Angus East | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Subdivisions of Scotland | Angus |
1983–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Angus, Tayside North, Dundee East, Dundee West |
Created from |
North Angus & Mearns South Angus |
Angus East was a Scottish county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997, when it was replaced largely by Angus with smaller proportions moving to Tayside North, Dundee East and Dundee West. Between 1950 and 1983, the area had been represented by the North Angus & Mearns and South Angus constituencies.
It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The Angus District electoral divisions of Aberbrothock, Arbroath Elliot, Arbroath St Vigeans, Brechin, Carnoustie, Eastern Glens, Montrose Lunan, and Montrose Northesk, and the City of Dundee District electoral divisions of Monifieth and Sidlaw.