Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

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Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

South Scotland

Educated
2011
MP:
Christine Grahame ( SNP )

Christine Grahame

Regions
Midlothian
Scottish Borders

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced as one of nine constituencies in the electoral region of South Scotland as part of the constituency revision in 2011 . It covers large parts of the former constituency of Midlothian , including the cities of Galashiels and Penicuik in the Council Areas of Midlothian and Scottish Borders . The constituency sends a representative.

The constituency covers an area of ​​1748.1 km 2 . In the 2011 census survey, a total of 75,569 people lived within its borders.

Election results

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party candidate be right %
SNP Christine Grahame 13,855 43.5
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Purvis 8931 28.0
Labor Ian Miller 5312 16.7
Conservative Peter Duncan 3743 11.8
Turnout: 31,841 (55.11%)

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Christine Grahame 16,031 45.1 +1.6
Conservative Michelle Ballantyne 10.163 28.6 +16.8
Labor Fiona Dudgale 5,701 16.0 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Kris Chapman 3,686 10.6 −17.7
Voter turnout:

Individual evidence

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