Kirkcaldy Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1832 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. From 1832 to 1950 it was, officially, a district of burghs constituency.

Boundaries 1885–1918 Comprising Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, Dysart, Kinghorn and the Municipal Burgh of Kirkcaldy not included in the old Parliamentary Burgh (except that portion within the Parliamentary Borough of Dysart).Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1886

1918–1949 The burghs of Kirkcaldy, Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven, Burntisland, Dysart and Kinghorn.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1832 Robert Ferguson Whig 1835 John Fergus Whig 1837 Robert Ferguson Whig 1841 by-election Robert Ferguson Whig 1859 Liberal 1862 by-election Roger Sinclair Aytoun Liberal 1874 Robert Reid Liberal 1875 by-electionGeorge Campbell Liberal 1885 Independent Liberal 1886 Liberal 1892 by-electionHenry Dalziel Liberal 1916 Coalition Liberallater Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy 1921 by-election Tom Kennedy Labour 1922Sir Robert Hutchison National Liberal Nov 1923 Liberallater Baron Hutchison of Montrose Dec 1923 Tom Kennedy Labour 1931 Albert Russell Unionist 1935 Tom Kennedy Labour 1944 by-election Thomas Hubbard Labour 1959 Harry Gourlay Labour Contested Kirkcaldy following redistribution Feb. 1974Constituency abolished: see Kirkcaldy

Election results 1832–1885

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s Ferguson's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s Ferguson resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Reid's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Election results 1885–1918 Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Election results 1918–1949

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

Election results 1950–1973

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

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