Cunninghame North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the West 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. For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 532 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (673 × 759 pixel, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 480 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2735 × 3413 pixel, file size: 200 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... Kenneth Gibson is a former member of the Scottish Parliament from the Scottish National Party, elected in 1999. ... This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... North Ayrshire (Sìorrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... The new Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood designed by the Catalan architect Enric Miralles and opened in October 2004. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral areas for the Scottish Parliament through which 7 of the 56 Additional Members System MSPs are elected. ... The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ... Ballot for electoral district 252, Würzburg, for the 2005 German federal election. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ...

Electoral region

See also West of Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the West of Scotland region are Dumbarton, Clydebank and Milngavie, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley North, Paisley South, Strathkelvin and Bearsden and West Renfrewshire. West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... Dumbarton is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Clydebank and Milngavie is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Eastwood is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Paisley North is the name of the Scottish parliamentary constituency, which includes the northern portion of the town of Paisley, together with surrounding areas in north, central Renfrewshire. ... Paisley South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... West Renfrewshire is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ...

The region covers the West Dunbartonshire council area, the East Renfrewshire council area, the Inverclyde councila area, most of the Renfrewshire council area, most of the East Dunbartonshire council area, part of the Argyll and Bute council area and part of the North Ayrshire council area. West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... East Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy Area in Scotland. ... North Ayrshire (Sìorrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ...

Constituency boundaries

The Cunninghame North 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, the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency was abolished in favour of new constituencies.^[1] The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6th, 1999. ... Dumbarton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950 and again from 1983 until 2005. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Council area

The Holyrood constituency covers a north-western portion of the Ayrshire North council area, and includes the Isle of Arran. The rest of the Ayrshire North area is covered by the Cunninghame South constituency, which is within the South of Scotland electoral region. Arran shown within Clyde Coast The Isle of Arran (Scots Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (430 km²). It is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire. ... Cunninghame South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral areas for the Scottish Parliament through which 7 of the 56 Additional Members System MSPs are elected. ...

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election results

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Controversy

The high number of rejected votes was particularly significant in Cunninghame North where the majority (48) was far smaller than the number of rejected papers (over 1,000). Additionally, ballot papers carried by boat from the Isle of Arran were damp when they arrived raising suggestions they may not have been transported securely. There were also questions about a discrepancy in the number of ballot papers that left Arran and the number that arrived at the count, though the returning officer later announced that a manual recount found no discrepancy.^[2] Allan Wilson, the former member for Cunninghame North was said to be discussing with his solicitor a potential legal challenge to the Cunninghame North result.^[3] This was withdrawn on 25 May 2007.^{[citation needed]} Composition of the new Parliament The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was the third general election[1] to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland
2. ^ "Blow to SNP coalition hopes as Lib Dems spurn independence deal", The Guardian, 7 May 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-25. 
3. ^ "Holyrood vote may face challenges", BBC, 6 May 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.