Aberdeen Burghs (UK Parliament Constituency)
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. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1832 general election.
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