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== Member of Parliament ==
== Member of Parliament ==
*1885 William Alexander Hunter
* [[Frank Doran]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (2005–''present'')
* [[Malcolm Savidge]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (2001–2005)
*1896 Duncan Vernon Pirie
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*1918 Frank Herbert Rose
*1928 [[William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate|William Wedgwood Benn]], later Viscount Stansgate
*1931 John George Burnett
*1935 [[George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne|George Morgan Garro-Jones]], later Baron Trefgarne
*1945 Hector Samuel James Hughes
*1970 Robert Hughes
* 2001 [[Malcolm Savidge]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

* 2005 [[Frank Doran]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]


== Election results ==
== Election results ==

Revision as of 15:00, 29 May 2005

Aberdeen North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

  • 1885 William Alexander Hunter
  • 1896 Duncan Vernon Pirie
  • 1918 Frank Herbert Rose
  • 1931 John George Burnett
  • 1945 Hector Samuel James Hughes
  • 1970 Robert Hughes

Election results

General Election 2005: Aberdeen North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Doran 15,557 42.5 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Delaney 8,762 23.9 +7.5
SNP Kevin Stewart 8,168 22.3 −6.4
Conservative David Anderson 3,456 9.4 −0.6
Scottish Socialist John Connon 691 1.9 +0.4
Majority 6,795 18.5
Turnout 36,634 55.7 −0.7
Labour hold Swing −9.3
General Election 2001: Aberdeen North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Savidge 13,157 43.3 −4.5
SNP Alasdair Allan 8,708 28.7 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Jim Donaldson 4,991 16.4 +2.3
Conservative Richard Cowling 3,047 10.0 −5.0
Scottish Socialist Shona Foreman 454 1.5 N/A
Majority 4,449 14.6
Turnout 30,357 57.4 −13.3
Labour hold Swing

Politics and history of the constituency