East Angus (UK Parliament constituency)

Angus East
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Angus
1983 (1983)–1997 (1997)
Number of members One
Replaced by Angus, Tayside North, Dundee East, Dundee West
Created from North Angus & Mearns
South Angus

Angus East was a Scottish county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997, when it was replaced largely by Angus with smaller proportions moving to Tayside North, Dundee East and Dundee West.[1] Between 1950 and 1983, the area had been represented by the North Angus & Mearns and South Angus constituencies.

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Contents

Members of Parliament

Election Member[2] Party
1983 Peter Fraser Conservative
1987 Andrew Welsh SNP
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992:Angus East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Andrew Welsh (politician) 19,006 40.1 -2.3
Conservative Dr. RO Harris 18,052 38.1 -0.9
Labour DG Taylor 5,994 12.6 +1.9
Liberal Democrat CA McLeod 3,897 8.2 +0.4
Green DM McCabe 449 0.9 +0.9
Majority 954 2.0 -1.3
Turnout 47,398 75.0 -0.5
SNP hold Swing -0.7

References

  1. ^ "Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies", BBC/ITN/PA News/Sky, 1995, p. 188.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
  3. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.