Falkirk West (constituency, Scotland)

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Falkirk West
Falkirk West

Central Scotland

Educated
1999
MP
Michael Matheson ( SNP )

Michael Matheson

Regions
Falkirk

Falkirk West is a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced in 1999 as one of ten constituencies in the electoral region of Central Scotland and has remained unchanged since then. It covers the western areas of the Falkirk Council Area . The largest cities within the constituency boundaries include Falkirk itself, as well as Larbert and Denny . The constituency sends a representative.

The constituency extends over an area of ​​104.2 km 2 . In the 2011 census survey, a total of 77,532 people lived within its borders.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Non-party Dennis Canavan 18,511 55.0
Labor Ross Martin 6300 18.8
SNP Michael Matheson 5986 17.8
Conservative Gordon Millar 1897 5.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Smith 954 2.8
Turnout: 33,667 (62.28%)

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Non-party Dennis Canavan 14,703 55.7 +0.7
SNP Michael Matheson 4703 17.8 0.0
Labor Lee Whitehill 4589 17.4 −1.4
Conservative Iain Mitchell 1657 6.3 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Kelly 748 2.8 0.0
Turnout: 26,400 (50.65%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Michael Matheson 12,068 41.9 +24.1
Labor Dennis Goldie 11,292 39.2 +21.8
Conservative Stephen O'Rourke 2887 10.0 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Callum Chomczuk 2538 8.8 +6.0
Turnout: 28,785 (51.17%)

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Michael Matheson 15,607 55.3 +13.4
Labor Dennis Goldie 9862 35.0 −4.2
Conservative Allan Finnie 2086 7.4 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Callum Chomczuk 644 2.3 −6.5
Turnout: 28,199 (50.59%)

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Michael Matheson 18,260 56.9 +1.6
Labor Mandy Telford 6,980 21.8 −13.2
Conservative Alison Harris 5,877 18.3 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Gillian Cole-Hamilton 966 3.0 +0.7
Turnout: 32,083 (53.84%)

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