| Aberdeen Burghs | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1708 |
| Abolished: | 1832 |
| Type: | District of Burghs |
| Elects Howmany: | 1 |
| Region: | Scotland |
| Towns: | Aberdeen, Inverbervie, Arbroath, Brechin, Montrose |
Aberdeen Burghs was a district of burghs constituency which was represented from 1708 to 1800 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1832 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin, Inverbervie and Montrose.
The constituency consisted of the burgh of Aberdeen in the County of Aberdeen, the burgh of Inverbervie in the County of Kincardine, and the burghs of Arbroath, Brechin and Montrose in the County of Forfar.[1]
The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.[2] [3] [4] [5]
In 1832 the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of Aberdeen and Montrose Burghs. The Aberdeen constituency covered the burgh of Aberdeen, while Montrose Burghs covered the other burghs plus the burgh of Forfar, which was previously a component of the Perth Burghs constituency.
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| Act of Union 1800 | Parliament of Great Britain abolished, Parliament of the United Kingdom created | |||
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| 1832 | Constituency abolished | |||