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  Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunfermline East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 2005 general election.
It was abolished due to a major revison in the composition of parliamentary constituencies in Scotland.
Gordon Brown was the MP for Dunfermline East from 1983 until its abolition in 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dunfermline_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (151 words)

  
 Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunfermline and West Fife is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Rachel Squire (Labour) was the MP for Dunfermline West constituency from 1992 until the major revision of the composition of Scottish parliamentary consituencies for the 2005 general election.
This constituency was formed in 2005 from all of the old Dunfermline West and parts of the old Dunfermline East constituencies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dunfermline_and_West_Fife   (355 words)

  
 Fife East (UK Parliament constituency) Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Fife East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1983.
Fife West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1974.
- the Districts of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Lochgelly
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 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (UK Parliament constituency) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency is dominated by the town of East Kilbride.
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (UK Parliament constituency), Boundaries, Members of Parliament, Election results, See also and Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster).
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/East_Kilbride,_Strathaven_and_Lesmahagow_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (172 words)

  
 Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The constituency was formed by the division of the former Edinburgh constituency.
The constituency covers the north western portion of the City of Edinburgh council area.
This commuter belt constituency, distinctively in the city, was a safe Unionist/Conservative seat for over 65 years, from 1931 general election until the 1997 general election; since that election the seat has been held by the Liberal Democrats.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Edinburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885.
Originally a single member constituency, representation was increased to two members in 1832.
It was abolished in 1885, being split into Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh East and Edinburgh West.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Edinburgh_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (120 words)

  
 East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
East Lothian is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Before the 1983 general election, the area lay in the Berwick and East Lothian constituency.
The constituency covers the whole of the East Lothian council area with Musselburgh added to the seat from its former Edinburgh constituency.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/East_Lothian_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (142 words)

  
 BMA - Boundary changes for UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland, March 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, passed by the UK Parliament in July 2004, will come into effect upon the dissolution of the current UK Parliament.
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005 details the reduction of the number of constituencies for the UK Parliament from 72 to 59 Scottish seats.
Constituency boundaries are determined by the Boundary Commissions (one each for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
www.bma.org.uk /ap.nsf/Content/ScotlandMPconstituencies   (491 words)

  
 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the west of the North Lanarkshire council area, and is predominantly urban.
Tom Clarke has held this seat since 1983, from its formation as Monklands East to its changes to Coatbridge and Chryston and its current form as Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Coatbridge,_Chryston_and_Bellshill_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (221 words)

  
 Dunfermline East   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dunfermline East does not actually include any part of the town of Dunfermline.
In 1983, the voters of this new constituency elected Mr Gordon Brown, then Chairman of the Scottish Labour Party as their MP with over 50% of the vote and a majority of more than 11,000 over the Liberals.
Dunfermline East is the fourth safest seat in the country.
www.alba.org.uk /scot99constit/m01.html   (754 words)

  
 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing most of Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber and some of Ross, Skye and Inverness West.
The constituency is one of three House of Commons constituencies in the Highland council area, the others being Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and Ross, Skye and Lochaber.
nba.servegame.org /en/Inverness,_Nairn,_Badenoch_and_Strathspey_(UK_Parliament_constituency).htm   (149 words)

  
 Dunfermline - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Dunfermline
Dunfermline is the birthplace of the industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who presented the city with Pittencrieff Park (‘the Glen’), a free library, and an annual income of £25,000.
Dunfermline has had to overcome the economic downturn associated with the closure of the naval base at nearby Rosyth, and the decline of the linen and coal industries.
The old monks of Dunfermline were very fond of them.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Dunfermline   (194 words)

  
 Dunfermline East   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
And as recently as May 1996 there was a local government by-election here in the Hill of Beath ward where the Democratic Left (as the new Communists were named) took over 30% of the vote in what had previously been a rock-solid Labour ward.
Although he did not stand for the Scottish Parliament, Mr Brown takes an interest in events on the Mound which almost verges on interference and he clearly considers himself to be the Godfather of Scottish Politics.
Other elections have shown that Dunfermline East is not always rock solid Labour: In the 1999 European elections, Labour took 43.8 % of the vote here, down from 66.8 % at the last general election.
www.alba.org.uk /nextwe/m01.html   (879 words)

  
 MPs Sarwar, Galloway and Marshall face fight as city seats disappear - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A new "super" constituency of Glasgow Central will be created to replace the seats, drawn from the three areas.
UK Health Secretary John Reid's Hamilton North and Bellshill seat is one of the casualties.
Two seats, Lanark and Hamilton East, and Rutherglen and Hamilton West and will be created to replace the current Lanarkshire constituencies.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5021888.shtml   (452 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Scottish Parliament elections
One view has it that the parliament has simply proved to be a pale shadow of its "grown-up" Westminster counterpart with poor debates and "kitchen-sink" politics.
Dennis Canavan is seeking re-election as an independent MSP in Falkirk West and he will be joined in that bracket by Margo MacDonald, who very publicly fell out with the SNP because of her placing on the Lothians list and has decided to go it alone.
Other independents are standing in Dunfermline East and West and in Glasgow, on the single issue of the NHS.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2909647.stm   (697 words)

  
 Dundee West (uk Parliament Constituency) - Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
A similar constituency, also called Dundee West, is used by the Scottish Parliament.
The constituency covers the western portion of the City of Dundee council area.
boris.bloggerus.com /Dundee_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (186 words)

  
 Dunfermline East Conservative Association - Home Page
As part of this change, the Dunfermline East Conservative Association ceased to be on March 31st 2005.
Since about 80% of Dunfermline East is now part of K and C, this website has been linked to the new K and C site.
Finally, Dunfermline East is still a constituency for the Scottish Parliament.
www.dunfermlineeast.conservatives.org.uk   (204 words)

  
 Angus (UK Parliament constituency) - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Angus is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the Angus council area, apart from the area around Dundee.
Until the 2005 general election, it covered the east of Angus and the area around Dundee.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Angus_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (141 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Brown, (James) Gordon
After leaving university in 1976, he became a lecturer at Glasgow College of Technology (1976-1980), and a journalist for Scottish Television (1980-1983).
In 1983 he was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Dunfermline East, a constituency he served until 2005 (when the constituency disappeared because of boundary changes—at the 2005 general election Brown successfully contested the new seat of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath), and also became Chair of the Scottish Labour Party (1983-1984).
From 1987 to 1989 he served as opposition chief secretary to the treasury, and from 1989 to 1992 he was shadow secretary of state for trade and industry.
uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781538644/Brown_(James)_Gordon.html   (617 words)

  
 MSPWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Said in Parliament, 'If John Swinney thinks that it is the Scottish Parliament's duty to discuss Iraq, does he think that it is the right and the duty of the Westminster Parliament to discuss Scottish education and health services and the Scottish legal system?
Said in Parliament, 'I believe emphatically that there is only one way in which to deal with Iraq: rationally and diplomatically.
It would solidify support around the tyrant Saddam, lead to a rapid deterioration in the middle east situation, risk war and conflict spilling over into surrounding states, and act as a recruiting sergeant for terrorist organisations and a justification for their bloody actions.
staff.stir.ac.uk /m.r.priestley/MSPWatch/MSP~list.htm   (1082 words)

  
 Aspect 2003: Helen Eadie, Scottish Labour Party candidate, Dunfermline East, 2003
By the time the Scottish Parliament elections are held we expect to have passed 63 Bills.
Dunfermline East Constituency is set to be one of the main beneficiaries of the work that has been undertaken by Labour colleagues at Westminster and in the Scottish Executive to bring the contracts for the new Aircraft Carrier to Rosyth.
I pledge to continue to work hard to serve the interests of the people of Dunfermline East and ask you once again for your support on 1st May.
gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/aspect2003/lab/a03labdfe.htm   (655 words)

  
 ipedia.com: MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001 Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
52nd Parliament 53rd Parliament 54th Parliament This is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by...
This is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency.
Ann Winterton (Congleton) - Conservative whip was withdrawn on February 25 and restored on March 31.
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 Dunfermline East   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Helen Eadie was the first candidate to be declared a Labour and Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament at the 1999 election.
She also stood as a candidate at the 1997 general election for Roxburgh and Berwickshire.
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 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 Voting Record — Gordon Brown MP, Dunfermline East — The Public Whip
Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005 Parliament.
This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same).
www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?mpc=Dunfermline+East   (345 words)

  
 Members of Parliament 2005 -
There is also a list in alphabetic order of MPs' names.
Click on the constituency name for the election result.
Click on the MP's name to send an email to that MP (please use this facility responsibly).
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