Aberdeen North (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 57°10′34″N 2°08′06″W / 57.176°N 2.135°W / 57.176; -2.135
| Aberdeen North | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Aberdeen North in Scotland for the 2005 general election. |
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | City of Aberdeen |
| Electorate | 69,622 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Frank Doran (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| Scottish Parliament | North East Scotland |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the 1885 general election, but has undergone various boundary changes since that date.
There is also an Aberdeen North Holyrood constituency, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency of at that time.
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