Aberdeen (UK Parliament constituency)
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Aberdeen Burghs was a district of burghs constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1832. It represented the burghs of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin, Inverbervie and Montrose.
In 1832 Aberdeen Burghs was divided to give Aberdeen its own seat, and the remaining burghs, together with Forfar, one seat as Montrose Burghs.
In 1885 Aberdeen was divided into Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South.
Members of Parliament
Aberdeen Burghs (1708–1832)
| Burgh constituency | |
|---|---|
| Created: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1832 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | John Gordon | ||
| 1710 | James Scott | ||
| 1711 | William Livingston | ||
| 1713 | John Middleton | ||
| 1715 | James Erskine | ||
| 1715 | John Middleton | ||
| 1722 | William Kerr | ||
| 1722 | John Middleton | ||
| 1739 | John Maule | ||
| 1748 | Charles Maitland | ||
| 1751 | David Scott | ||
| 1767 | Sir John Lindsay | ||
| 1768 | Thomas Lyon | ||
| 1779 | Adam Drummond | ||
| 1784 | Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet | ||
| 1790 | Alexander Callender | ||
| 1792 | Alexander Allardyce | ||
| 1802 | James Farquhar | ||
| 1806 | John Ramsay | ||
| 1807 | James Farquhar | ||
| 1818 | Joseph Hume | Whig | |
| 1830 | Sir James Carnegie, 5th Baronet | ||
| 1831 | Horatio Ross | ||
Aberdeen (1832-1885)
| Burgh constituency | |
|---|---|
| Created: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Alexander Bannerman | Whig | |
| 1847 | Alexander Fordyce | ||
| 1852 | George Thompson | ||
| 1857 | William Henry Sykes | ||
| 1872 | John Leith | ||
| 1880 | John Webster | ||
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