Kirkcaldy Burghs | |
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Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons |
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1950–1974 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Kirkcaldy |
1832–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | District of burghs constituency |
Kirkcaldy Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1832 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. From 1832 to 1950 it was, officially, a district of burghs constituency.
In 1918 the constituency covered the burghs of Kirkcaldy, Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven, Burntisland, Dysart and Kinghorn.
At the United Kingdom general election, 1868 Roger Sinclair Aytoun was returned unopposed.