Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Aberdeenshire . == Boundaries ==

When created in 1708, the constituency covered the county of Aberdeen minus the burgh of Aberdeen, which was part of the Aberdeen Burghs constituency. Under the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 the Aberdeen burgh constituency was created to cover the burgh plus areas previously within the Aberdeenshire constituency. ==History==

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1868 general election. {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/constituencies/aberdeenshire {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/constituencies/aberdeenshire | title= Aberdeenshire {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/constituencies/aberdeenshire {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/aberdeenshire In 1868, the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 divided Aberdeenshire to form Eastern Aberdeenshire and Western Aberdeenshire, and these new constituencies were first used in the 1868 general election. ==Members of Parliament==

Elections in the 1830s Elections in the 1840s Gordon was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election. Elections in the 1850s Gordon resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1860s Hamilton-Gordon succeeded as 5th Earl of Aberdeen, and had thus become ineligible to sit in the House of Commons. The ensuing by-election was won by the Conservative candidate, William Leslie. Leslie resigned, causing a by-election. ==See also ==