| Kirkcaldy Burghs | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1974 |
| Type: | Burgh |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Region: | Scotland |
| Previous2: | [1] |
| Year2: | 1832 |
| Abolished2: | 1950 |
| Type2: | District of burghs |
| Elects Howmany2: | One |
Kirkcaldy Burghs was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1832 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. From 1832 to 1950 it was, officially, a district of burghs constituency.
Comprising Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, Dysart, Kinghorn and the Municipal Burgh of Kirkcaldy not included in the old Parliamentary Burgh (except that portion within the Parliamentary Borough of Dysart).[2]
The burghs of Kirkcaldy, Buckhaven, Methil and Innerleven, Burntisland, Dysart and Kinghorn.
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Robert Ferguson | Whig[3] [4] | ||
| 1835 | John Fergus | Whig | ||
| 1837 | Robert Ferguson | Whig | ||
| 1841 by-election | Robert Ferguson | Whig[5] [6] | ||
| 1859 | Liberal | |||
| 1862 by-election | Roger Sinclair Aytoun | Liberal | ||
| 1874 | Robert Reid | Liberal | ||
| 1875 by-election | Sir George Campbell | Liberal | ||
| 1885 | Independent Liberal | |||
| 1886 | Liberal | |||
| 1892 by-election | Henry Dalziel | Liberal | later Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy | |
| 1921 by-election | Thomas Kennedy | Labour | ||
| 1922 | Sir Robert Hutchison | National Liberal | later Baron Hutchison of Montrose | |
| 1923 | Thomas Kennedy | Labour | ||
| 1931 | Albert Russell | Unionist | ||
| 1935 | Thomas Kennedy | Labour | ||
| 1944 by-election | Thomas Hubbard | Labour | ||
| 1959 | Harry Gourlay | Labour | subsequently MP for Kirkcaldy | |
| Feb. 1974 | constituency abolished: see Kirkcaldy | |||
Ferguson's death caused a by-election.
Ferguson resigned, causing a by-election.
Reid's death caused a by-election.