Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Aberdeen North
Scottish Parliament burgh constituency
Aberdeen North shown within the
North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created: 1999
MSP: Brian Adam
Party: Scottish National Party
Council area: Aberdeen City (part)

Aberdeen North 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 nine constituencies in the North East 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.

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[edit] Electoral region

See also North East Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region are Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen South, Angus, Banff and Buchan, Dundee East, Dundee West, Gordon and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

The region covers the Aberdeenshire council area, the Aberdeen City council area, the Dundee City council area, part of the Angus council area, a small part of the Moray council area and a small part of the Perth and Kinross council area.

[edit] Constituency boundaries

The Aberdeen North 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 boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to major alterations.

[edit] Council area

The Holyrood constituency is within the Aberdeen City council area, which is divided between three North East Scotland constituencies: Aberdeen North, Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen South. All three are entirely within the city area.

[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
1999 Elaine Thomson Labour
2003 Brian Adam Scottish National Party
2007

[edit] Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Aberdeen North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Brian Adam 11,406 45.8 +12.3
Labour Elaine Thomson 7,657 30.8 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Delaney 3,836 15.4 -7.6
Conservative Carol Garvie 1,992 8.0 -1.2
Majority 3,749 15.1
Turnout 24,891 48.3 +1.0
Scottish National Party hold Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Aberdeen North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Brian Adam 8,381 33.5 -2.2
Labour Elaine Thomson 7,924 31.7 -5.5
Liberal Democrats John Reynolds 5,767 23.0 +5.9
Conservative Jim Gifford 2,311 9.2 -0.7
Scottish Socialist Katrine Trolle 644 2.6 +2.6
Majority 457 1.8
Turnout 25027 47.3
Scottish National Party gain from Labour Swing +1.7
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Aberdeen North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Thomson 10,340 37.2 N/A
Scottish National Party Brian Adam 9,942 35.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Donaldson 4,767 17.1 N/A
Conservative Iain Haughie 2,772 10 N/A
Majority 398 1.4
Turnout 27,821

[edit] Politics and history of the constituency

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