Angus North and Mearns was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
It was unsuccessfully contested in 1950 by the actor James Robertson Justice.
Boundaries The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948, and was defined as consisting of:Representation of the People Act 1948, First Schedule, Parliamentary Constituencies, Part III, Scotland The county of Kincardine inclusive of all the burghs situated therein; In the county of Angus The burghs of Brechin and Montrose; The districts of Brechin and Montrose.
Redistribution The boundaries of the constituency were unaltered at the next redistribution of seats, which came into effect in 1974.The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970 (S.I.1970/1680) Counties and burghs were abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but parliamentary boundaries were unaffected until 1983. In that year the constituency was abolished. A new Kincardine and Deeside constituency was formed with similar boundaries.Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/422)
Members of Parliament Election Member Party 1950 Colin Thornton-Kemsley Conservative and National Liberal 1964 Alick Buchanan-Smith Conservative 1983 constituency abolished
Election results Elections of the 1950s
Elections of the 1960s
Elections of the 1970s
See also Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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