Gordon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 56°58′08″N 3°10′41″W / 56.969°N 3.178°W / 56.969; -3.178
| Gordon | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gordon in Scotland. |
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | Aberdeenshire and City of Aberdeen |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Malcolm Bruce (Liberal Democrat) |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Gordon is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), which elects one member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the 1983 general election, but has undergone boundary changes since that date.
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