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
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constituencies
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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,
Highlands and Islands
The Highlands and Islands is an area of Scotland broadly covering the Scottish Highlands, plus Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides (Western Isles).
The Highlands and Islands are sometimes defined as the area to which the Crofters' Act of 18 ...
,
North East Scotland and
West of Scotland regions and is connected with the
Lothian region by bridges across the
Firth of Forth.
Constituencies and council areas
2011–present
As a result of the
First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries
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the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the
2011 Scottish Parliament election.
1999–2011
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of
Westminster
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The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Bu ...
constituencies, as existing in at that time. The Holyrood constituencies cover all of three
council areas
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( gd, comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Ga ...
,
[Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the ]next Scottish Parliament election
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Five parties have M ...
. the
Clackmannanshire council area
Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the h ...
, the
Fife council area and the
Stirling council area
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, most of the
Perth and Kinross council area
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and ...
and part of the
Angus council area
Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agri ...
.
The rest of the Angus council area is within the
North East Scotland electoral region.
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency MSPs
Regional List MSPs
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Election results
2021 Scottish Parliament election
Constituency results
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2021 Scottish Parliament election
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Additional member results
2016 Scottish Parliament election
In the
2016 Scottish Parliament election
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary electi ...
the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 8
Scottish National Party MSPs (all constituency members)
* 4
Conservative
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MSP (all additional members)
* 2
Labour
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** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MSPs (all additional members)
* 1
Liberal Democrat
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Active parties
Former parties
See also
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*Lib ...
MSP (constituency member)
* 1
Scottish Greens
The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; gd, Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Green Pairtie) are a green political party in Scotland. The party has seven MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of May 2021. As of the 20 ...
MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
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2016 Scottish Parliament election
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: Mid Scotland and Fife
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2016 Scottish Parliament election
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: Mid Scotland and Fife
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2011 Scottish Parliament election
In the
2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 9
Scottish National Party MSPs (eight constituency members and one additional members)
* 4
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MSPs (one constituency members and three additional members)
* 2
Conservative
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MSP (both additional members)
* 1
Liberal Democrat
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Active parties
Former parties
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*Lib ...
MSPs (additional member)
Constituency results
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2011 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Scotland and Fife
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2007 Scottish Parliament election
In the
2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
In the
2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 6
Scottish National Party MSPs (five constituency members and one additional members)
* 5
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MSPs (two constituency members and three additional members)
* 3
Conservative
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MSP (all additional members)
* 2
Liberal Democrat
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Active parties
Former parties
See also
*Liberal democracy
*Lib ...
MSPs (both constituency members)
Constituency results
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2003 Scottish Parliament election
In the
2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 5
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MSPs (all constituency members)
* 5
Scottish National Party MSPs (3 constituency members and 2 additional members)
* 3
Conservative
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MSP (all additional members)
* 2
Liberal Democrat
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*Lib ...
MSPs (one constituency member and one additional member)
* 1
Scottish Greens
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MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
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Changes:
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Andrew Arbuckle replaced
Keith Raffan. Raffan resigned from the Parliament in January 2005. Arbuckle was next on the Liberal Democrats' list.
*
Brian Monteith
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resigned from the
Conservatives
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in July 2005, and served the remainder of the term as an
Independent
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MSP.
1999 Scottish Parliament election
In the
1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 6
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MSPs (six constituency members)
* 5
Scottish National Party MSPs (two constituency members three additional members)
* 3
Conservative
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MSP (three additional members)
* 2
Liberal Democrat
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See also
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*Lib ...
MSPs (one constituency member and one additional member)
Constituency results
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1999 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Scotland and Fife
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1999 Scottish Parliament election: Mid Scotland and Fife
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Murdo Fraser
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replaced
Nick Johnston, who had resigned from the Parliament on 10 August 2001 due to ill health. Fraser was next on the Conservative and Unionist list.
Footnotes
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Scottish Parliamentary regions
Politics of Angus, Scotland
Politics of Clackmannanshire
Politics of Fife
Politics of Perth and Kinross
Politics of Stirling (council area)
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011