Thanet East (UK Parliament constituency)

Thanet East was a British

United Kingdom

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parliamentary constituency

United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...

in the Isle of Thanet

Isle of Thanet

The Isle of Thanet lies at the most easterly point of Kent, England. While in the past it was separated from the mainland by the nearly -wide River Wantsum, it is no longer an island ....

, in Kent

Kent

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. It consisted of the coastal towns of Ramsgate

Ramsgate

Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Ports. It has a population of around 40,000. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline and its main...

and Broadstairs

Broadstairs

Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about south-east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St. Peter's and had a population in 2001 of about 24,000. Situated between Margate and...

.

Jonathan Aitken

Jonathan Aitken

Jonathan William Patrick Aitken is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, and British government minister. He was convicted of perjury in 1999 and received an 18-month prison sentence, of which he served seven months...

was the MP for the lifetime of the constituency, from February 1974 until 1983.

History

It was created for the February 1974 general election

United Kingdom general election, February 1974

The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...

, and returned one Member of Parliament

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(MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. The former constituency of Isle of Thanet

Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)

Isle of Thanet was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885, until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election....

was split into Thanet West

Thanet West (UK Parliament constituency)

Thanet West was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent.It was created for the February 1974 general election, and returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

(around Margate) and Thanet East (Ramsgate and Broadstairs).

It was abolished for the 1983 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1983

The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...

, when Thanet East and the neighbouring Thanet West constituency

Thanet West (UK Parliament constituency)

were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	Feb 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...	Jonathan Aitken Jonathan Aitken Jonathan William Patrick Aitken is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, and British government minister. He was convicted of perjury in 1999 and received an 18-month prison sentence, of which he served seven months...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...	constituency abolished

Election results

Election 28 Feb 1974

Electorate 47,546

Turnout 80.53%

Voters 38,289

Jonathan Aitken

Jonathan Aitken

Conservative 17,944 46.86%

Robert Ernest Bean Labour 11,347 29.64%

J Cox Liberal 8,997 23.50%

Election 10 Oct 1974

Electorate 47,941

Turnout 71.55%

Voters 34,302

Jonathan Aitken

Jonathan Aitken

Conservative 15,813 46.10%

S Bartlett Labour 11,310 32.97%

C Hogarth Liberal 6,472 18.87%

K Munson National Front 708 2.06%

Election 28 May 1979

Electorate 48,989

Turnout 72.72%

Voters 35,625

Jonathan Aitken

Jonathan Aitken

Conservative 20,367 57.17%

I Kilberry Labour 10,128 28.43%

B Hesketh Liberal 4,755 13.35%

B Dobing National Front 376 1.06%

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