Tayside North is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament since 1999. It was created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the Tayside North constituency of the House of Commons. The constituency includes the towns of Pitlochry, Forfar and Blairgowrie. The southern borders near Perth are the most populous. It is therefore a relatively prosperous, largely rural, lowland seat on the fringe of the Highlands with successful livestock, fruit-growing and tourism. Unemployment is relatively low. Because Tayside North is a combination of small prosperous towns and rich agricultural land, in the past, when this seat was contested for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, it was traditionally a Conservative seat. Indeed, the Conservatives held the predecessor seats at Westminster for most of the post-war. However, the Scottish National Party (SNP) tradition is also strong, like in the neighbouring Perth constituency. In the United Kingdom general election in 1997 the SNP's John Swinney won it from the Conservatives. He then went on to be elected to Holyrood in the 1999 Scottish parliamentary election which he held in the 2003 Scottish parliamentary election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... For the national legislative body adjourned in 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Pitlochry (Baile Chloichridh in Gaelic) is a burgh in Perthshire, Scotland, lying on the River Tummel within the council area of Perth and Kinross. ... Forfar is a town of approximately 13,500 people, located in the unitary authority of Angus in Scotland. ... Blairgowrie is the name of several places in the world: Blairgowrie and Rattray, Scotland Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Royal Burgh of Perth (Peairt in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh in central Scotland. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge 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 Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... Perth is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament since 1999. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... John Swinney John Swinney is the former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ...

Tayside North is a plurality voting system constituency and is part of the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region for the additional member system (AMS). An example of a plurality ballot. ... Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system in which some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ...