Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Argyll and Bute
Type = county


Region = Highlands and Islands
Year = 1999
MSP = Jim Mather
Party = Scottish National Party
Council = Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute 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.

Electoral region

:"See also "Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region

The other seven constituencies of the Highlands and Islands electoral region are Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Moray, Orkney, Ross, Skye and Inverness West, Shetland and the Western Isles.

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 Argyll and Bute 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 Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was enlarged slightly. [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "] .

Council area

The Holyrood constituency covers most of the Argyll and Bute council area. The rest of the council area is covered by the Dumbarton constrituency, which is in the West of Scotland electoral region. The Argyll and Bute Westminster constituency has covered the whole of the council area since 2005.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Jim Mather
votes = 9,994
percentage = 34.5
change = +14.9 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = George Lyon
votes = 9,129
percentage = 31.7
change = -3.4 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = Jamie McGrigor
votes = 5,571
percentage = 19.4
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Mary Galbraith
votes = 4,148
percentage = 14.4
change = -3.9Election box majority
votes = 815
percentage = 2.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 28,792
percentage = 58.9
change = +1.1 Election box gain with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
swing = 9.2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = George Lyon
votes = 9,817
percentage = 35.13
change = +0.24 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = David Petrie
votes = 5,621
percentage = 20.11
change = +4.01 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Jim Mather
votes = 5,485
percentage = 19.63
change = −8.87 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Hugh Raven
votes = 5,107
percentage = 18.27
change = −1.84 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Des Divers
votes = 1,667
percentage = 5.96
change = +5.96 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Peoples Alliance
candidate = David Walker
votes = 251
percentage = 0.90
change = +0.90 Election box majority
votes = 4,196
percentage = 15.01
change = +8.62 Election box turnout
votes = 27,948,
percentage = 57.83
change = −7.04 Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
loser =
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = George Lyon
votes = 11,226
percentage = 34.89
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Duncan Hamilton
votes = 9,169
percentage = 28.50
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Hugh Raven
votes = 6,470
percentage = 20.11
change = N/A Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = David Petrie
votes = 5,312
percentage = 16.51
change = N/A Election box majority
votes = 2,057
percentage = 6.39
change = N/A Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box end

Notes

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