Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Highlands and Islands | |
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electoral region for the Scottish Parliament | |
Highlands and Islands shown within Scotland | |
Current electoral region | |
Created | 1999 |
MSPs | Scottish National Party 7 Conservative 3 Liberal Democrats 2 Labour 2 Scottish Greens 1 |
Council areas | Argyll and Bute (part) Highland Moray (part) Na h-Eileanan Siar Orkney Islands Shetland Islands |
Constituencies | Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Inverness and Nairn Moray Na h-Eileanan an Iar Orkney Shetland Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch |
The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs).
The name Highlands and Islands is much older than the electoral region. The Highlands and Islands area has a large area of overlap with the Scottish Highlands, and the two names are often regarded as representing the same area.
The Highlands and Islands region is the largest of the eight electoral regions in terms of area, but the smallest in terms of population and electorate. It has boundaries with the North East Scotland, Mid Scotland and Fife and the West Scotland electoral regions.
Contents
1 Constituencies and council areas
1.1 2011–
1.2 1999–2011
1.3 Boundary changes
2 List of MSPs
2.1 Constituency MSPs
2.2 Regional List MSPs
3 Election results
3.1 2016 election
3.1.1 Constituency results
3.1.2 Additional member results
3.2 2011 election
3.2.1 Constituency results
3.2.2 Additional member results
3.3 2007 election
3.3.1 Constituency results
3.3.2 Additional member results
3.4 2003 election
3.4.1 Constituency results
3.4.2 Additional member results
3.5 1999 election
3.5.1 Constituency results
3.5.2 Additional member results
4 Footnotes
Constituencies and council areas
2011–
As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
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1999–2011
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing at that time.[1] They covered all of four council areas,[2] the Highland council area, Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles council area),
the Orkney Isles council area and the Shetland Isles council area, and most of two others, the Argyll and Bute council area and the Moray council area:
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A south-eastern portion of the Argyll and Bute area is covered by the Dumbarton constituency, which is in the West of Scotland region. An eastern portion of the Moray area is covered by the Gordon constituency, in the North East Scotland region.
Boundary changes
The Boundary Commission also recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. Highlands and Islands was amended so as to contain the newly redrawn constituencies of Argyll and Bute; Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Inverness and Nairn; Moray; Na h-Eileanan an Iar; Orkney Islands; Shetland Islands; and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.[3]
List of MSPs
Constituency MSPs
Term | Election | Argyll and Bute | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Moray | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | Western Isles | Orkney | Shetland | ||||||||
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1st | 1999 | George Lyon (LD) | Jamie Stone (LD) | Fergus Ewing (SNP) | Margaret Ewing (SNP) | John Farquhar Munro (LD) | Alasdair Morrison (Labour) | Jim Wallace (LD) | Tavish Scott (LD) | ||||||||
2nd | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
2006 by | Richard Lochhead (SNP) | ||||||||||||||||
3rd | 2007 | Jim Mather (SNP) | Alasdair Allan (SNP) | Liam McArthur (LD) | |||||||||||||
Term | Election | Argyll and Bute | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | Inverness and Nairn | Moray | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Orkney | Shetland | ||||||||
4th | 2011 | Michael Russell (SNP) | Rob Gibson (SNP) | Fergus Ewing (SNP) | Richard Lochhead (SNP) | David Thompson (SNP) | Alasdair Allan (SNP) | Liam McArthur (LD) | Tavish Scott (LD) | ||||||||
5th | 2016 | Gail Ross (SNP) | Kate Forbes (SNP) |
Regional List MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
Term | Election | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | |||||||
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1st | 1999 | Winnie Ewing (SNP) | Duncan Hamilton (SNP) | Maureen Macmillan (Labour) | Rhoda Grant (Labour) | Peter Peacock (Labour) | Jamie McGrigor (Conservative) | Mary Scanlon (Conservative) | |||||||
2nd | 2003 | Rob Gibson (SNP) | Jim Mather (SNP) | Eleanor Scott (Green) | |||||||||||
2006 by | Dave Petrie (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
3rd | 2007 | David Thompson (SNP) | David Stewart (Labour) | Rhoda Grant (Labour) | Mary Scanlon (Conservative) | ||||||||||
4th | 2011 | John Finnie (SNP) (later Independent) | Mike MacKenzie (SNP) | Jean Urquhart (SNP) (later Independent) | |||||||||||
2012 | |||||||||||||||
5th | 2016 | John Finnie (Green) | Maree Todd (SNP) | Douglas Ross (Conservative) | Edward Mountain (Conservative) | Donald Cameron (Conservative) | |||||||||
2017 | Jamie Halcro Johnston (Conservatives) |
Election results
2016 election
In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 7 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and one additional member)
- 3 Conservative MSPs (all additional members)
