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North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency)

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Subdivisions of Scotland
  
Kincardineshire, Angus

Number of members
  
1

Replaced by
  
Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire, Montrose Burghs, East Angus, Kincardine and Deeside, Aberdeen South

Created from
  
Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire, Montrose Burghs

Angus North and Mearns was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

Contents

It was unsuccessfully contested in 1950 by the actor James Robertson Justice.

Boundaries

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948, and was defined as consisting of:

  • The county of Kincardine inclusive of all the burghs situated therein;
  • In the county of Angus
  • The burghs of Brechin and Montrose;
  • The districts of Brechin and Montrose.
  • Redistribution

    The boundaries of the constituency were unaltered at the next redistribution of seats, which came into effect in 1974. Counties and burghs were abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but parliamentary boundaries were unaffected until 1983. In that year the constituency was abolished. A new Kincardine and Deeside constituency was formed with similar boundaries.

    References

    North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia