Angus North and Mearns (
Gaelic
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: ''Aonghas a Tuath agus a' Mhaoirne'') is a
constituency of the
Scottish Parliament (
Holyrood) covering parts of the
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 ...
of
Angus
Angus may refer to:
Media
* ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film
* ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record''
Places Australia
* Angus, New South Wales
Canada
* Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario
* East Angus, Quebec
Scotland
* An ...
and
Aberdeenshire. It elects one
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the
first past the post
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method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the
North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven
additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of
proportional representation
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for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...
and covers areas that were in the seats of
Angus
Angus may refer to:
Media
* ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film
* ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record''
Places Australia
* Angus, New South Wales
Canada
* Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario
* East Angus, Quebec
Scotland
* An ...
,
Tayside North and
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.
It has been held by
Mairi Gougeon
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of the
Scottish National Party since the
2016 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are
Aberdeen Central,
Aberdeen Donside,
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Gaelic: ''Obar Dheathain a Deas agus Ceann Chàrdainn a Tuath'') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council areas of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. It elects one ...
,
Aberdeenshire East,
Aberdeenshire West,
Angus South
South Angus was a county constituency in Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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,
Banffshire and Buchan Coast,
Dundee City East and
Dundee City West.
The region covers all of the
Aberdeen City council area
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, the
Aberdeenshire council area
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It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area inclu ...
, 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
Dundee City council area
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and part of the
Moray council area
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Between 1975 ...
.
Constituency boundaries and council area
Angus North and Mearns covers parts of the
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 ...
of
Aberdeenshire and
Angus
Angus may refer to:
Media
* ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film
* ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record''
Places Australia
* Angus, New South Wales
Canada
* Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario
* East Angus, Quebec
Scotland
* An ...
. Angus is represented by two constituencies in the
Scottish Parliament, the other constituency being
Angus South
South Angus was a county constituency in Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Depen ...
. Aberdeenshire is represented by four other constituencies in the
Scottish Parliament:
Aberdeenshire East and
Aberdeenshire West are both entirely within Aberdeenshire;
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Gaelic: ''Obar Dheathain a Deas agus Ceann Chàrdainn a Tuath'') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council areas of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. It elects one ...
also includes a portion of
Aberdeen City
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;
Banffshire and Buchan Coast also includes a portion of the
Moray council area.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Angus North and Mearns are:
*In full:
**
Mearns (Aberdeenshire)
**
Brechin and Edzell (Angus)
**
Forfar and District (Angus)
**
Montrose and District (Angus)
*In part:
**
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside (Aberdeenshire); shared with
Aberdeenshire West
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2010s
References
External links
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Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011
Politics of Angus, Scotland
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Constituencies established in 2011
2011 establishments in Scotland
Stonehaven
Montrose, Angus
Laurencekirk
Brechin
Forfar
Politics of Aberdeenshire