Galloway and Upper Nithsdale was a

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of the

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( Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. This constituency was abolished for the 2011 election, with 78.4% of the constituency being incorporated into the new

Galloway and West Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency) Galloway and West Dumfries is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method ...

, with the rest becoming part of the

Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: ''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (firs ...

Electoral region

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Galloway and Upper Nithsdale constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in

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, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In

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, however, Scottish Westminster (

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) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.Se
''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Alex Fergusson represented the constituency from the 2003 election until its abolition in 2011, having previously been an MSP for the South of Scotland regional list from 1999 to 2003. Originally elected as a Conservative, he was the

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from 2007 to 2011, a post which required him to relinquish party allegiance.

Election results

Footnotes

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