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.{{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/constituencies/aberdeen-burghs | title= Aberdeen Burghs 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==