Moray (UK Parliament constituency)

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Moray County constituency
Moray shown within Scotland
Created:	1983
MP:	Angus Robertson
Party:	Scottish National Party
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	Moray
EP constituency:	Scotland

Moray is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Member of Parliament 4 Election results 5 Sources 6 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the whole of the Moray council area. Between 1997 and 2005, it covered a slightly smaller area. A similar constituency, also called Moray, is used for elections to the Scottish Parliament.

The Moray constituency is bordered by the constituencies of:

• Banff and Buchan
• Gordon
• West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
• Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

[edit] History

It was created for the 1983 general election from parts of the former Moray and Nairn and Banffshire constituencies.

[edit] Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
1983	Alexander Pollock	Conservative
1987	Margaret Ewing	Scottish National Party
2001	Angus Robertson	Scottish National Party

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Angus Robertson	14,196	36.6	+7.2
	Conservative	Jamie Halcro-Johnston	8,520	22.0	−0.9
	Labour	Kevin Hutchens	7,919	20.4	−3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Gorn	7,460	19.2	+1.2
	Scottish Socialist	Norma Anderson	698	1.8	−0.6
Majority			5,676	14.6
Turnout			38,793	58.4	+1.2
	Scottish National Party hold		Swing	+4.1

General Election 2001: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Angus Robertson	10,076	30.3	−11.2
	Labour	Catriona Munro	8,332	25.1	+5.2
	Conservative	Frank Spencer-Nairn	7,677	23.1	−4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Gorn	5,224	15.7	+6.8
	Scottish Socialist	Norma Anderson	821	2.5	N/A
	Independent (politician)	Bill Jappy	802	2.4	N/A
	UK Independence	Nigel Kenyon	291	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,744	5.2
Turnout			33,223	57.4	−10.8
	Scottish National Party hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Margaret Ewing	16,529	41.6
	Conservative	Andrew Findlay	10,963	27.6
	Labour	Lewis Macdonald	7,886	19.8
	Liberal Democrat	Debra Storr	3,548	8.90
	Referendum Party	Paddy Mieklejohn	840	2.1
Majority			5,566	14.0
Turnout			39,766	68.2	-4.5
	Scottish National Party hold		Swing	3.5% Con to SNP

General Election 1992: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Margaret Ewing	20,299	44.3
	Conservative	Roma Hossack	17,455	38.1
	Labour	Conal Smith	5,448	11.9
	Liberal Democrat	Brinsley Sheridan	2,634	5.7
Majority			2,844	6.2
Turnout			45,836	73.2
	Scottish National Party hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Scottish National Party	Margaret Ewing	19,510	43.2
	Conservative	Alexander Pollock	15,825	35.0
	Labour	Conal Smith	5,118	11.3
	Liberal	D G M Skene	4,724	10.5
Majority			3,685	8.2
Turnout			45,177	72.6
	Scottish National Party gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1983: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Pollock	16,944	39.2
	Scottish National Party	Hamish Watt	15,231	35.2
	Liberal	M R Burnett	7,901	18.3
	Labour	J Kiddie	3,139	7.3
Majority			1,713	4.0
Turnout			43,215	71.1

[edit] Sources

• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)

[edit] See also

v • d • e Westminster constituencies of Scotland 1708 to 1832 · 1832 to 1868 · 1868 to 1885 · 1885 to 1918 · 1918 to 1950 · 1950 to 1955 · 1955 to 1974 · 1974 to 1983 · 1983 to 1997 · 1997 to 2005 Current constituencies (2005 to present) Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie & Shotts · Angus · Argyll & Bute · Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock · Banff & Buchan · Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries & Galloway · Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale · Dundee East · Dundee West · Dunfermline & West Fife · East Dunbartonshire · East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North & Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Edinburgh West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Gordon · Inverclyde · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey · Kilmarnock & Loudoun · Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath · Lanark & Hamilton East · Linlithgow & East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Moray · Motherwell & Wishaw · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · North Ayrshire & Arran · North East Fife · Ochil & South Perthshire · Orkney & Shetland · Paisley & Renfrewshire North · Paisley & Renfrewshire South · Perth & North Perthshire · Ross, Skye & Lochaber · Rutherglen & Hamilton West · Stirling · West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine · West Dunbartonshire