The Fishing Party were formed to contest the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003. They stood candidates in the North East Scotland region for the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ... North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... For the national legislative body adjourned in 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ...
Largely a single-issue party, their formation was prompted by those involved in the fishing industry angry at cuts in the amount of fish they were being allowed to catch as a result of the European Union Single Fisheries Policy. The rationale behind their formation was that they were in the best position to represent the fishing industry as they were part of it themselves.
The Scottish National Party were fearful that this may result in the loss of vital votes for them as traditionally they have won the majority of the votes of those involved in the Scottish fishing industry. However the Fishing Party did not win any seats in the 2003 election. It got 5,566 votes (2.28%) on the regional list in North East Scotland. The best result was in the Banff & Buchan constituency, were the party polled 2,007 votes (7.67%). The party did not launch any candidates in the single-member constituencies. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (PÃ rtaidh NÃ iseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The party has not been registered as a political party with the Electoral Commission since 2003 and is understood to be defunct. The Electoral Commission is an independent body with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. ...
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