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Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Summary

Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

FieldValue
nameAngus North and Mearns
typecounty
constituency_linkScottish Parliament constituencies and regions
parl_nameScottish Parliament
image[[File:Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg150px]]
image2[[File:North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg150px]]
caption2Angus North and Mearns shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
year2011
previousAngus,
North Tayside,
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
party_labelParty
partyScottish National Party
member_labelMSP
memberMairi Gougeon
local_council_labelCouncil area
local_councilAngus
Aberdeenshire
electorate55,006 (2022)

North Tayside, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Aberdeenshire

Angus North and Mearns (Gaelic: Aonghas a Tuath agus a' Mhaoirne) is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering parts of the council areas of Angus and Aberdeenshire.

The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and has been held by Mairi Gougeon of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Angus North and Mearns covers parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Angus. Angus is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, the other constituency being Angus South. Aberdeenshire is represented by four other constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: Aberdeenshire East, and Aberdeenshire West are both entirely within Aberdeenshire; Aberdeen South and North Kincardine also includes a portion of the Aberdeen City council area; Banffshire and Buchan Coast also includes a portion of Moray.

Angus North and Mearns was created ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and covers areas that were in the seats of Angus, Tayside North and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine by the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. The constituency comprises the following wards of Aberdeenshire Council and Angus Council:

  • Aberdeenshire:
    • Mearns (entire ward)
    • Stonehaven and Lower Deeside (shared with Aberdeenshire West)
  • Angus
    • Brechin and Edzell (entire ward)
    • Forfar and District ((entire ward)
    • Montrose and District (entire ward)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"2011Nigel Don
2016Mairi Gougeon (née Evans)

Election results

2020s

Angus North & Mearns election results 1999-2021

2010s

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

  1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 25.
  2. Under the [[Additional-member system. additional-member electoral system]] used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP) by the [[first past the post]] method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region). North East Scotland]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
  3. (8 September 2010). "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011". BBC News online.
  4. The region covers all of the [[Aberdeen City council area]], the [[Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire council area]], the [[Angus, Scotland. Angus council area]], the [[Dundee City council area]] and part of the [[Moray. Moray council area]].Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  5. It remained unchanged following the [[second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries]].Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 48-52.
  6. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
  7. "Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021 results".
  8. "Constituencies A-Z, Angus North & Mearns".
  9. "Scottish Parliamentary Election 2016".
  10. "Angus North and Mearns - Scottish Parliament constituency".
  11. "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission.
  12. "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament.
  13. "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission.
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