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词条 Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)
释义

  1. History

  2. Boundaries

  3. Members of Parliament

  4. Elections

     Elections in the 1970s  Elections in the 1980s  Elections in the 1990s  Elections in the 2000s 

  5. References

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|parliament = uk
|map1 = Kirkcaldy1997
|map_size = 260px
|map_year = 2001
|map_entity = Scotland
|year = February 1974
|abolished = 2005
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Kirkcaldy Burghs
|next = Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Glenrothes
|region = Scotland
|county =
|towns = Kirkcaldy
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Kirkcaldy was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Fife, returning one Member of Parliament (MP). It existed from the February 1974 election until its abolition in 2005.

History

This was a safe Labour seat throughout its existence.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The burghs of Buckhaven and Methil, Burntisland, Kingshorn, and Kirkcaldy, and parts of the districts of Kirkcaldy and Wemyss.

1983–1997: The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of Auchtertool/Linktown/Invertiel, Bennochy/Chapel/Cluny, Bennochy/Dunearn, Buckhaven/East Wemyss, Burntisland/Kinghorn, Dunnikier, Gallatown/Dysart/Coaltown of Wemyss/Thornton, Hayfield/Kirkcaldy Central, and Smeaton/Sinclairtown.

1997–2005: The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of Buckhaven, Thornton and Wemyss; Burntisland and Auchtertool; Dunearn and Torbain; Dunnikier and Fair Isle; Dysart and Gallatown; Hayfield and Bennochy; Kinghorn and Linktown; Pathhead, Sinclairtown and Smeaton; and Raith and Valley.

The constituency was centred on the town of Kirkcaldy. It was created at the February 1974 election, mostly replacing Kirkcaldy Burghs. In 2005 the seat was abolished, being mostly replaced by Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath with a small portion becoming part of Glenrothes.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
Feb 1974 Harry Gourlay Labour Previously MP for Kirkcaldy Burghs from 1959. Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1968–1970. Died April 1987
1987 Lewis Moonie Labour
2005constituency abolished: see Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath & Glenrothes

Elections

Elections in the 1970s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election February 1974: Kirkcaldy[1]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Gourlay
|votes = 22,469
|percentage = 47.0
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur John Armstrong Bell
|votes = 13,087
|percentage = 27.3
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Roger Thompson Knox
|votes = 12,311
|percentage = 25.7
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,382
|percentage = 19.6
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,867
|percentage = 79.4
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election October 1974: Kirkcaldy[2]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Gourlay
|votes = 20,688
|percentage = 45.4
|change = −1.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Roger Thompson Knox
|votes = 14,587
|percentage = 32.0
|change = +6.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Jones
|votes = 7,539
|percentage = 16.5
|change = −10.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Fergus Gray Young
|votes = 2,788
|percentage = 6.1
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,101
|percentage = 13.4
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,602
|percentage = 75.0
|change = −4.4
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1979: Kirkcaldy
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Harry Gourlay
|votes = 25,449
|percentage = 53.9
|change = +8.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Jean Hazel Stewart
|votes = 12,386
|percentage = 26.2
|change = +9.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Andrew Currie
|votes = 9,416
|percentage = 19.9
|change = −1.1
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,063
|percentage = 27.7
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,251
|percentage = 77.4
|change = −2.0
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1980s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1983: Kirkcaldy[3]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Harry Gourlay
|votes = 15,380
|percentage = 40.3
|change = −10.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Iain Walker
|votes = 10,049
|percentage = 26.3
|change = −2.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Black
|votes = 9,274
|percentage = 24.3
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David Wood
|votes = 3,452
|percentage = 9.1
|change = −10.8
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,331
|percentage = 14.0
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 53,078
|percentage = 71.9
|change = −5.5
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1987: Kirkcaldy[4]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Lewis Moonie
|votes = 20,281
|percentage = 49.6
|change = +9.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Iain Mitchell
|votes = 8,711
|percentage = 21.3
|change = −5.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate = David Stewart
|votes = 7,118
|percentage = 17.4
|change = −6.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Roger Mullin
|votes = 4,794
|percentage = 11.7
|change = +2.6
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,570
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 53,439
|percentage = 76.5
|change = +4.6
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 1990s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1992: Kirkcaldy[5][6]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lewis Moonie
|votes = 17,887
|percentage = 46.0
|change = −3.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Stewart Hosie
|votes = 8,761
|percentage = 22.5
|change = +10.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Wosley
|votes = 8,476
|percentage = 21.8
|change = +0.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sue Leslie
|votes = 3,729
|percentage = 9.6
|change = −7.8
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,126
|percentage = 23.5
|change = −4.8
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,853
|percentage = 74.8
|change = −1.8
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −7.2
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 1997: Kirkcaldy[7][8][9][10]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Lewis Moonie
|votes = 18,730
|percentage = 53.6
|change = +8.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Stewart Hosie
|votes = 8,020
|percentage = 22.9
|change = +0.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Charlotte Black
|votes = 4,779
|percentage = 13.7
|change = −8.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Mainland
|votes = 3,031
|percentage = 8.7
|change = −1.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Victor Baxter
|votes = 413
|percentage = 1.2
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,710
|percentage = 30.6
|change = +7.6
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,973
|percentage = 66.5
|change = −8.3
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.8
}}{{Election box end}}

Elections in the 2000s

{{Election box begin |
|title=General Election 2001: Kirkcaldy[11]
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Lewis Moonie
|votes = 15,227
|percentage = 54.1
|change = +0.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Shirley-Anne Somerville
|votes = 6,264
|percentage = 22.2
|change = −0.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Scott Campbell
|votes = 3,013
|percentage = 10.7
|change = −3.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Weston
|votes = 2,849
|percentage = 10.1
|change = +1.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Douglas Kinnear
|votes = 804
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,963
|percentage = 31.9
|change = +1.3
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,157
|percentage = 54.6
|change = −12.3
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +0.6
}}{{Election box end}}

References

  • {{Rayment-hc|k|2|date=March 2012}}
1. ^Whitaker's Almanack, 1975
2. ^Whitaker's Almanack, 1977
3. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=6 Dec 2010}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/641.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=1 May 1997|work=Election 1997|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=2011-01-07}}
9. ^C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.106 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
10. ^The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
11. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
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