- 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (both constituency members)
- 2 Labour MSPs (both additional members)
- 1 Green MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Highlands and Islands | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Argyll and Bute | Michael Russell | SNP hold | ||||
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | Gail Ross | SNP hold | ||||
Inverness and Nairn | Fergus Ewing | SNP hold | ||||
Moray | Richard Lochhead | SNP hold | ||||
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Alasdair Allan | SNP hold | ||||
Orkney | Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Shetland | Tavish Scott | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | Kate Forbes | SNP hold |
Additional member results
Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Highlands and Islands | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
SNP | Maree Todd | 1 | -2 | 81,600 | 39.7% | -7.8% | |
Conservative | Douglas Ross Edward Mountain Donald Cameron | 3 | +1 | 44,693 | 21.8% | +10.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ±0 | 27,223 | 13.3% | +1.2% | ||
Labour | Rhoda Grant David Stewart | 2 | ±0 | 22,894 | 11.2% | -3.3% | |
Scottish Green | John Finnie | 1 | +1 | 14,781 | 7.2% | +2.1% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 5,344 | 2.6% | +0.7% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 3,689 | 1.8% | +1.8% | ||
Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 3,407 | 1.7% | -0.3% | ||
RISE | 0 | 0 | 889 | 0.4% | +0.4% | ||
Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 793 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
2011 election
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:[4]
- 9 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and three additional members)
- 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (both constituency members)
- 2 Labour MSPs (both additional members)
- 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
Constituency results
Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Highlands and Islands | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Argyll and Bute | Michael Russell | SNP hold | ||||
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | Rob Gibson | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Inverness and Nairn | Fergus Ewing | SNP hold | ||||
Moray | Richard Lochhead | SNP hold | ||||
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Alasdair Allan | SNP hold | ||||
Orkney | Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Shetland | Tavish Scott | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | Dave Thompson | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats |
Additional member results
Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Highlands and Islands | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
SNP | John Finnie Jean Urquhart Mike MacKenzie | 3 | +1 | 85,082 | 47.5% | +13.1% | |
Labour | Rhoda Grant David Stewart | 2 | -1 | 25,884 | 14.5% | -3.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ±0 | 21,729 | 12.1% | -8.0% | ||
Conservative | Jamie McGrigor Mary Scanlon | 2 | ±0 | 20,843 | 11.6% | -0.8% | |
Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 9,076 | 5.1% | +0.4% | ||
Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 3,541 | 2.0% | -1.4% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 3,372 | 1.9% | +1.2% | ||
All Scotland Pensioners Party | 0 | 0 | 2,770 | 1.5% | -0.6% | ||
Ban Bankers Bonuses | 0 | 0 | 1,764 | 1.0% | n/a | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1,969 | 0.9% | n/a | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 1,406 | 0.8% | +0.2% | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 1,134 | 0.6% | -0.5% | ||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 509 | 0.3% | -0.2% | ||
Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 204 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
2007 election
In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 6 Scottish National Party MSPs (four constituency MSPs and two additional members)
- 4 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency MSPs)
- 3 Labour MSPs (all additional members)
- 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
Constituency results
Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Highlands and Islands | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Argyll and Bute | Jim Mather | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Jamie Stone | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Fergus Ewing | SNP hold | ||||
Moray | Richard Lochhead | SNP hold | ||||
Orkney | Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Ross, Skye and Inverness West | John Farquhar Munro | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Shetland | Tavish Scott | Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Western Isles | Alasdair Allan | SNP gain from Labour |
Additional member results
Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Highlands and Islands | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
SNP | Rob Gibson David Thompson | 2 | ±0 | 63,979 | 34.4% | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ±0 | 37,001 | 19.9% | +1.1 | ||
Labour | Peter Peacock Rhoda Grant David Stewart | 3 | +1 | 32,952 | 17.7% | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Mary Scanlon Jamie McGrigor | 2 | ±0 | 23,334 | 12.6% | -3.4 | |
Scottish Green | 0 | -1 | 8,602 | 4.6% | -3.6 | ||
