Boundaries
From 1885 the constituency consisted of the parishes of Abbotshall, Aberdour, Auchterderran, Auchtertool, Ballingry, Beath, Burntisland, Dalgetty, Dunfermline, Dysart, Inverkeithing, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, Kirkcaldy, Leslie, Markinch, Saline, Torryburn and Wemyss.
The constituency contained:
- the burghs of Culross, Leslie and Markinch
- the Districts of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Lochgelly
- part of the District of Wemyss the remainder being in East Fife
From 1918 it consisted of "The Dunfermline County District, inclusive of all burghs situated therein except insofar as included in the Dunfermline District of Burghs, together with so much of the Kirkcaldy County District, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, as is included neither in the Eastern Division nor in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy Districts of Burghs."
For later changes see:
- the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats)(Scotland)(West Fife and Kirkcaldy Burghs) Order 1953; and
- the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (West Fife and Dunfermline Burghs) Order, 1960
Read more about this topic: West Fife (UK Parliament Constituency)
Famous quotes containing the word boundaries:
“We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
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—Bertha Honore Potter Palmer (1849–1918)
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