- Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency).
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Scottish Parliament
county constituency
Na h-Eileanan an Iar shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland Created 1999 MSP Alasdair Allan Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar Party Scottish National Party Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [nə'helanən ə'ɲiəɾ]; formerly Western Isles; English pronunciation: /nə ˈhɪlənən ənˈjɪər/) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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Electoral region
- See also Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region
The other seven constituencies of the Highlands and Islands electoral region are Argyll and Bute, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Moray, Orkney, Ross, Skye and Inverness West and Shetland.
The region covers most of Argyll and Bute council area, all of the Highland council area, most of the Moray council area, all of the Orkney council area, all of the Shetland council area and all of Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Constituency boundaries
The Western Isles constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the name of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was changed to Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
The Holyrood constituency covers Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Western Isles council area).
Geographically, the constituency consists of the Outer Hebridean islands. The major islands include Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra. Because of the remoteness of the constituency from the rest of Scotland, and the difficulties involved in getting from island to island, there is a significantly smaller electorate than in the mainland Scottish Parliament constituencies.[1].
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election Member Party 1999 Alasdair Morrison Labour 2003 2007 Alasdair Allan Scottish National Party 2011 Election results
Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Na h-Eileanan an Iar Party Candidate Votes % ±% SNP Alasdair Allan 8,496 65.3 +18.7 Labour Donald Crichton 3,724 28.6 -13.0 Conservative Charlie McGrigor 563 4.3 -1.2 Liberal Democrats Peter Morrison 228 1.8 -4.5 Majority 4,772 36.7 Turnout 13,011 59.2 -2.6 Conservative and Liberal Democrat both gained under 5% of the poll and thus lost their deposit
Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Western Isles Party Candidate Votes % ±% SNP Alasdair Allan 6,354 46.6 +5.4 Labour Alasdair Morrison 5,667 41.6 -5.4 Liberal Democrats Ruaraidh Ferguson 852 6.3 +2.2 Conservative Dave Petrie 752 5.5 +0.6 Majority 687 5.0 Turnout 13,625 61.8 +3.4 SNP gain from Labour Swing 5.4 Scottish Parliament Election 2003: Western Isles Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alasdair Morrison 5,825 47.03 SNP Alasdair Nicholson 5,105 41.21 Conservative Frank Warren 612 4.94 Liberal Democrats Conor Snowden 498 4.02 Scottish Socialist Joanne Telfer 347 2.80 Majority 720 5.81 Turnout 12,387 58.4 -3.3 Labour hold Swing Scottish Parliament Election 1999: Western Isles Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alasdair Morrison 7,248 50.68 SNP Alasdair Nicholson 5,155 36.05 Conservative Jamie McGrigor 1,095 7.65 Liberal Democrats John Horne 456 3.19 Scottish Socialist Joanne Telfer 347 2.43 Majority 2,093 14.64 Turnout 14301 61.7 Notes
- ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Western Isles Council
See also
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