Perth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Perth was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918, 1918 to 1950, and 1997 to 2005. From 1832 to 1918 it was a burgh constituency. From 1918 to 1950, and 1997 to 2005, it was a county constituency. During each of the three periods it elected one Member of Parliament (MP).

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[edit] Boundaries

Perth
Burgh constituency
Created: 1832
Abolished: 1918
Type: House of Commons

[edit] 1832 to 1918

As created by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, and first used in the 1832 general election, the constituency included the burgh of Perth and was one of two constituencies covering the county of Perth. The other was the Perthshire constituency (except that five detached parishes of the county were within the Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire constituency[1]).

Prior to the 1832 general election, the county (including the detached parishes) had been covered by the Perthshire constituency and Perth Burghs. Perth Burghs consisted of the burgh of Perth and burghs in the county of Fife and the county of Forfar.

The 1832 boundaries of the Perth constituency were used also in the general elections of 1835, 1837, 1841, 1847, 1852, 1857, 1859, 1865, 1868, 1874 and 1880.

The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided the Perthshire constituency to create Eastern Perthshire and Western Perthshire. There was no change to the boundaries of the Perth constituency.[1] Therefore the 1832 boundaries of the Perth constituency were used again in the general elections of 1885, 1886, 1892, 1895, 1900, 1906, January 1910 and December 1910.

[edit] 1918 to 1950

Perth
County constituency
Created: 1918
Abolished: 1950
Type: House of Commons

By 1918 county boundaries had been redefined under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and, in creating new constituency boundaries, the Representation of the People Act 1918 took account of new local government boundaries. The Perth constituency became one of two county counstituencies covering the county of Perth and the county of Kinross, and was first used as such in the 1818 general election. The other constituency was Kinross and West Perthshire.

The Perth constituency was defined as consisting of the burghs of Abernethy, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus, Perth, and Rattray in the county of Perth and the Blairgowrie and Perth districts of the county,[1] and the same boundaries were used for the general elections of 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1931, 1935 and 1945.

For the 1950 general election the constituency was replaced by the Perth and East Perthshire constituency, which was defined by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 to have exactly the same boundaries as the former Perth constituency.[1]

[edit] 1997 to 2005

Perth
County constituency
Created: 1997
Abolished: 2005
Type: House of Commons

For the 1997 general election Perth was recreated,and was a constituency entirely within the Perth and Kinross council area, which had been established the year before, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.[2] The council area was otherwise covered by North Tayside to the north, which also covered part of the Angus council area, Angus to the east, which also covered part of the Angus council area and part of the Dundee City council area, and Ochil to the south, which also covered the Clackmannanshire council area and part of the Stirling council area.

The same boundaries were used for the 2001 general election.

For the 2005 general election, the Perth constituency was largely replaced by Ochil and South Perthshire, covering the Clackmannanshire council area and a southern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area. Perth and North Perthshire was created to cover the rest of the Perth and Kinross council area.[3]

[edit] Member of Parliament

[edit] 1832 to 1918

  • 1878 Charles Stuart Parker
  • 1892 William Whitelaw
  • 1907 Sir Robert Pullar
  • 1910 Alexander Frederick Whyte Liberal

[edit] 1918 to 1950

  • 1935 Francis Norie-Miller Liberal

[edit] 1997 to 2005

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1832 to 1918

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General Election 1885: Perth [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Stuart Parker 1,652
Conservative John Chisholm 1,099
Liberal Alexander Macdougall junior 967
General Election 1886: Perth [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Stuart Parker 1,573
Liberal Unionist William Fowler 1,120
General Election 1906: Perth [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Wallace KC 2,875 60.6
Conservative Samuel Chapman 1,867 39.4

[edit] 1918 to 1950

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General Election 1918: Perth [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Liberal William Young unopposed
General Election 1931: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lord Scone 19,254
Liberal Francis Norie-Miller 15,396
Labour Mrs H. Gault 3,705

[edit] 1997 to 2005

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General Election 2001: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Annabelle Ewing 11,237 29.7 −6.7
Conservative Liz Smith 11,189 29.6 +0.3
Labour Marion Dingwall 9,638 25.5 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Vicki Harris 4,853 12.8 +4.8
Scottish Socialist Frank Byrne 899 2.4 N/A
Majority 48 0.1
Turnout 37,816 61.5 −12.4
Scottish National Party hold Swing

[edit] See also

v • d • e
Westminster constituencies of Scotland
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

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
  2. ^ Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, Office of Public Sector Information website
  3. ^ 5th Periodical Report, Boundary Commission for Scotland website, retrieved 10 August 2007
  4. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1889
  5. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1889
  6. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1907
  7. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1920