Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Midlothian
Scottish Parliament county constituency
Midlothian shown within the
Lothians electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created: 1999
MSP: Rhona Brankin
Party: Labour
Council area: Midlothian

Midlothian 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 Lothians 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 Lothians Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the Lothians region are Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh West, Linlithgow and Livingston.

The region covers the City of Edinburgh council area, the West Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, and part of the East Lothian council area.

[edit] Constituency boundaries and council area

The Midlothian 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 is one of two covering the Midlothian council area. The other constituency, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, covers a western portion of the Midlothian council area, and straddles its boundary with the Scottish Borders council area. Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale is within the South of Scotland electoral region.

[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
1999 Rhona Brankin Labour
2003
2007

[edit] Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Midlothian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhona Brankin 10,671 42.5 -4.8
Scottish National Party Colin Beattie 8,969 35.7 +11.9
Conservative P J Lewis 2,269 9.0 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Ross Laird 2,704 10.8 -0.7
Had Enough Party George McCleery 498 2.0 +2.0
Majority 1,702 6.8
Turnout 25,111 51.6 +2.9
Labour hold Swing
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Midlothian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhona Brankin 11,139 47.29 −1.33
Scottish National Party Graham Sutherland 5,597 23.76 −6.29
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Bell 2,700 11.46 +0.76
Conservative Rosemary Macarthur 2,557 10.85 +2.30
Scottish Socialist Bob Goupillot 1,563 6.64 +6.64
Majority 5,542 23.53 +4.96
Turnout 23,556 48.75 −12.76
Labour hold Swing 8.4
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Midlothian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhona Brankin 14,467 48.62
Scottish National Party Angus Robertson 8,942 30.05 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Elder 3,184 10.70 N/A
Conservative George Turnbull 2,544 8.55 N/A
Independent Douglas Pryde 618 2.08 N/A
Majority 5,525 18.57 N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Footnote

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


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