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East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983

Summary

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983

Field	Value
name	East Fife
parliament	uk
year	1885
abolished	1983
type	County
elects_howmany	One
previous	Fife and (from 1918) St Andrews Burghs
next	North East Fife and Central Fife
region	Scotland
county	Fife

East Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. Along with West Fife, it was formed by splitting the old Fife constituency.

It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system, and from 1886 to 1918 it was represented by the Liberal Prime Minister (1908–16), H. H. Asquith.

Boundaries

In 1885, the constituency comprised the parishes of Abdie, Abernethy, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Easter, Auchtermuchty, Balmerino, Cameron, Carnbee, Ceres, Collessie, Crail, Creich, Cults, Cupar, Dairsie, Dunbog, Dunino, Elie, Falkland, Ferry-Port-on-Craig, Flisk, Forgan, Kemback, Kennoway, Kettle, Kilconquhar, Kilmany, Kilrenny, Kingsbarns, Largo, Leuchars, Logie, Monimail, Moonzie, Newburgh, Newburn, Pittenweem, St Andrews, St Leonards, St Monance, Scoonie and Strathmiglo.

In 1918, on the dissolution of the St Andrews Burghs constituency, the burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem were added to the constituency. It then consisted of "The Cupar and St. Andrews County Districts, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, together with the burgh of Leven and so much of the Kirkcaldy County District as is contained within the extra-burghal portion of the parish of Scoonie and the parish of Kennoway."

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		1885	John Boyd Kinnear
Liberal Unionist Party}}"		1886	Liberal Unionist
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		1886	H. H. Asquith
Unionist Party (Scotland)}}"		1918	Alexander Sprot
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		1922	James Duncan Millar
Unionist Party (Scotland)}}"		1924	Archibald Cochrane
Liberal Party (UK)}}"		1929	James Duncan Millar
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}"		1931	National Liberal
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}"		1933 by-election	James Henderson-Stewart
Unionist Party (Scotland)}}"		1961 by-election	John Gilmour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1979	Barry Henderson
	1983	Constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

|reg. electors = 9,233

|reg. electors = 9,233

Elections in the 1890s

|reg. electors = 9,133

Asquith is appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, requiring a by-election.

|reg. electors = 9,432

Elections in the 1900s

|reg. electors = 9,505

|reg. electors = 9,998

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

Sources

Election results, 1950 - 1970
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1974 - 1983
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918

References

"'Fife East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". Cognitive Computing Limited.
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
(1974). "British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918". Macmillan Press.
Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
Whitaker's Almanack, 1939

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