In 1832 the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of Aberdeen and Montrose Burghs. The Aberdeen constituency covered the burgh of Aberdeen, while Montrose Burghs covered the other burghs plus the burgh of Forfar, which was previously a component of the Perth Burghs constituency.
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^ abCook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980). British Historical Facts 1760–1830. Basingstoke: Palgrave. p. 58. doi:10.1007/978-1-137-06465-3. ISBN978-1-137-06465-3 – via Google Books.
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Aberdeen Burghs was a district of burghs constituency which was represented from 1708 to 1800 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and from 1801 to 1832 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Aberdeen BurghsFormer District of Burghs constituencyfor the House of CommonsSubdivisions of ScotlandAberdeenshire Kincardineshire ForfarshireMajor settlementsAberdeen Inverbervie Arbroath Brechin Montrose1708 1832Seats1Created fromAberdeen Arbroath Brechin Inverbervie MontroseReplaced byAberdeenMontrose Burghs Contents 1 Creation 2 Boundaries 3 History 4 Members of Parliament 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 1700s 5 2 Elections in the 1710s 5 3 Elections in the 1720s 5 4 Elections in the 1730s 5 5 Elections in the 1740s 5 6 Elections in the 1750s 5 7 Elections in the 1760s 5 8 Elections in the 1770s 5 9 Elections in the 1780s 5 10 Elections in the 1790s 5 11 Elections in the 1800s 5 12 Elections in the 1810s 5 13 Elections in the 1820s 5 14 Elections in the 1830s 6 ReferencesCreation editThe British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Aberdeen Arbroath Brechin Inverbervie and Montrose Boundaries editThe constituency consisted of the burgh of Aberdeen in the County of Aberdeen the burgh of Inverbervie in the County of Kincardine and the burghs of Arbroath Brechin and Montrose in the County of Forfar 1 History editThe constituency returned one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election 2 3 4 5 6 In 1832 the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of Aberdeen and Montrose Burghs The Aberdeen constituency covered the burgh of Aberdeen while Montrose Burghs covered the other burghs plus the burgh of Forfar which was previously a component of the Perth Burghs constituency Members of Parliament editElection Member Party1708 John Gordon1710 James Scott1711 William Livingston1713 John Middleton WhigFebruary 1715 James Erskine ToryJuly 1715 John Middleton WhigApril 1722 William KerrOctober 1722 John Middleton Whig1739 John Maule Whig1748 Charles Maitland1751 David Scott1767 Sir John Lindsay1768 Thomas Lyon Pro Administration Whig1779 Adam Drummond1784 Sir David Carnegie Bt Whig1790 Alexander Callender1792 Alexander AllardyceAct of Union 1800 Parliament of Great Britain abolished Parliament of the United Kingdom created1801 Alexander Allardyce1802 by election James Farquhar1806 John Ramsay1807 James Farquhar1818 Joseph Hume Radical 7 1830 Sir James Carnegie Bt Tory 8 1831 Horatio Ross Whig 9 1832 Constituency abolishedElections editElections in the 1700s edit 1708 general election Aberdeen Burghs 2 Party Candidate Votes Independent John GordonIndependent James ScottRejected ballotsMajorityTurnoutRegistered electorsIndependent win new seat Elections in the 1710s edit 1710 general election Aberdeen Burghs 2 Party Candidate Votes Independent James Scott 3 60Independent William Livingston 2 40 N AIndependent Thomas Coutts 0 0 N ARejected ballots 0 0 N AMajority 1 20Turnout 5Registered electorsIndependent gain from Independent Swing1711 Aberdeen Burghs By election Aberdeen Burghs 2 Party Candidate Votes Independent William Livingston UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from Independent1713 general election Aberdeen Burghs 2 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Middleton N ATory James Erskine N ARejected ballots N AMajorityTurnoutRegistered electorsWhig gain from Independent Swing1715 general election Aberdeen Burghs 3 Party Candidate Votes Tory James ErskineWhig John MiddletonRejected ballotsMajorityTurnoutRegistered electorsTory gain from Whig Swing1715 Aberdeen Burghs By election Aberdeen Burghs 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Middleton UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig gain from ToryElections in the 1720s edit 1722 general election Aberdeen Burghs 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Kerr N AWhig John MiddletonRejected ballotsMajorityTurnoutRegistered electorsWhig hold Swing1722 Aberdeen Burghs By election 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Middleton UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold1727 general election Aberdeen Burghs 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Middleton UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig holdElections in the 1730s edit 1734 general election Aberdeen Burghs 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Middleton UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold1739 Aberdeen Burghs By election 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Maule UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig holdElections in the 1740s edit 1741 general election Aberdeen Burghs 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Maule N AIndependent Alexander UdnyRejected ballotsMajorityTurnoutRegistered electorsWhig hold Swing1747 general election Aberdeen Burghs 3 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Maule UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold1748 British Aberdeen Burghs By election 3 