Boundaries 1832 to 1918 As created by the
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, and first used in the
1832 general election, the constituency included the
burgh of
Perth and was one of two constituencies covering the
county of Perth. The other was the
Perthshire constituency (except that five detached
parishes of the county were within the
Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire constituency). The boundaries of the constituency, as set out in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, were- :"From the North-western Corner of the North Inch, on the Right Bank of the River Tay, in a straight Line to the Bridge on the Mill Lead at the Boot of Balhousie; thence in a straight Line to the Bridge on the Glasgow Road over the Scouring Burn; thence in a straight Line to the Southern Corner of the Water Reservoir of the Dept; thence in a straight Line to the Southern Corner of the Friarton Pier on the River Tay; thence across the River Tay (passing to the South of the Friarton Island) to the Point at which the same is met by the Boundary of the respective Parishes of Kinfauns and Kinnoul; thence, Northward, along the Boundary of the Parish of Kinfauns to the Point at which the several Boundaries of the Properties of Kinfauns, Kinnoul, and Barnhill meet; thence in a straight Line to the North-eastern Corner of Lord Kinnoul's Lodge, at the Gate of Approach to Kinnoul Hill; thence in a straight Line to the North-eastern Corner of the Enclosure of the Lunatic Asylum; thence in a straight Line to the Point at which the Annatty Burn crosses the Blairgowrie Road; thence down the Annatty Burn to the Point at which the same joins the River Tay; thence in a straight Line to the Point first described." Prior to the 1832 general election, the county (including the detached parishes) had been covered by the Perthshire constituency and
Perth Burghs. Perth Burghs consisted of the burgh of Perth and burghs in the
county of Fife and the
county of Forfar. The 1832 boundaries of the Perth constituency were used also in the
general elections of
1835,
1837,
1841,
1847,
1852,
1857,
1859,
1865,
1868,
1874 and
1880. The
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided the Perthshire constituency to create
Eastern Perthshire and
Western Perthshire. There was no change to the boundaries of the Perth constituency. The
council area was otherwise covered by
North Tayside to the north, which also covered part of the
Angus council area,
Angus to the east, which also covered part of the Angus council area and part of the
Dundee City council area, and
Ochil to the south, which also covered the
Clackmannanshire council area and part of the
Stirling council area. The same boundaries were used for the
2001 general election. For the
2005 general election, the Perth constituency was largely replaced by
Ochil and South Perthshire, covering the Clackmannanshire council area and a southern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area.
Perth and North Perthshire was created to cover the rest of the Perth and Kinross council area. ==Constituency profile==