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Encyclopedia > Moray (UK Parliament constituency)

Moray is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1983 general election. A similar constituency, also called Moray, is used by the Scottish Parliament. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the second most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national legislature of Scotland. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

The constituency covers the whole of the Moray council area. Between 1997 and 2005, it covered a slightly smaller area. Moray (Moireibh in Gaelic), one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, lies in the north-east of the country and borders on the regions of Aberdeenshire and Highland. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Member of Parliament

Categories: Stub | 1969 births ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... Margaret Ewing is a Scottish National Party (SNP) MSP. Born on September 1, 1945, she attended the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde and was a teacher before becoming an MP at the February 1974 Election. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Moray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angus Robertson 14,196 36.6 +7.2
Conservative Jamie Halcro-Johnston 8,520 22.0 −0.9
Labour Kevin Hutchens 7,919 20.4 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Linda Gorn 7,460 19.2 +1.2
SSP Norma Anderson 698 1.8 −0.6
Majority 5,676 14.6
Turnout 38,793 58.4 +1.2
SNP hold Swing +4.1
General Election 2001: Moray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angus Robertson 10,076 30.3 −11.2
Labour Catriona Munro 8,332 25.1 +5.2
Conservative Frank Spencer-Nairn 7,677 23.1 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Linda Gorn 5,224 15.7 +6.8
SSP Norma Anderson 821 2.5 N/A
Independent Bill Jappy 802 2.4 N/A
UKIP Nigel Kenyon 291 0.9 N/A
Majority 1,744 5.2
Turnout 33,223 57.4 −10.8
SNP hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... Categories: Stub | 1969 births ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... Categories: Stub | 1969 births ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or Democratic Socialist political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


  Results from FactBites:
 
Moray - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (133 words)
Moray (pronounced Murray, spelled A Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
There is also a Moray constituency of the House of Commons and a Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament.
Moray, Towns and villages, Council political composition, Moray and Districts of Scotland.
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