Dunfermline West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dunfermline West | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Dunfermline West in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
| Major settlements | Dunfermline |
| 1983–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Dunfermline |
| Replaced by | Dunfermline & West Fife |
Dunfermline West was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Before 1983 the area was covered by the Dunfermline constituency and from 2005 the seat was replaced by the new Dunfermline and West Fife.
The seat of Dunfermline West contained all of the town of Dunfermline as well as territory on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. It took in the affluent villages of Limekilns, Crossford, Culross and Cairneyhill; it also included coalfield communities such as High Valleyfield, Saline, Blairhall, and Oakley.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Dick Douglas | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1990 | Independent | ||
| 1990 | SNP | ||
| 1992 | Rachel Squire | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||