Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Aberdeenshire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1868 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
Aberdeenshire was a Scottish county 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 until 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
In 1868 it was divided to create Eastern Aberdeenshire and Western Aberdeenshire.
[edit] Boundaries
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When created in 1708, the constituency covered the county of Aberdeen minus the burgh of Aberdeen, which was part of the Aberdeen Burghs constituency.[citation needed]
In 1832, the Aberdeen burgh constituency was created to cover the burgh plus areas previously within the Aberdeenshire constituency.[citation needed]
In 1868, the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 divided Aberdeenshire to form Eastern Aberdeenshire and Western Aberdeenshire, and these new constituencies were first used in the 1868 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
1709 Sir Alexander Cumming, 1st Baronet
1722 Sir Archibald Grant, 2nd Baronet (expelled)
1732 Sir Arthur Forbes, 4th Baronet
1747 Andrew Mitchell
1768 Alexander Garden
1790 James Ferguson
1861 William Leslie
1866 William Dingwall Fordyce
