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Encyclopedia > Fife West (UK Parliament constituency)
Fife West
County constituency
Creation 1885
Abolition 1974
Type House of Commons

Fife West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1974. Along with Fife East it was formed by dividing the old Fife constituency. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 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, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... 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). ... Fife East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1983. ... Fife 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 Fife East and Fife West. ...


Boundaries

The constituency contained-

See Culross Culross (pronounced Coo-ros) is a burgh in Fife, Scotland. ... The Royal Burgh of Dunfermline (in Gaelic, Dùn Phàrlain), is a town and burgh in Fife, Scotland, that sits on high ground 3 miles from the shore of the Firth of Forth, northwest of Edinburgh. ... Kirkcaldy is currently the largest town in Fife, Scotland. ... Lochgelly is: a place in Fife, Scotland the brand name of the most reputed firm that produced tawses and hence a synonym (spelled without a capital L) for that typically Scottish device for corporal punishment. ... Wemyss Bay (pronounced weems) is a village on the west Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Fife East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1983. ...

  • the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats)(Scotland)(West Fife and Kirkcaldy Burghs) Order 1953; and
  • the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (West Fife and Dunfermline Burghs) Order, 1960

Members of Parliament

1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Augustine Birrell (January 19, 1850 - November 20, 1933), was an English author and politician. ... 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 to form a new party which would become known as... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... William Adamson (1863–1936) was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and worked as a miner in Fife where he became involved with the National Union of Mineworkers. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Scottish Unionist Party is a name of two organisations, one now subsumed into the UK Conservative Party, and the other being a recent creation in response to the Conservatives support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Gallacher was born in Paisley, Scotland, on December 25, 1881. ... The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was a political party in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1920 to 1991. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Other persons have been called William Hamilton Willie Hamilton (died 26 January 2000) was a Scottish anti-monarchist Labour Member of Parliament in Fife. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

Election results

General Election 1951: Fife West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Hamilton 29,195 64.9
Scottish Unionist J. P. Fyfe 11,038 24.6
Communist W. Lauchlan 4,728 10.5
Majority 18,157 40.4
Turnout 85.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Fife West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Hamilton 23,576 54.8
Scottish Unionist P. W. N. Fraser 10,131 23.6
Communist William Gallacher 9,301 21.6
Majority 13,445 31.2
Turnout 84.9
Labour gain from Communist Swing
General Election 1945: Fife West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist William Gallacher 17,636 42.1
Labour Willie Hamilton 15,580 37.3
National Liberal R. S. Stevenson 8,597 20.6
Majority 2,056 4.8
Turnout 75.4
Communist hold Swing
General Election 1935: Fife West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist William Gallacher 13,462 37.4
Labour William Adamson 12,869 35.7
Scottish Unionist Charles Black Milne 9,667 26.9
Majority 593 1.7
Turnout 77.8
Communist gain from Scottish Unionist Swing
General Election 1931: Fife West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish Unionist Charles Black Milne 12,997 42.1
Labour William Adamson 11,063 35.8
Communist William Gallacher 6,829 22.1
Majority 1,914 6.3
Turnout 71.4
Scottish Unionist gain from Labour Swing

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Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (235 words)
Edinburgh West has been a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1885.
The constituency was formed by the division of the former Edinburgh constituency.
The constituency covers the north western portion of the City of Edinburgh council area.
Fife West (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (129 words)
Fife West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1974.
Along with Fife East it was formed by dividing the old Fife constituency.
part of the District of Wemyss the remainder being in East Fife
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