East (or Eastern) Perthshire was a

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of the

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of the

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from 1885 to 1918. It elected one

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by the

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voting system.

Boundaries

The constituency was defined by the

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, by dividing the

Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

constituency to form two new constituencies which were first used in the 1885 general election. The other new constituency was West Perthshire. Together with the

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, which was unaltered, these constituencies covered the

county of Perth Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

, except that five detached

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es had been merged into the Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire constituency by the

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'' (), F. W. S. Craig 1972 As defined in the 1885 Act, the constituency consisted of the "Parishes of

Aberdalgie Aberdalgie (Gaelic: ''Obar Dheilgidh'', 'Confluence of the Thorn-Stream') is a small village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. It is southwest of Perth, and lies between the B9112 road, to the north, and the River Earn, to the ...

Alyth Alyth () ( gd, Ailt) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, northeast of Blairgowrie and about northwest of Dundee. In 2016 the town had an estimated population of 2,400. First mentioned by name in a 12th-century royal charter of Willia ...

Abernyte Abernyte is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland. Geography The village lies roughly northwest of the former Inchture railway station, and around west of Dundee. Buildings The village has a heritage organisation, the Abernyte ...

, Auchtergaven,

Arngask Glenfarg (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fairg) is a village in the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Until 14 June 1964, the village had a railway station, Glenfarg railway station, on the main line between Perth and Edinburgh via Kinross. Al ...

Abernethy Abernethy may refer to: Places Scotland * Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, a village ** Abernethy (NBR) railway station, a former railway station in this village * Nethy Bridge, Highland, a village formerly known as Abernethy * Abernethy Forest, ...

, Blairgowrie, Bendochy,

Coupar Angus Coupar Angus (; Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Cùbar Aonghais'') is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, south of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Blairgowrie. The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was traditi ...

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, Caputh (except the detached portions locally situated in

Forfarshire Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agri ...

Collace Collace () is a parish in Perthshire, Scotland, northeast of Perth, in the Carse of Gowrie district. The parish boundary includes the neighbouring villages of Kinrossie and Saucher. The traditional industries of the area are farming, quarry ...

Clunie Clunie is a small settlement in Perthshire, Scotland, west of Blairgowrie. It lies on the western shore of the Loch of Clunie. History Near the village on a small hill are the foundations of an early defensive settlement. The fortificati ...

, Dunbarney, Dunning, the detached portion of the parish of

Dunkeld Dunkeld (, sco, Dunkell, from gd, Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to t ...

and

Dowally Dowally is a village and parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies north of Dunkeld on the A9 road. The village has a parish church dedicated to St. Anne, it was constructed in 1818 and replaced a previous church which had been construct ...

which contains the town of Dunkeld,

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, Errol, Fowlis-Easter,

Forteviot Forteviot ( gd, Fothair Tabhaicht) (Ordnance Survey ) is a village in Strathearn, Scotland on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and Perth. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The population in 1991 was 160. The pres ...

Forgandenny Forgandenny (Scottish Gaelic ''Forgrann Eithne'', 'Over-Bog of Eithne'

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is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, located four miles south of Perth, Scotland, Perth. Perth is a 20-minute bus ride from Forg ...

, Findogask,

Inchture Inchture ( gd, Innis Tùir) is a village in Scotland between Dundee and Perth on the northern side of the Firth of Tay. It is approximately nine miles (14 km) from Dundee city centre and 13 miles (21 km) from Perth. The village is bypa ...

, so much of the parish of

Kettins Kettins is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about northeast of Perth and northwest of Dundee. It is from Coupar Angus, north of the A923 road. Notable people * Robert Trail minister of the parish 1746 to 1753 *John Ker minister 1744 ...

as is locally situate in Perthshire, Kinloch,

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, Kinclaven, Kinnaird,

Kinnoull Kinnoull is a parish in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately half a mile northeast of Perth city centre. Beginning at the level of the River Tay, Kinnoull's terrain continues to rise as it continues southeast, culminating in Kinno ...

Kilspindie Kilspindie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated on the Kilspindie burn, approximately northwest of Errol, west of Dundee centre and east of Perth. The village has an area of of which are arable land and are woodlan ...

, Lethendy,

Longforgan Longforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road. History A record survives of Sir Patrick Gray, as Baron of Longforgan, holding a baronial court here in 13 ...

(including so much of the parish of ‘

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Benvie Liff is a village in Angus, Scotland, situated 4.5 miles west-north-west of Dundee on a south-facing slope two miles north of the River Tay. It had a population of 568 in 2011. Surrounded by farmland, it has been described as 'haunted by wood p ...

, and

Invergowrie Invergowrie () is a village on the northwest bank of the Firth of Tay to the west of Dundee. Historically part of Perthshire, it was formerly incorporated as part of the city of Dundee, but is now administered as part of Perth and Kinross. ...

’ as is situate in Perthshire),

Meigle Meigle ( gd, Mìgeil, ) is a village in Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. It lies on the A94 road between Perth and Forfar. Other smaller settlements nearby are Balkee ...

, Methven,

Moneydie Moneydie is a small hamlet and former parish in Perth and Kinross. It is about northwest of Perth. Parish history In January 1979 the Parish of Moneydie merged with the parish of Auchtergaven in nearby Bankfoot Bankfoot is a village in ...

Redgorton Redgorton is a settlement in Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies a few miles from the River Tay and the A9 road, across the latter from Luncarty. It lies close to the Inveralmond Industrial Estate. Etymology The first recorded spe ...

Tibbermore Tibbermore is a small village situated about west of Perth, Scotland. Its parish extends to Aberuthven; however, the church building is now only used occasionally for weddings and funerals. Previously known as Tippermuir, it was the site of t ...

, Rattray,

Rhynd Rhynd () is a hamlet (place), hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located southeast of Perth, Scotland, Perth, on the south side of the River Tay. The parish church was built in 1842, and replaced an earlier church at Easter Rhynd, s ...

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, St. Martins, and

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." 1885 boundaries were used also in the

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s of

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, January 1910 and

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. By 1918, throughout most of Scotland,

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boundaries had been altered, and detached parishes were generally historic. The

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took account of new

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boundaries and grouped the county of Perth with the

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for parliamentary representation purposes. Therefore, for the 1918 general election, the two counties were covered by the Perth constituency, which was now a county constituency, entirely within the county of Perth, and the Kinross and West Perthshire constituency, which covered the county of Kinross and part of the county of Perth.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Menzies' death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; *Liberal:

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*Unionist:

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Perthshire Advertiser 17 Jun 1914

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perthshire East Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 History of Perth and Kinross Politics of Perth and Kinross