Aberdeen Burghs was a district of burghs constituency which was represented from 1708 to 1800 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1832 in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin, Inverbervie and Montrose.

Boundaries The constituency consisted of the burgh of Aberdeen in the County of Aberdeen, the burgh of Inverbervie in the County of Kincardine, and the burghs of Arbroath, Brechin and Montrose in the County of Forfar.Union with Scotland Act, 1706, section XII

History The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.

In 1832 the constituency was divided between the new constituencies of Aberdeen and Montrose Burghs. The Aberdeen constituency covered the burgh of Aberdeen, while Montrose Burghs covered the other burghs plus the burgh of Forfar, which was previously a component of the Perth Burghs constituency.

Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1708 John Gordon 1710 James Scott 1711 William Livingston 1713 John Middleton Whig February 1715 James Erskine Tory July 1715 John Middleton Whig April 1722 William Kerr October 1722 John Middleton Whig 1739 John Maule Whig 1748 Charles Maitland 1751 David Scott 1767 Sir John Lindsay 1768 Thomas Lyon Pro-Administration Whig 1779 Adam Drummond 1784 Sir David Carnegie, Bt Whig 1790 Alexander Callender 1792 Alexander Allardyce Act of Union 1800 Parliament of Great Britain abolished,Parliament of the United Kingdom created 1801 Alexander Allardyce 1802 by-election James Farquhar 1806 John Ramsay 1807 James Farquhar 1818 Joseph Hume Radical1826 1830 Sir James Carnegie, Bt Tory 1831 Horatio Ross Whig1832Constituency abolished

Elections Elections in the 1700s

Elections in the 1710s

Elections in the 1720s

Elections in the 1730s

Elections in the 1740s

Elections in the 1750s

Elections in the 1760s

Elections in the 1770s

Elections in the 1780s

Elections in the 1790s

Elections in the 1800s

Elections in the 1810s

Elections in the 1820s

Elections in the 1830s

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