Gordon is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. It alone has parliamentary sovereignty, conferring upon it ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories...
(
WestminsterThe Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
), which elects one member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the
1983 general electionThe 1983 UK general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945.The opposition vote split almost evenly between the SDP/Liberal Alliance and Labour...
, but has undergone boundary changes since that date.
There is also a
Gordon Holyrood constituencyGordon is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
, a constituency of the
Scottish ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood" , is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency at that time.
Gordon is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. It alone has parliamentary sovereignty, conferring upon it ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories...
(
WestminsterThe Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
), which elects one member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the
1983 general electionThe 1983 UK general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945.The opposition vote split almost evenly between the SDP/Liberal Alliance and Labour...
, but has undergone boundary changes since that date.
There is also a
Gordon Holyrood constituencyGordon is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
, a constituency of the
Scottish ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood" , is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency at that time. The Scottish First Minister,
Alex SalmondAlexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government.He is the leader of the Scottish National Party , Member of Parliament for the constituency of Banff and Buchan, and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon...
, currently represents that seat.
Boundaries
Council areas
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Aberdeen City and AberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives...
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New boundaries were used for the
2005 general electionThe United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect members to the House of Commons.The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a reduced overall majority of 66 and they failed to gain any new seats...
. Prior to that election the constituency covered a central portion of the Aberdeenshire council area and a small eastern portion of the Moray council area. As a result of the 2005 boundary changes, in accordance with the Fifth Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, the Gordon constituency is now one of five covering the Aberdeenshire council area and the Aberdeen City council area.
The Gordon constituency now covers a central portion of the Aberdeenshire area and a northern portion of the Aberdeen City area. Entirely within the Aberdeenshire area, there is also
Banff and BuchanBanff and Buchan is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, to the north of Gordon, and
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, to the south. Entirely within the Aberdeen City area, there is also
Aberdeen NorthAberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, to the south of Gordon, and
Aberdeen SouthAberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, further south.
The towns of
EllonEllon is a sizeable town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the Eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine...
,
InverurieInverurie is a Royal Burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport at Dyce....
and Huntly remain within the constituency.
Keith (within the Moray council area) was transferred to the
MorayMoray is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
constituency,
TurriffTurriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above sea level.Turriff is known locally as Turra in the Doric dialect of Scots...
was transferred to the Banff and Buchan constituency, and Westhill and
KemnayKemnay is a village west of Aberdeen in Scotland. It has a population of about 4,500 .- History :Village Name...
were transferred to the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency.
The
Bridge of DonBridge of Don is a suburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland.Bridge of Don has become, in roughly forty years, the largest suburb in Europe, with an estimated population of over 22,000.Being so big, Bridge of Don is split into smaller areas...
and
DyceBridgefield redirects to this page, for details on the failed redevelopment project of the same name in Stockport, England see MerseywayDyce is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about six miles northwest of Aberdeen city, best known for being the location of the city's airport...
areas (within the City of Aberdeen council area) were transferred to the Gordon constituency from the Aberdeen North constituency.
Members of Parliament
- Malcolm Bruce
Malcolm Gray Bruce, MP is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Gordon.-Early life:...
, Liberal Democrat (1983–present)
Election results
Before the 2005 general election, Scotland went through major boundary changes.
See also