Dunfermline Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Dunfermline Burghs | |
|---|---|
| Former burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Major settlements | Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing, and Lochgelly |
| 1950–1974 | |
| Seats | One |
| Replaced by | Dunfermline |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | District of Burghs constituency |
| Created from | West Fife |
Dunfermline Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
From 1918 to 1950 it was also, officially, a district of burghs constituency.
There was also a Dunfermline county constituency from 1974 to 1983.
As defined in 1918 the constituency covered the parliamentary burghs of Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing, and Lochgelly.[1] Prior to the constituency's creation, the burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing had been represented as components of Stirling Burghs, while Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly were within the county constituency of West Fife.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | John Wallace | Coalition Liberal | ||
| Jan 1922 | National Liberal | |||
| Nov 1922 | William Watson | Labour | ||
| 1931 | John Wallace | Liberal National | Knighted January 1935[3] | |
| 1935 | William Watson | Labour | ||
| 1950 | James Clunie | Labour | ||
| 1959 | Alan Thompson | Labour | ||
| 1964 | Adam Hunter | Labour | Subsequently, MP for Dunfermline | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Dunfermline | |||