Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Western Isles
Type = county


Region = Highlands and Islands
Year = 1999
MSP = Alasdair Allan
Party = Scottish National Party
Council = Na h-Eileanan SiarThe Western Isles is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region

The other seven constituencies of the Highlands and Islands electoral region are Argyll and Bute, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Moray, Orkney, Ross, Skye and Inverness West and Shetland.

The region covers most of Argyll and Bute council area, all of the Highland council area, most of the Moray council area, all of the Orkney council area, all of the Shetland council area and all of Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Constituency boundaries

The Western Isles constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the name of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was changed to Na h-Eileanan an Iar.

The Holyrood constituency covers Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Western Isles council area).

Geographically, the constituency consists of the Outer Hebidean islands. The major islands include Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra. Because of the remoteness of the constituency from the rest of Scotland, and the difficulties involved in getting from island to island, there is a significantly smaller electorate than in the mainland Scottish Parliament constituencies. [See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] "] .

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alasdair Allan
votes = 6,354
percentage = 46.6
change = +5.4 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Alasdair Morrison
votes = 5,667
percentage = 41.6
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ruaraidh Ferguson
votes = 852
percentage = 6.3
change = +2.2 Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = Dave Petrie
votes = 752
percentage = 5.5
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 687
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 13,625
percentage = 61.8
change = +3.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = Scottish Labour Party
swing = 5.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Alasdair Morrison
votes = 5,825
percentage = 47.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alasdair Nicholson
votes = 5,105
percentage = 41.21
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Frank Warren
votes = 612
percentage = 4.94
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Conor Snowden
votes = 498
percentage = 4.02
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Joanne Telfer
votes = 347
percentage = 2.80
change = Election box majority
votes = 720
percentage = 5.81
change = Election box turnout
votes = 12,387
percentage = 58.4
change = -3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Alasdair Morrison
votes = 7,248
percentage = 50.68
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alasdair Nicholson
votes = 5,155
percentage = 36.05
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Jamie McGrigor
votes = 1,095
percentage = 7.65
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Horne
votes = 456
percentage = 3.19
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Joanne Telfer
votes = 347
percentage = 2.43
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,093
percentage = 14.64
change = Election box turnout
votes = 14301
percentage = 61.7
change =

Notes

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