Argyll and Bute (constituency, Scotland)

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Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Highlands and Islands

Educated
1999
MP
Michael Russell ( SNP )

Michael Russell

Regions
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced in 1999 as one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region , which was redesigned as part of the constituency revision in 2011. The boundaries of the Argyll and Bute constituency also experienced minor changes in the southeast of the region. It covers a large part of the Council Area Argyll and Bute with the islands of Bute , Islay , Jura , Colonsay , Mull , Coll and Tiree . A representative is sent.

The constituency covers an area of ​​6,374.1 km 2 . This makes it the third largest constituency for the Scottish Parliament. In the 2011 census survey, a total of 62,306 people lived within its borders.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Liberal Democrats George Lyon 11,226 34.9
SNP Duncan Hamilton 9169 28.5
Labor Hugh Raven 6470 20.1
Conservative David Petrie 5312 16.5

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Liberal Democrats George Lyon 9817 35.1 +0.2
Conservative David Petrie 5621 20.1 +3.6
SNP Jim Mather 5485 19.6 −8.9
Labor Hugh Raven 5107 18.3 −1.8
Scottish Socialist Of the divers 1667 6.0 +6.0
Scottish Peoples Alliance David Walker 251 0.9 +0.9
Turnout: 27,948 (57.83%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Jim Mather 9944 34.5 +14.9
Liberal Democrats George Lyon 9129 31.7 −3.4
Conservative Jamie McGrigor 5571 19.4 −0.7
Labor Mary Galbraith 4148 14.4 −3.9
Turnout: 28,792 (58.94%)

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Michael Russell 13,390 50.6 +16.1
Conservative Jamie McGrigor 4847 18.3 −1.1
Labor Mick Rice 4041 15.3 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Alison Hay 3220 12.2 −19.5
Non-party George Doyle 542 2.0 +2.0
Liberal party George White 436 1.6 +1.6
Turnout: 26,476 (54.00%)

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Michael Russell 13,561 46.0 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid 7,583 25.7 +13.6
Conservative Donald Cameron 5,840 19.8 +1.5
Labor Mick Rice 2,492 8.5 −6.8
Turnout: (60.4%)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2011 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  6. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  7. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament