The 2017 Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election was a by-election held on 8 June 2017 for the

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constituency of Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire. It was triggered by the resignation of

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Background

Conservative politician

was elected as MSP for the constituency at the

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, having first been elected in

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. Lamont announced on 25 April 2017 that he would be standing in the

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and submitted his resignation as MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire with effect from 4 May, which triggered a by-election.

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, the Presiding Officer scheduled the by-election for 8 June, the same date as the UK general election. Four candidates were nominated: Conservative Rachael Hamilton, Gail Hendry for the Scottish National Party, Sally Prentice for Labour and Catriona Bhatia for the Liberal Democrats. Hamilton, who had been a regional MSP for

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, resigned her seat in advance of the by-election.

Result

2016 result

References

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