Na h-Eileanan an Iar (constituency, Scotland)

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Na h-Eileanan to Iar
Na h-Eileanan to Iar

Highlands and Islands

Educated
1999
MP
Alasdair Allan ( SNP )

Alasdair Allan

Regions
Outer Hebrides

Na h-Eileanan an Iar is a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was introduced in 1999 under the name Western Isles as one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region , which was redesigned as part of the constituencies' revision in 2011. Here, the constituency was renamed Na h-Eileanan an Iar according to the Gaelic name of the Outer Hebrides Council Area , which it represents . It includes all of the islands in the Outer Hebrides, including Lewis , Harris , North Uist , Benbecula and South Uist . The constituency sends a representative.

The constituency extends over an area of ​​3,059.5 km 2 . In the 2011 census survey, a total of 27,684 people lived within its borders. This makes Na h-Eileanan an Iar the third most populous constituency for the Scottish Parliament.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Alasdair Morrison 7248 51.9
SNP Alasdair Nicholson 5155 36.9
Conservative Jamie McGrigor 1095 7.9
Liberal Democrats John Horne 456 3.3

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Alasdair Morrison 5825 47.0 −3.7
SNP Alasdair Nicholson 5105 41.2 +5.1
Conservative Frank Warren 612 4.9 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Conor Snowden 498 4.0 +0.8
Scottish Socialist Joanne Telfer 347 2.8 +0.4
Turnout: 12,387 (58.42%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Alasdair Allan 6354 46.6 +5.4
Labor Alasdair Morrison 5667 41.6 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Ruaraidh Ferguson 852 6.3 +2.3
Conservative Dave Petrie 752 5.5 +0.6
Turnout: 13,625 (61.79%)

Parliamentary election 2011

Results of the 2011 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Alasdair Allan 8496 65.3 +18.7
Labor Donald Crichton 3724 28.6 −13.0
Conservative Charlie McGrigor 563 4.3 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Morrison 228 1.8 −4.5
Turnout: 13,011 (59.59%)

General election 2016

Results of the 2016 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
SNP Alasdair Allan 6,874 52.1 −13.2
Labor Rhoda Grant 3,378 25.6 −3.0
Conservative Ranald Fraser 1,499 11.4 +7.0
Scottish Christian John Cormack 1,162 8.8 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Ken MacLeod 293 2.2 +0.5
Turnout: (60.9%)

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