Scottish Christian | 0 | ±0 | 6,332 | 3.4% | +3.4 | ||
Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | ±0 | 3,841 | 2.1% | +2.1 | ||
BNP | 0 | ±0 | 2,152 | 1.2% | +1.2 | ||
Solidarity | 0 | ±0 | 1,833 | 1.0% | +1.0 | ||
UKIP | 0 | ±0 | 1,287 | 0.7% | -0.5 | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | ±0 | 1,027 | 0.6% | -0.4 | ||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | ±0 | 973 | 0.5% | -4.8 | ||
Publican Party | 0 | ±0 | 914 | 0.5% | +0.5 | ||
Christian Peoples | 0 | ±0 | 885 | 0.5% | +0.5 | ||
Scottish Voice | 0 | ±0 | 450 | 0.2% | +0.2 | ||
Scottish Enterprise | 0 | ±0 | 211 | 0.1% | +0.1 |
2003 election
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 5 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency MSPs)
- 4 Scottish National Party MSPs (two constituency MSPs and two additional members)
- 3 Labour MSPs (one constituency MSP and two additional mermbers)
- 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
- 1 Green MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Highlands and Islands | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Argyll and Bute | George Lyon | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Jamie Stone | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Fergus Ewing | SNP | ||||
Moray | Margaret Ewing | SNP | ||||
Orkney | Jim Wallace | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Ross, Skye and Inverness West | John Farquhar Munro | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Shetland | Tavish Scott | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Western Isles | Alasdair Morrison | Labour |
Changes:
Margaret Ewing, Scottish National Party MSP for Moray, died on 21 March 2006. The by-election was won by Richard Lochhead of the SNP.
Additional member results
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Highlands and Islands | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
SNP | Jim Mather Rob Gibson | 2 | ±0 | 39,497 | 23.43% | -4.3% | |
Labour | Peter Peacock Maureen Macmillan | 2 | −1 | 37,605 | 22.31% | -3.16 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 31,655 | 18.78% | -2.65% | ||
Conservative | Jamie McGrigor Mary Scanlon | 2 | ±0 | 26,989 | 16.01% | +1.07% | |
Scottish Green | Eleanor Scott | 1 | +1 | 13,935 | 8.27% | +4.52% | |
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 9,000 | 5.34% | +4.46% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1,947 | 1.16% | N/A | ||
Robbie the Pict (Independent) | 0 | 0 | 1,822 | 1.08% | +0.51% | ||
Countryside Party | 0 | 0 | 1,768 | 1.05% | N/A | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 1,617 | 0.96% | -0.43% | ||
Scottish People's | 0 | 0 | 793 | 0.47% | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 353 | 0.21% | +0.03 | ||
Rural Party | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0.11% | N/A |
Changes:
Dave Petrie replaced Mary Scanlon. Scanlon resigned as an MSP in April 2006 to contest the Moray by-election following the death of Margaret Ewing. Petrie was next on the Conservative list.
1999 election
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 5 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency members)
- 4 Scottish National Party MSPs (two constituency and two additional members)
- 4 Labour MSPs (one constituency and three additional members)
- 2 Conservative MSP (both additional members)
Constituency results
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Highlands and Islands | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Argyll and Bute | George Lyon | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Jamie Stone | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Fergus Ewing | SNP win (new seat) | ||||
Moray | Margaret Ewing | SNP win (new seat) | ||||
Orkney | Jim Wallace | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||
Ross, Skye and Inverness West | John Farquhar Munro | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||
Shetland | Tavish Scott | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||
Western Isles | Alasdair Morrison | Labour win (new seat) |
Additional member results
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Highlands and Islands | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
SNP | Winnie Ewing Duncan Hamilton | 2 | N/A | 55,593 | 27.73% | N/A | |
Labour | Peter Peacock Maureen Macmillan Rhoda Grant | 3 | N/A | 51,371 | 25.47% | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | N/A | 43,226 | 21.43% | N/A | ||
Conservative | Jamie McGrigor Mary Scanlon | 2 | N/A | 30,122 | 14.94% | N/A | |
Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | 7,560 | 3.75% | N/A | ||
I Noble (Independent) | 0 | N/A | 3,522 | 1.75% | N/A | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 2,808 | 1.39% | N/A | ||
Highlands and Islands | 0 | N/A | 2,607 | 1.29% | N/A | ||
Scottish Socialist Party | 0 | N/A | 1,770 | 0.88% | N/A | ||
Robbie the Pict (Independent) | 0 | N/A | 1,151 | 0.57% | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | N/A | 712 | 0.35% | N/A | ||
Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 536 | 0.27% | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | N/A | 354 | 0.18% | N/A |
Footnotes
^ Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine..
^ Council areas are as defined in 1996, and were changed after the Scottish Parliament election, 2007.
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