Mid Scotland and Fife Scottish Parliament electoral region |
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The Mid Scotland and Fife region shown within Scotland |
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Created 1999 |
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Current representation | |
Scottish National Party | 9 MSPs |
Labour Party | 4 MSPs |
Conservative | 2 MSP |
Liberal Democrats | 1 MSPs |
Constituencies Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Kirkcaldy Mid Fife and Glenrothes North East Fife Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling |
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Council areas Angus (part) Clackmannanshire Fife Perth and Kinross (part) Stirling |
Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
The Mid Scotland and Fife region shares boundaries with the Central Scotland, West of Scotland, Highlands and Islands and North East Scotland regions, and is connected with the Lothians region by bridges across the Firth of Forth.
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The constituencies were created in 2011.
Constituency | Map | |
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In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane | Keith Brown | SNP hold | ||||
Cowdenbeath | Helen Eadie | Labour hold | ||||
Dunfermline | Bill Walker | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Fife Mid and Glenrothes | Tricia Marwick | SNP hold | ||||
Fife North East | Roderick Campbell | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Kirkcaldy | David Torrance | SNP gain from Labour | ||||
Perthshire North | John Swinney | SNP hold | ||||
Perthshire South & Kinross-shire | Roseanna Cunningham | SNP hold | ||||
Stirling | Bruce Crawford | SNP gain from Labour |
Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Mid Scotland and Fife | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
SNP | Annabelle Ewing | 1 | ±0 | 116,691 | 45.2% | +12.7% | |
Labour | John Park Claire Brennan-Baker Richard Simpson |
3 | 0 | 64,623 | 25.0% | -2.1% | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser Elizabeth Smith |
2 | -1 | 36,458 | 14.1% | -1.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | Willie Rennie | 1 | +1 | 15,103 | 5.9% | -7.7% | |
Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 10,914 | 4.2% | +0.5% | ||
All Scotland Pensioners Party | 0 | 0 | 4,113 | 1.6% | -0.4 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 2,838 | 1.1% | +0.5% | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 1,771 | 0.7% | +0.1% | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 1,726 | 0.7% | -0.3% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1,446 | 0.6% | N/A | ||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 834 | 0.3% | -0.1% | ||
Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 786 | 0.3% | -0.3% | ||
Christian Peoples | 0 | 0 | 638 | 0.2% | 0 | ||
Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time.[1] The Holyrood constituencies cover all of three council areas,[2] the Clackmannanshire council area, the Fife council area and the Stirling council area, most of the Perth and Kinross council area and part of the Angus council area.
The rest of the Angus council area is within the North East Scotland electoral region.
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In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Dunfermline East | Helen Eadie | Labour | ||||
Dunfermline West | Jim Tolson | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | ||||
Fife Central | Tricia Marwick | SNP gain from Labour | ||||
Fife North East | Iain Smith | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Kirkcaldy | Marilyn Livingstone | Labour | ||||
North Tayside | John Swinney | SNP | ||||
Ochil | Keith Brown | SNP | ||||
Perth | Roseanna Cunningham | SNP | ||||
Stirling | Bruce Crawford | SNP gain from Labour |
Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Mid Scotland and Fife | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
SNP | Chris Harvie | 1 | -1 | 90,090 | 33.0% | +10% | |
Labour | John Park Claire Brennan-Baker Richard Simpson |
3 | +3 | 71,922 | 26.3% | +1.0% | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser Elizabeth Smith Ted Brocklebank |
3 | ±0 | 44,341 | 16.2% | -1.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | -1 | 36,195 | 13.2% | +1.2% | ||
Scottish Green | 0 | -1 | 10,318 | 3.8% | -3.1% | ||
Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 5,523 | 2.0% | N/A | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 2,620 | 1.0% | N/A | ||
Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 2,468 | 0.9% | N/A | ||
Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 1,698 | 0.6% | N/A | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1,587 | 0.6% | -0.4% | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 1,523 | 0.6% | -0.4% | ||
Publican Party | 0 | 0 | 1,309 | 0.5% | N/A | ||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 1,116 | 0.4% | -4.2% | ||
Scottish Voice | 0 | 0 | 919 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
Christian Peoples | 0 | 0 | 790 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
Free Scotland | 0 | 0 | 664 | 0.2% | N/A |
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Dunfermline East | Helen Eadie | Labour | ||||
Dunfermline West | Scott Barrie | Labour | ||||
Fife Central | Christine May | Labour | ||||
Fife North East | Iain Smith | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Kirkcaldy | Marilyn Livingstone | Labour | ||||
North Tayside | John Swinney | SNP | ||||
Ochil | George Reid | SNP | ||||
Perth | Roseanna Cunningham | SNP | ||||
Stirling | Sylvia Jackson | Labour |
Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Mid Scotland and Fife | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 63,239 | 25.3% | -8.0% | ||
SNP | Bruce Crawford Tricia Marwick |
2 | −1 | 57,631 | 23.0% | -5.7% | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser Brian Monteith Ted Brocklebank |
3 | ±0 | 43,941 | 17.6% | -1.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Raffan | 1 | ±0 | 30,112 | 12.0% | -0.7% | |
Scottish Green | Mark Ruskell | 1 | +1 | 17,147 | 6.9% | +3.0% | |
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 11,401 | 4.6% | +3.6% | ||
Scottish Pensioners | 0 | 0 | 8,380 | 3.4% | N/A | ||
Fighting Scottish Hospital Closures | 0 | 0 | 5,064 | 2.0% | N/A | ||
Save Local Hospitals | 0 | 0 | 4,622 | 1.9% | N/A | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 2,355 | 0.9% | N/A | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 2,273 | 0.9% | -0.5% | ||
Scottish People's | 0 | 0 | 1,191 | 0.5% | N/A | ||
Christian Independent Alliance | 0 | 0 | 1,064 | 0.4% | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 996 | 0.4% | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 637 | 0.3% | N/A |
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In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||||
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Constituency | Elected member | Result | ||||
Dunfermline East | Helen Eadie | Labour | ||||
Dunfermline West | Scott Barrie | Labour | ||||
Fife Central | Henry McLeish | Labour | ||||
Fife North East | Iain Smith | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Kirkaldy | Marilyn Livingstone | Labour | ||||
North Tayside | John Swinney | SNP | ||||
Ochil | Richard Simpson | Labour | ||||
Perth | Roseanna Cunningham | SNP | ||||
Stirling | Sylvia Jackson | Labour |
Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Mid Scotland and Fife | |||||||
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Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
Labour | 0 | N/A | 101,964 | 33.3% | N/A | ||
SNP | George Reid Bruce Crawford Tricia Marwick |
3 | N/A | 87,659 | 28.7% | N/A | |
Conservative | Keith Harding Nick Johnston Brian Monteith |
3 | N/A | 56,719 | 18.6% | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Raffan | 1 | N/A | 38,896 | 12.7% | N/A | |
Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | 11,821 | 3.9% | N/A | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 4,266 | 1.4% | N/A | ||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | 3,044 | 1.0% | N/A | ||
ProLife Alliance | 0 | N/A | 735 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 558 | 0.2% | N/A |
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