Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (constituency, Scotland)

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Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Highlands and Islands

Educated
1999
Abolished
2011
Regions
Highland

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was 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 constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was dissolved. It comprised the northern areas of the Council Area Highland with the traditional counties of Caithness and Sutherland and the eastern areas of the former administrative county of Ross and Cromarty . The areas have merged into the new constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Ross . In the 2001 census survey, a total of 51,823 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 %
Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone 10,691 41.0
Labor James Hendry 6300 24.2
SNP Jean Urquhart 6035 23.2
Conservative Richard Jenkins 2167 8.3
Non-party James Campbell 554 2.1
Non-party Ewen Stewart 282 1.0

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone 7742 36.7 −4.3
Labor Deirdrie Stephen 5650 26.7 +2.5
SNP Rob Gibson 3692 17.5 −5.7
Conservative Allan McLeod 2262 10.7 +2.4
Non-party Gordon Campbell 953 4.5 +2.4
Scottish Socialist Frank Ward 828 3.9 +3.9
Turnout: 21,127 (52.21%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone 8981 40.2 +3.5
SNP Rob Gibson 6658 29.8 +12.3
Labor John McKendrick 3152 14.1 −12.6
Conservative Donald MacDonald 2586 11.6 +0.9
Non-party James Campbell 957 4.3 −0.2
Turnout: 22,334 (53.44%)

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