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	Type	County
	Year	1885
	Abolition	1983
	Members	One

East Fife was a County Constituency represented in the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom from 1885 until 1983. Along with West Fife , it was formed by dividing the old Fife constituency.


BOUNDARIES


In 1885, the constituency comprised the parishes of Abdie , Abernethy , Anstruther Wester , Anstruther Easter , Auchtermuchty , Balmerino , Cameron, Carnbee , Ceres , Collessie , Crail , Creich , Cults , Cupar , Dairsie , Dunbog , Dunino , Elie , Falkland , Ferry-Port-on-Craig , Flisk , Forgan , Kemback , Kennoway , Kettle , Kilconquhar , Kilmany , Kilrenny , Kingsbarns , Largo , Leuchars , Logie , Monimail , Moonzie , Newburgh , Newburn , Pittenweem , St Andrews , St Leonards , St Monance , Scoonie and Strathmiglo .

In 1918, on the dissolution of the St Andrews Burghs constituency, the burghs of St Andrews , Anstruther Easter , Anstruther Wester , Crail , Cupar , Kilrenny and Pittenweem were added to the constituency.
It then consisted of "The Cupar and St. Andrews County Districts, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, together with the burgh of Leven and so much of the Kirkcaldy County District as is contained within the extra-burghal portion of the parish of Scoonie and the parish of Kennoway."


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

• ''Constituency created'' ( 1885 )

• ''Constituency abolished'' ( 1983 )

ELECTION RESULTS



Elections in the 1970s

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Barry Henderson   votes 20,117   percentage 430   change +42

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Menzies Campbell   votes 10,762   percentage 230   change +104

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Henry McLeish   votes 9,339   percentage 199   change +30

party Scottish National Party   candidate J Marshall   votes 6,612   percentage 141   change -177

votes 9,355   percentage 200   change +129

votes 46,830   percentage 790   change +53

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate John Gilmour   votes 16,116   percentage 388   change -91

party Scottish National Party   candidate J Braid   votes 13,202   percentage 318   change +123

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Helen Liddell   votes 7,040   percentage 169   change +19

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate D W C Docherty   votes 5,247   percentage 126   change -50

votes 2,914   percentage 71   change -213

votes 41,605   percentage 737   change -51

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate John Gilmour   votes 21,172   percentage 479   change -67

party Scottish National Party   candidate J Braid   votes 8,593   percentage 195   change +77

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate W R S Pickard   votes 7,766   percentage 176   change +86

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate B Mann   votes 6,634   percentage 150   change -96

votes 12,579   percentage 284   change -15

votes 44,165   percentage 788   change +44

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate John Gilmour   votes 21,619   percentage 546   change +31

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Harry Ewing   votes 9,756   percentage 246   change 00

party Scottish National Party   candidate J Braid   votes 4,666   percentage 118   change -26

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate W R S Pickard   votes 3,577   percentage 90   change -05

votes 11,863   percentage 299   change +30

votes 39,618   percentage 744   change -17

winner Conservative Party (UK)

Elections in the 1960s

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate John Gilmour   votes 19,323   percentage 515   change -27

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate H Peaker   votes 9,229   percentage 246   change -06

party Scottish National Party   candidate J Braid   votes 5,394   percentage 144   change +76

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate D A Barrie   votes 3,574   percentage 95   change -36

votes 10,094   percentage 269   change -21

votes 37,520   percentage 761   change -17

winner Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate John Gilmour   votes 21,001   percentage 542   change +67

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate John Smith   votes 9,765   percentage 252   change -12

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate D C Wood   votes 5,075   percentage 131   change -130

party Scottish National Party   candidate J Braid   votes 2,635   percentage 68

party Independent Loyalist   candidate L M C Greene   votes 257   percentage 07

votes 11,236   percentage 290

votes 38,733   percentage 778

winner Conservative Party (UK)

title Fife East By-election, 1961

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate John Gilmour   votes 15,948   percentage 475

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate John Smith   votes 8,882   percentage 264

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate D Leach   votes 8,786   percentage 261

votes 7,066   percentage 211

votes 33616

winner Conservative Party (UK)

Elections in the 1950s

party National Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Henderson-Stewart   votes 26,585   percentage 699

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate J Nicol   votes 11,421   percentage 300

votes 15,164   percentage 399

percentage 752

winner National Liberal Party (UK)

party National Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Henderson-Stewart   votes 26,104   percentage 706

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate J McGowan   votes 10,872   percentage 294

votes 15,522   percentage 412

percentage 732

winner National Liberal Party (UK)

party National Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Henderson-Stewart   votes 28,446   percentage 706

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate J McGowan   votes 11,844   percentage 294

votes 16,602   percentage 412

percentage 787

winner National Liberal Party (UK)

party National Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Henderson-Stewart   votes 25,749   percentage 637

party Labour Co-operative   candidate S P McLaren   votes 10,694   percentage 265

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate D A Freeman   votes 3,975   percentage 98

votes 15,055   percentage 372

percentage 811

winner National Liberal Party (UK)

Elections in the 1940s

party National Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Henderson-Stewart   votes 24,765   percentage 694   change -129

party Labour Co-operative   candidate S P McLaren   votes 10,920   percentage 306   change +129

votes 13,845   percentage 388   change -258

votes 35,685   percentage 708   change -02

winner National Liberal Party (UK)

Elections in the 1930s

party National Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Henderson-Stewart   votes 27,915   percentage 823   change +301

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate A K Davidson   votes 6,016   percentage 177   change -43

votes 21,899   percentage 646   change +344

votes 33,931   percentage 710   change +54

winner National Liberal Party (UK)

party National Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Henderson-Stewart   votes 15,770   percentage 522

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Joseph Westwood   votes 6,635   percentage 220

party Agricultural Party   candidate J L Anderson   votes 4,404   percentage 146

party Independent Liberal   candidate D E Keir   votes 2,296   percentage 76

party National Party of Scotland   candidate Eric Linklater   votes 1,083   percentage 36

votes 9,135   percentage 302

votes 30,188   percentage 656

winner National Liberal Party (UK)

;General election of 1931
In the 1931 UK General Election , James Duncan Millar was elected unopposed.


Elections in the 1920s

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Duncan Millar   votes 14,329   percentage 429   change -41

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Archibald Douglas Cochrane   votes 13,748   percentage 411   change -119

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate W R Garson   votes 5,350

votes 581   percentage 18

votes 33,427   percentage 733   change +41

winner Liberal Party (UK)   loser Conservative Party (UK)

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Archibald Douglas Cochrane   votes 12,664   percentage 530   change +85

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Duncan Millar   votes 11,242   percentage 470   change -85

votes 1,422   percentage 60

votes 23,906   percentage 692   change +14

winner Conservative Party (UK)   loser Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Duncan Millar   votes 12,825   percentage 555   change -05

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Alexander Sprot   votes 10,275   percentage 445   change +05

votes 2,550   percentage 110   change -10

votes 23,100   percentage 678   change +06

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate James Duncan Millar   votes 12,697   percentage 560   change +138

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Alexander Sprot   votes 9,987   percentage 440   change -122

votes 2,710   percentage 120

votes 22,684   percentage 672   change +132

winner Liberal Party (UK)   loser Conservative Party (UK)

Elections in the 1910s

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Alexander Sprot   votes 8,996   percentage 542   change +148

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Herbert Henry Asquith   votes 6,996   percentage 422   change -184

party Independent Progressive   candidate W P Morgan   votes 591   percentage 36

votes 2,002   percentage 120

votes 16,581   percentage 540   change -240

winner Conservative Party (UK)   loser Liberal Party (UK)

;Fife East By-Election 8th April 1914
In the 1914 Fife East by-election, Herbert Henry Asquith was elected unopposed.

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Herbert Henry Asquith   votes 5,149   percentage 606   change -16

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Alexander Sprot   votes 3,350   percentage 394   change +16

votes 1,799   percentage 212   change -32

votes 8,499   percentage 780   change -32

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Herbert Henry Asquith   votes 5,242   percentage 622   change +32

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Alexander Sprot   votes 3,183   percentage 378   change -32

votes 2,059   percentage 244   change +64

votes 8,425   percentage 812   change +12

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Rt Hon Herbert Henry Asquith KC   votes 4,723   percentage 590   change -14

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Maj John Gilmour   votes 3,279   percentage 410   change +14

votes 1,444   percentage 180   change -28

votes 8,002   percentage 800   change +79

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Herbert Henry Asquith   votes 4,141   percentage 604   change +59

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate A H B Constable   votes 2,710   percentage 396   change -59

votes 1,431   percentage 208   change +118

votes 6,851   percentage 721   change -122

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Herbert Henry Asquith   votes 4,332   percentage 545   change +25

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate J Gilmour   votes 3,616   percentage 455   change -25

votes 716   percentage 90   change +50

votes 7,948   percentage 843   change +56

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Herbert Henry Asquith   votes 3,743   percentage 520

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate J Gilmour   votes 3,449   percentage 480

votes 294   percentage 40

votes 7,792   percentage 787   change +207

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate Herbert Henry Asquith   votes 2,863   percentage 535

party Liberal Unionist   candidate John Boyd Kinnear   votes 2,489   percentage 465

votes 374   percentage 70

votes 5,353   percentage 580   change -190

winner Liberal Party (UK)

party Liberal Party (UK)   candidate John Boyd Kinnear   votes 4,533   percentage 638

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate J Gilmour   votes 2,577   percentage 362

votes 1,956   percentage 276

votes 7,110   percentage 770