| Dunfermline West County constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1983 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | One |
Dunfermline West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories
Boundaries
The seat of Dunfermline West contained all of the town of Dunfermline as well as territory on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline (Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife. The Firth of Forth ( Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the Estuary or Firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows It took in the affluent villages of Limekilns, Crossford and Cairneyhill, but also included coalfield communities such as High Valleyfield, Saline, Blairhll and Oakley. Limekilns, a Village in Fife, Scotland, lies on the shore of the Firth of Forth. Crossford is a small village in west Fife, Scotland (population in 1991 was 2830
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Dick Douglas | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1990 | Independent | ||
| 1990 | SNP | ||
| 1992 | Rachel Squire | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
| General Election 2001: Dunfermline West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rachel Squire | 16,370 | 52. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Richard Giles "Dick" Douglas (born 4 January 1932) is a former Scottish Politician, having been a member of the British Labour Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Rachel Anne Squire ( July 13, 1954 – January 5, 2006) was a British politician. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8 | -0. 3 | |
| Scottish National Party | Brian Goodall | 5,390 | 17. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 4 | -1. 8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Russel McPhate | 4,832 | 15. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 6 | +2. 0 | |
| Conservative | James Mackie | 3,166 | 10. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 2 | -2. 4 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Catherine Stewart | 746 | 2. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998 and is still active today 4 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Alastair Harper | 471 | 1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,980 | 35. 4 | |||
| Turnout | 30,975 | 57. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1 | -12. 2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 8% SNP to Labour | |||
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