922 William McLean Watson Labour
- 1931 John Wallace Liberal National
- 1935 William McLean Watson Labour
- 1950 James Clunie
- 1959 Alan Thompson
- 1964 Adam Hunter, Labour
- 1979 Dick Douglas, Labour Co-operative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 1935: Dunfermline Burghs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | William McLean Watson | 16,271 | |||
| National Liberal | Sir John Wallace | 14,848 | |||
| General Election 1931: Dunfermline Burghs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Liberal | John Wallace | 16,863 | |||
| Labour | William McLean Watson | 12,247 | |||
