Angus (constituency, Scotland)

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Angus
Angus

North East Scotland

Educated
1999
Abolished
2011
Regions
Angus
Dundee
Perth and Kinross

Angus was a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced in 1999 as one of nine constituencies in the electoral region of North East Scotland , which was redesigned and expanded to ten constituencies as part of the constituencies' revision in 2011. Here the constituency of Angus was abolished. It included the southern areas of the Council Area Angus and small areas of Dundee and Perth and Kinross . The areas have largely been absorbed into the new constituencies of Angus North and Mearns and Angus South . In the 2001 census survey, a total of 76,614 people lived within its borders. A deputy was sent.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
SNP Andrew Welsh 16,055 46.5
Conservative Ron Harris 7154 20.7
Labor Ian McFatridge 6914 20.0
Liberal Democrats Dick Spiers 4413 12.8

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Andrew Welsh 13,251 44.5 −2.0
Conservative Alex Johnstone 6564 22.0 +1.3
Labor John Denning 4871 16.4 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Dick Spiers 3802 12.8 0.0
Scottish Socialist Bruce Wallace 1301 4.4 +4.4
Turnout: 29,787 (49.15%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Andrew Welsh 15,686 49.1 +4.6
Conservative Alex Johnstone 7443 23.3 +1.3
Labor Doug Bradley 5032 15.7 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Scott Rennie 3799 11.9 −0.9
Turnout: 31,960 (52.08%)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2001 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament