Highlands and Islands (Elective Region)

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Highlands and Islands
Highlands and Islands
Educated
1999
Regions
Argyll and Bute (parts)
Outer Hebrides
Highland
Moray (parts)
Orkney
Shetland
Seats
Scottish National Party : 7
Conservative Party : 3
Labor Party : 2
Liberal Democrats : 2
Scottish Green : 1

Highlands and Islands is one of the eight Scottish electoral regions for election to the Scottish Parliament . It was created on the basis of the Scotland Act of 1998 and comprises the Council Areas Outer Hebrides , Highland , Orkney and Shetland as well as parts of the Argyll and Bute and Moray regions and is divided into eight constituencies. As part of the revision of the electoral regions in 2011, the external borders and the borders of the constituencies were redrawn. The first elections took place during the parliamentary elections on May 6, 1999.

The region of Mid Scotland and Fife is bordered from west to east by the electoral region of West Scotland , Mid Scotland and Fife and North East Scotland .

Geographical breakdown

Eight constituencies are summarized under the region, which, before the constituencies were revised in 2011, corresponded to the constituencies of the British Parliament in terms of designation and layout . Each constituency has a representative determined by majority voting . In addition, seven additional members are elected.

1999-2011

Constituency map region
  1. Argyll and Bute
  2. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
  3. Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
  4. Moray
  5. Orkney
  6. Ross, Skye and Inverness West
  7. Shetland
  8. Western Isles
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2011–

Constituency map region
  1. Argyll and Bute
  2. Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
  3. Inverness and Nairn
  4. Moray
  5. Na h-Eileanan to Iar
  6. Orkney
  7. Shetland
  8. Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
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Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party be right % Seats Add. Member
SNP 55,593 27.7 2 2
Labor Party 51,371 25.5 1 3
Liberal Democrats 43,226 21.4 5 0
Conservative party 31,122 14.9 0 2
Scottish Green 7560 3.8 0 0
I noble 3522 1.8 0 0
Socialist Labor 2808 1.4 0 0
Highlands and Islands 2607 1.3 0 0
Others 4523 2.3 0 0
Mandates
Constituency Elected Political party
Argyll and Bute George Lyon Liberal Democrats
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jamie Stone Liberal Democrats
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing SNP
Moray Margaret Ewing SNP
Orkney Jim Wallace Liberal Democrats
Ross, Skye and Inverness West John Farquhar Munro Liberal Democrats
Shetland Tavish Scott Liberal Democrats
Western Isles Alasdair Morrison Labor
Additional members
Political party Surname
Labor Rhoda Grant
Maureen Macmillan
Peter Peacock
SNP Winnie Ewing
Duncan Hamilton
Conservative Jamie McGrigor
Mary Scanlon

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party be right % ± Seats ± Add. Member ±
Scottish National Party 39,497 23.4 −4.3 3 0 2 0
Labor Party 37,605 22.3 −3.2 1 0 2 −1
Liberal Democrats 31,655 18.8 −2.6 5 0 0 0
Conservative party 26,989 16.0 +1.1 0 0 2 0
Scottish Green Party 13,935 8.3 +4.5 0 0 1 +1
Socialist 9000 5.3 +4.4 0 0 0 0
UKIP 1947 1.2 +1.2 0 0 0 0
Robbie the Pict 1822 1.1 +0.5 0 0 0 0
Countryside party 1768 1.1 +1.1 0 0 0 0
Others 2940 1.8 −0.5 0 0 0 0
Mandates
Constituency Elected Political party
Argyll and Bute George Lyon Liberal Democrats
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jamie Stone Liberal Democrats
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing SNP
Moray Margaret Ewing SNP
Orkney Jim Wallace Liberal Democrats
Ross, Skye and Inverness West John Farquhar Munro Liberal Democrats
Shetland Tavish Scott Liberal Democrats
Western Isles Alasdair Morrison Labor
Additional members
Political party Surname
SNP Rob Gibson
Jim Mather
Labor Maureen Macmillan
Peter Peacock
Conservative Jamie McGrigor
Mary Scanlon
Scottish Green Eleanor Scott

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party be right % ± Seats ± Add. Member ±
Scottish National Party 63,979 34.4 +11.0 4th +2 2 0
Liberal Democrats 37.001 19.9 +1.1 4th −1 0 0
Labor Party 32,952 17.7 −4.6 0 −1 3 +1
Conservative party 23,334 12.6 −3.4 0 0 2 0
Scottish Green 8602 4.6 -3.7 0 0 0 −1
Scottish Christian 6332 3.4 +3.4 0 0 0 0
Scottish Senior Citizens 3841 2.1 +2.1 0 0 0 0
BNP 2152 1.2 +1.2 0 0 0 0
Others 7580 4.1 +2.3 0 0 0 0
Mandates
Constituency Elected Political party
Argyll and Bute Jim Mather SNP
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jamie Stone Liberal Democrats
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing SNP
Moray Richard Lochhead SNP
Orkney Liam McArthur Liberal Democrats
Ross, Skye and Inverness West John Farquhar Munro Liberal Democrats
Shetland Tavish Scott Liberal Democrats
Western Isles Alasdair Allan SNP
Additional members
Political party Surname
Labor Rhoda Grant
Peter Peacock
David Stewart
SNP Rob Gibson
David Thompson
Conservative Jamie McGrigor
Mary Scanlon

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party be right % ± Seats ± Add. Member ±
Scottish National Party 85,082 47.5 +13.1 6th +2 3 +1
Labor Party 25,884 14.5 −3.2 0 0 2 −1
Liberal Democrats 21,729 12.1 −7.8 2 −2 0 0
Conservative party 20,843 11.6 −1.0 0 0 2 0
Scottish Green 9076 5.1 +0.5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Christian 3541 2.0 −1.4 0 0 0 0
UKIP 3372 1.9 +1.2 0 0 0 0
All Scotland Pensioners Party 2770 1.5 −0.6 0 0 0 0
Others 7403 3.8 −0.3 0 0 0 0
Mandates
Constituency Elected Political party
Argyll and Bute Michael Russell SNP
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Rob Gibson SNP
Inverness and Nairn Fergus Ewing SNP
Moray Richard Lochhead SNP
Orkney Liam McArthur Liberal Democrats
Shetland Tavish Scott Liberal Democrats
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch David Thompson SNP
Western Isles Alasdair Allan SNP
Additional members
Political party Surname
SNP John Finnie
Mike MacKenzie
Jean Urquhart
Labor Rhoda Grant
David Stewart
Conservative Jamie McGrigor
Mary Scanlon

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party be right % ± Seats ± Add. Member ±
Scottish National Party 81,600 39.7 −7.8 6th 0 1 −2
Conservative party 44,693 21.8 +10.2 0 0 3 +1
Liberal Democrats 27,223 13.3 +1.2 2 0 0 0
Labor Party 22,894 11.2 −3.3 0 0 2 0
Scottish Green 14,781 7.2 +2.1 0 0 1 +1
UKIP 5344 2.6 +0.7 0 0 0 0
Non-party 3689 1.8 +1.8 0 0 0 0
Christian 3407 1.7 −0.3 0 0 0 0
RISE 889 0.4 +0.4 0 0 0 0
Solidarity 793 0.4 +0.3 0 0 0 0
Mandates
Constituency Elected Political party
Argyll and Bute Michael Russell SNP
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Gail Ross SNP
Inverness and Nairn Fergus Ewing SNP
Moray Richard Lochhead SNP
Orkney Liam McArthur Liberal Democrats
Shetland Tavish Scott Liberal Democrats
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Kate Forbes SNP
Western Isles Alasdair Allan SNP
Additional members
Political party Surname
Conservative Douglas Ross
Edward Mountain
Donald Cameron
Labor Rhoda Grant
David Stewart
SNP Maree Todd
Green John Finnie