Party Candidate Votes Independent Charles Maitland N AIndependent David ScottRejected ballotsMajorityTurnoutRegistered electorsIndependent gain from Whig SwingElections in the 1750s edit 1751 Aberdeen Burghs By election 3 Party Candidate Votes Independent David Scott UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from Independent1754 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent David Scott UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from IndependentElections in the 1760s edit 1761 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent David Scott UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from Independent1762 Aberdeen Burghs By election 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent John Lindsay UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from Independent1768 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent Thomas Lyon 3 60 N AWhig William Maule 2 40 N ARejected ballotsMajority 1 20Turnout 5Registered electorsIndependent gain from Independent SwingElections in the 1770s edit 1774 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent Thomas Lyon UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from Independent1779 Aberdeen Burghs By election 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent Adam Drummond UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from IndependentElections in the 1780s edit 1780 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent Adam Drummond UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent hold1784 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Whig Sir David Carneige UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig gain from IndependentElections in the 1790s edit 1790 general election Aberdeen Burghs 5 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alexander Callander 3 60 N AWhig Sir David Carnegie 2 40 N ARejected ballotsMajority 1 20Turnout 5Registered electorsIndependent gain from Whig Swing1792 Aberdeen Burghs By election 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alexander Allardyce UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent gain from Independent1796 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent Alexander Allardyce UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent holdElections in the 1800s edit 1802 Aberdeen Burghs by election 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent James Farquhar UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent hold1802 general election Aberdeen Burghs 4 Party Candidate Votes Independent James Farquhar UnopposedRegistered electorsIndependent hold1806 general election Aberdeen Burghs 5 Party Candidate Votes Whig John Ramsay British Army officer 3 60 0 NewIndependent James Farquhar 2 40 0 N ARejected ballotsMajority 1 20 0Turnout 5Registered electorsWhig gain from Independent Swing1807 general election Aberdeen Burghs 5 Party Candidate Votes Independent James Farquhar 3 60 0 20 0Whig John Ramsay British Army officer 2 40 0 20 0Rejected ballotsMajority 1 20 0Turnout 5Registered electorsIndependent gain from Whig SwingElections in the 1810s edit 1812 general election Aberdeen Burghs 5 Party Candidate Votes Independent James Farquhar 4 80 20 0Whig Thomas Molison 1 20 20 0Rejected ballotsMajority 3 60 0Turnout 5Registered electorsIndependent hold Swing1818 general election Aberdeen Burghs 5 Party Candidate Votes Radical Joseph Hume 3 75 0 NewIndependent James Farquhar 1 25 0 55 0Rejected ballotsMajority 2 50 0Turnout 4Registered electorsRadical gain from Independent SwingElections in the 1820s edit 1820 general election Aberdeen Burghs 6 Party Candidate Votes Radical Joseph Hume 3 60 0 15 0Independent John Mitchell 2 40 0 N ARejected ballotsMajority 1 20 0Turnout 5Registered electorsRadical hold Swing1826 general election Aberdeen Burghs 6 Party Candidate Votes Radical Joseph Hume UnopposedRegistered electorsRadical holdElections in the 1830s edit 1830 general election Aberdeen Burghs 6 8 10 Party Candidate Votes Tory James Carnegie 3 60 0 NewWhig Horatio Ross 2 40 0 NewRejected ballotsMajority 1 20 0Turnout 5Registered electorsTory gain from Radical Swing1831 general election Aberdeen Burghs 6 8 10 Party Candidate Votes Whig Horatio Ross UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig gain from ToryReferences edit Union with Scotland Act 1706 section XII a b c d e Aberdeen Burghs History of Parliament Online 1690 1715 Retrieved 27 March 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k l Aberdeen Burghs History of Parliament Online 1715 1754 Retrieved 27 March 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Aberdeen Burghs History of Parliament Online 1754 1790 Retrieved 27 March 2019 a b c d e f Aberdeen Burghs History of Parliament Online 1790 1820 Retrieved 27 March 2019 a b c d e Fisher David R Aberdeen Burghs The History of Parliament Retrieved 25 May 2020 Fisher David R HUME Joseph 1777 1855 of 38 York Place Portman Square and 6 Bryanston Square Mdx and Burnley Hall Norf The History of Parliament Retrieved 25 May 2020 a b c Stooks Smith Henry 1842 The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830 London Simpkin Marshall amp Co p 195 Fisher David R ROSS Horatio 1801 1886 of Rossie Castle nr Montrose Forfar The History of Parliament Retrieved 25 May 2020 a b Cook Chris Stevenson John 1980 British Historical Facts 1760 1830 Basingstoke Palgrave p 58 doi 10 1007 978 1 137 06465 3 ISBN 978 1 137 06465 3 via Google Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aberdeen Burghs UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1176457551 Elections in the 1800s, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
