Aberdeen Burghs
Former District of Burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandAberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Forfarshire
Major settlementsAberdeen, Inverbervie, Arbroath, Brechin, Montrose
1708–1832
Seats1
Created fromAberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin, Inverbervie, Montrose
Replaced by

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.

Creation

The 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

The 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

The 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

ElectionMemberParty
1708John Gordon
1710James Scott
1711William Livingston
1713John MiddletonWhig
February 1715James ErskineTory
July 1715John MiddletonWhig
April 1722William Kerr
October 1722John MiddletonWhig
1739John MauleWhig
1748Charles Maitland
1751David Scott
1767Sir John Lindsay
1768Thomas LyonPro-Administration Whig
1779Adam Drummond
1784Sir David Carnegie, BtWhig
1790Alexander Callender
1792Alexander Allardyce
Act of Union 1800 Parliament of Great Britain abolished,
Parliament of the United Kingdom created
1801Alexander Allardyce
1802 by-electionJames Farquhar
1806John Ramsay
1807James Farquhar
1818Joseph HumeRadical[7]
1830Sir James Carnegie, BtTory[8]
1831Horatio RossWhig[9]
1832 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1700s

1708 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Gordon
Independent James Scott
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent win (new seat)

Elections in the 1710s

1710 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Scott 3 60
Independent William Livingston 2 40 N/A
Independent Thomas Coutts 0 0 N/A
Rejected ballots 0 0 N/A
Majority 1 20
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent Swing
1711 Aberdeen Burghs By-election: Aberdeen Burghs[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Livingston Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent
1713 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Middleton N/A
Tory James Erskine N/A
Rejected ballots N/A
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Whig gain from Independent Swing
1715 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory James Erskine
Whig John Middleton
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Tory gain from Whig Swing
1715 Aberdeen Burghs By-election: Aberdeen Burghs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Middleton Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig gain from Tory

Elections in the 1720s

1722 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Kerr N/A
Whig John Middleton
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing
1722 Aberdeen Burghs By-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Middleton Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold
1727 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Middleton Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold

Elections in the 1730s

1734 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Middleton Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold
1739 Aberdeen Burghs By-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Maule Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold

Elections in the 1740s

1741 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Maule N/A
Independent Alexander Udny
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing
1747 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Maule Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold
1748 British Aberdeen Burghs By-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Maitland N/A
Independent David Scott
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent gain from Whig Swing

Elections in the 1750s

1751 Aberdeen Burghs By-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Scott Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent
1754 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Scott Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent

Elections in the 1760s

1761 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Scott Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent
1762 Aberdeen Burghs By-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Lindsay Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent
1768 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Lyon 3 60 N/A
Whig William Maule 2 40 N/A
Rejected ballots
Majority 1 20
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Elections in the 1770s

1774 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Lyon Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent
1779 Aberdeen Burghs By-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adam Drummond Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent

Elections in the 1780s

1780 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adam Drummond Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent hold
1784 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Sir David Carneige Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig gain from Independent

Elections in the 1790s

1790 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Callander 3 60 N/A
Whig Sir David Carnegie 2 40 N/A
Rejected ballots
Majority 1 20
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Independent gain from Whig Swing
1792 Aberdeen Burghs By-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Allardyce Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent gain from Independent
1796 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alexander Allardyce Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent hold

Elections in the 1800s

1802 Aberdeen Burghs by-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Farquhar Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent hold
1802 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Farquhar Unopposed
Registered electors
Independent hold
1806 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Ramsay (British Army officer) 3 60.0 New
Independent James Farquhar 2 40.0 N/A
Rejected ballots
Majority 1 20.0
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Whig gain from Independent Swing
1807 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Farquhar 3 60.0 +20.0
Whig John Ramsay (British Army officer) 2 40.0 -20.0
Rejected ballots
Majority 1 20.0
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Independent gain from Whig Swing

Elections in the 1810s

1812 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Farquhar 4 80 +20.0
Whig Thomas Molison 1 20 -20.0
Rejected ballots
Majority 3 60.0
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Independent hold Swing
1818 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Hume 3 75.0 New
Independent James Farquhar 1 25.0 -55.0
Rejected ballots
Majority 2 50.0
Turnout 4
Registered electors
Radical gain from Independent Swing

Elections in the 1820s

1820 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Hume 3 60.0 -15.0
Independent John Mitchell 2 40.0 N/A
Rejected ballots
Majority 1 20.0
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Radical hold Swing
1826 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Joseph Hume Unopposed
Registered electors
Radical hold

Elections in the 1830s

1830 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[6][8][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory James Carnegie 3 60.0 New
Whig Horatio Ross 2 40.0 New
Rejected ballots
Majority 1 20.0
Turnout 5
Registered electors
Tory gain from Radical Swing
1831 general election: Aberdeen Burghs[6][8][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Horatio Ross Unopposed
Registered electors
Whig gain from Tory

References

  1. ↑ Union with Scotland Act, 1706, section XII
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aberdeen Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1690–1715). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Aberdeen Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Aberdeen Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1754–1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aberdeen Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1790–1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Fisher, David R. "Aberdeen Burghs". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 1 2 3 Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 195.
  9. ↑ Fisher, David R. "ROSS, Horatio (1801–1886), of Rossie Castle, nr. Montrose, Forfar". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  10. 1 2 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.
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