Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kirkcaldy was a former UK Parliament constituency in Fife, Scotland, centred on the town of Kirkcaldy and represented in the House of Commons until its abolition and replacement by new constituencies.

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
containsTown Kirkcaldy
country United Kingdom
county Fife
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
elects one Member of Parliament
hasCapitalTown Kirkcaldy
jurisdiction United Kingdom
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
locatedIn Central Fife area
Fife
Scotland
east-central Scotland
namedAfter Kirkcaldy
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf Westminster constituencies in Scotland
region Scotland
replacedBy Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)
representedArea surrounding parts of Fife
town of Kirkcaldy
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
status abolished constituency
successorConstituency Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)
type borough constituency
usedFor elections to the House of Commons

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency) previouslyPartOf Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) replacedBy Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy representedInScottishParliament Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) successorConstituency Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)