Aberdeen | |
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Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons |
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Subdivisions of Scotland | Aberdeenshire |
Major settlements | Aberdeen |
1832–1885 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by |
Aberdeen North Aberdeen South |
Created from | Aberdeen Burghs |
Aberdeen was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1885. It was represented by one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post voting system.
As created in 1832, the constituency covered the burgh of Aberdeen, which was previously within the Aberdeen Burghs constituency. Together with Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen was one of two constituencies covering the county of Aberdeen.
The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the 1832 Act, were-
In 1885, the Aberdeen constituency was divided between Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South.
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