Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

Highlands and Islands is one of the eight Scottish electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament election. It was created on the basis of the Scotland Act 1998 and includes the Council Areas Outer Hebrides, Highland, Orkney and Shetland and parts of regions Argyll and Bute and Moray and is divided into eight constituencies. As part of the revision of the electoral regions in 2011 the external borders and the boundaries of the constituencies were redrawn. The first elections were held on 6 May 1999 as part of the general election.

At the Mid Scotland and Fife region boundaries from west to east the election Region West Scotland, Mid Scotland and Fife and North East Scotland at.

  • 2.1 Election 1999
  • 2.2 Parliament Elections 2003
  • 2.3 2007 General Election
  • 2.4 2011 general election

Geographical breakdown

In the region of eight constituencies are summarized, with respect to the designation and cut the constituencies corresponded to the British Parliament before the revision of constituencies in 2011. Each represents a specific constituencies by majority vote of Representatives. In addition, seven Additional Members are elected.

1999-2011

2011 -

Election results

General Election 1999

General Election 2003

2007 General Election

2011 general election

Current constituencies: Argyll and Bute | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | Inverness and Nairn | Moray | Na h- Eileanan Iar in | Orkney | Shetland | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

Constituencies 1999-2011 Argyll and Bute | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Moray | Orkney | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | Shetland | Western Isles

Central Scotland | Glasgow | Highlands and Islands | Lothian | Mid Scotland and Fife | North East Scotland | South Scotland | West Scotland

  • Election Region (Scotland )
  • Geography ( Argyll and Bute )
  • Geography (Outer Hebrides )
  • Geography ( Highland, Council Area )
  • Geography ( Moray )
  • Geography ( Orkney )
  • Geography ( Shetland)
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