East Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. Along with West Fife, it was formed by splitting the old Fife constituency.
It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system, and from 1886 to 1918 it was represented by the Liberal Prime Minister (1908–16), H. H. Asquith.
Boundaries
In 1885, the constituency comprised the parishes of Abdie, Abernethy, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Easter, Auchtermuchty, Balmerino, Cameron, Carnbee, Ceres, Collessie, Crail, Creich, Cults, Cupar, Dairsie, Dunbog, Dunino, Elie, Falkland, Ferry-Port-on-Craig, Flisk, Forgan, Kemback, Kennoway, Kettle, Kilconquhar, Kilmany, Kilrenny, Kingsbarns, Largo, Leuchars, Logie, Monimail, Moonzie, Newburgh, Newburn, Pittenweem, St Andrews, St Leonards, St Monance, Scoonie and Strathmiglo.
In 1918, on the dissolution of the St Andrews Burghs constituency, the burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem were added to the constituency.
It then consisted of "The Cupar and St. Andrews County Districts, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, together with the burgh of Leven and so much of the Kirkcaldy County District as is contained within the extra-burghal portion of the parish of Scoonie and the parish of Kennoway."
Members of Parliament
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
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| 1885
|rowspan="2"| John Boyd Kinnear
| Liberal
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| 1886
| Liberal Unionist
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: " | || 1886 || H. H. Asquith || Liberal
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: " | || 1918 || Alexander Sprot || Unionist
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: " | || 1922 || James Duncan Millar || Liberal
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: " | || 1924 || Archibald Cochrane || Unionist
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| 1929
|rowspan="2"| James Duncan Millar
| Liberal
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| 1931
| National Liberal
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: " | || 1933 by-election || James Henderson-Stewart || National Liberal
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: " | || 1961 by-election || John Gilmour || Unionist
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: " | || 1979 || Barry Henderson || Conservative
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| 1983
|colspan="2"|Constituency abolished
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Election results
Elections in the 1880s
Asquith is appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, requiring a by-election.
thumb|120px|H. H. Asquith
Elections in the 1920s
thumb|120px|Duncan Millar
Elections in the 1930s
thumb|120px|Henderson-Stewart
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
Sources
- Election results, 1950 - 1970
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1974 - 1983
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918
See also
- North East Fife Constituency