East Fife (UK Parliament constituency) (original) (raw)
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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983
| East Fife | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituencyfor the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Fife |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Fife and (from 1918) St Andrews Burghs |
| Replaced by | North East Fife and Central Fife[1] |
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.
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.[2]
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
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Elections in the 1880s
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H. H. Asquith
Elections in the 1890s
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Asquith is appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
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H. H. Asquith
Elections in the 1910s
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Asquith
Elections in the 1920s
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Duncan Millar
Elections in the 1930s
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Henderson-Stewart
Elections in the 1940s
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Elections in the 1950s
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Elections in the 1960s
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Elections in the 1970s
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- ^ "'Fife East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
- ^ a b c d e f g Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- Election results, 1950 - 1970 Archived 5 May 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- 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
- North East Fife Constituency
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byWorcestershire East | Constituency represented by the chancellor of the Exchequer 1905–1908 | Succeeded byCaernarvon Boroughs |
| Preceded byStirling Burghs | Constituency represented by the prime minister 1908–1916 | Succeeded byCaernarvon Boroughs |