Dunfermline Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
From 1918 to 1950 it was also, officially, a district of burghs constituency.
There was also a Dunfermline county constituency from 1974 to 1983.
Boundaries As defined in 1918 the constituency covered the parliamentary burghs of Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Inverkeithing, and Lochgelly. Prior to the constituency's creation, the burghs of Dunfermline and Inverkeithing had been represented as components of Stirling Burghs, while Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly were within the county constituency of West Fife.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1918 John Wallace Coalition Liberal Jan 1922 National Liberal Nov 1922 William Watson Labour 1931 John Wallace Liberal National Knighted January 1935 1935 William Watson Labour 1950 James Clunie Labour 1959 Alan Thompson Labour 1964 Adam Hunter Labour Subsequently, MP for Dunfermline Feb 1974constituency abolished: see Dunfermline
Election results Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
See also Former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies