East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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East Lothian
Scottish Parliament county constituency
East Lothian shown within the
South of Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created: 1999
MSP: Iain Gray
Party: Labour
Council area: East Lothian

East Lothian 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. Also, however, it is 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.

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[edit] Electoral region

See also South of Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the South of Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, part of the North Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

[edit] Constituency boundaries and council area

The East Lothian 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, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies[1].

The Holyrood constituency covers most of the East Lothian council area. A western (Musselburgh) portion of the council area is covered by the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh constituency, which also covers an eastern portion of the City of Edinburgh council area.

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is within the Lothians electoral region.

[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament

Member Party Took office Left office
Iain Gray Labour 2007 present
John Home Robertson Labour 1999 2007

[edit] Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: East Lothian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iain Gray 12,219 35.4 -11.8
Scottish National Party Andrew Sharp 9,771 28.4 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Judy Hayman 6,249 18.1 +1.5
Conservative Bill Stevenson 6,232 18.1 +1.7
Majority 2,448 7.1
Turnout 34,471 56.2 +0.1
Labour hold Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: East Lothian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Home Robertson 13,683 43.85 −7.29
Liberal Democrats Judy Hayman 5,508 17.65 + 6.62
Scottish National Party Andrew Wood 3,931 12.24 -7.6
Conservative Stuart Thomson 5,459 17.49 + 1.68
Scottish National Party Tom Roberts 5,174 16.58 −5.44
Scottish Socialist Hugh Kerr 1,380 4.42 + 4.42
Majority 8,175 26.20 −2.93
Turnout 31,204, 52.69 −11.47
Labour hold Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: East Lothian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Home Robertson 19,220 51.14 n/a
Scottish National Party Calum Millar 8,274 22.02 n/a
Conservative Christine Richards 5,941 15.81 n/a
Liberal Democrats Judy Hayman 4,147 11.03 n/a
Majority 10,946 29.13 n/a
Turnout n/a

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland


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