Aberdeen North

Burgh constituency
Aberdeen North shown within Scotland
Created:	1885
MP:	Frank Doran
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	City of Aberdeen
EP constituency:	Scotland

Aberdeen North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland. ... Image File history File links AberdeenNorthUKParliamentConstituency. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Frank Doran (born April 13, 1949) is a Scottish politician of the Labour Party. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils. They have been in use since April 1, 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. ... City of Aberdeen crest City of Aberdeen (Mòr-bhaile Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

Boundaries

The new boundaries of Aberdeen North are very different from its predecessor seat, owing to the aboliton of Aberdeen Central. In the 1995 boundary changes, 20,000 or so voters were moved in from Gordon (UK Parliament constituency). In the redistribution for 2005, the Bridge of Don, Dyce and Danestone areas have been removed back into Gordon, with elements of Aberdeen Central joined in the southern parts. Aberdeen Central was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005. ... Gordon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

History

Aberdeen North constituency was formed by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the Aberdeen constituency was split in two. Since then, the city has always been given at least two seats, varyingly with or without elements from Aberdeenshire. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 was a peice of British electoral reform legislation that changed the method of representation. ... Aberdeen was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885, when it was divided into Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South. ...

Currently, there are two constituencies for the city, and three for the historic Aberdeenshire county.

Members of Parliament

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Election results

Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Frank Doran (born April 13, 1949) is a Scottish politician of the Labour Party. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left wing Scottish political party which campaigns for a socialist economic platform and Scottish independence. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Malcolm Kemp Savidge (born 9 May 1946, Surrey, England) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) is a left wing Scottish political party which campaigns for a socialist economic platform and Scottish independence. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party (the SDP) to form a new party which would become...

See also

• List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland