Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Galloway and Upper Nithsdale shown within the South of Scotland electoral region |
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| Created: | 1999 |
| MSP: | Alex Fergusson |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Council area: | Dumfries and Galloway (part) |
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the South of Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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[edit] Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the South of Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, East Lothian, Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, part of the North Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.
[edit] Constituency boundaries and council area
The Galloway and Upper Nithsdale constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies[1].
The Holyrood constituency covers a western portion of the Dumfries and Galloway council area. The rest of the council area is covered by the Dumfries constituency.
[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament
The constituency has been represented by Conservative MSP Alex Fergusson since 2003. From 1999 to 2003 the MSP was Alasdair Morgan of the Scottish National Party.
[edit] Candidates
| Scottish parliamentary election, 2007: Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cooper | ||||
| Conservative and Unionist | Alex Fergusson | ||||
| Labour | Stephen Hodgson | ||||
| Scottish National Party | Alasdair Morgan | - | |||
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[edit] Election results
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