- Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Dumfriesshire Scottish Parliament
county constituencyDumfriesshire shown within the South of Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland Created 2011 Council area Dumfries and Galloway Dumfriesshire is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
From the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, the old constituency of Dumfries was abolished, with the city being divided between two new constituencies; Dumfriesshire, and Galloway and West Dumfries.
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Electoral region
- See also South of Scotland Scottish Parliament region
Constituency boundaries and council area
The electoral wards used in the creation of Dumfriesshire are;
Member of the Scottish Parliament
As Dumfries
Election Member Party 1999 Elaine Murray Labour 2003 2007 As Dumfriesshire
Election Member Party 2011 Elaine Murray Labour Election results
Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Dumfriesshire Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elaine Murray 12,638 39.6 +4.7 Conservative Gillian Dykes 9,468 29.7 -7.3 SNP Aileen Orr 8,364 26.3 +6.6 Liberal Democrats Richard Brodie 1,419 4.4 -3.9 Majority 3,170 9.9 Turnout 31,909 53.1 5.2 {{{constituency}}} {{{MSP}}} Labour hold Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Dumfries Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elaine Murray 13,707 41.0 +1.0 Conservative Murray Tosh 10,860 32.5 -4.1 SNP Michael Russell 6,306 18.9 +6.7 Liberal Democrats Lynne Hume 2,538 7.6 +0.1 Majority 2,839 8.5 Rejected ballots 1006 Turnout 33,419 53.5 +1.3 Labour hold Swing 2.6 Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Dumfries Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elaine Murray 12,834 39.97 +3.2 Conservative David Mundell 11,738 36.56 +9.3 SNP Andrew Wood 3,931 12.24 -7.6 Liberal Democrats Clare Humblen 2394 7.46 -8.7 Scottish Socialist John Dennis 1213 3.78 n/a Majority 1,096 3.41 -6.11 Turnout 32,110 Labour hold Swing Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Dumfries Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elaine Murray 14,101 36.74 n/a Conservative David Mundell 10,447 27.22 n/a SNP James Donaldson 7,625 19.87 n/a Liberal Democrats Iain Haughie 6,209 16.18 n/a Majority 3,654 n/a Turnout 38,382 n/a Footnotes
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