East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
East Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. Along with West Fife, it was formed by splitting the old Fife constituency.
| East Fife | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Fife |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Fife and (from 1918) St Andrews Burghs |
| Replaced by | North East Fife and Central Fife |
It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system, and from 1886 to 1918 it was represented by the Liberal Prime Minister (1908–16), H. H. Asquith.
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