Ochil is a plurality voting system constituency and is part of the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region for the additional member system (AMS) and lies between the River Forth and the Ochil Hills. 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. ... The River Forth meanders over fertile farmlands near Stirling The River Forth, 47 km (29 miles) long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland. ... Ochil Hills viewed from South-West of Tillicoultry The Ochil Hills (from the Celtic uchil - the high ground) are a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. ...

It is a rural seat that is mostly industrial in character, with the main industries in this region being brewing, distilling, glass manufacture, bottling, tourism and agriculture. In terms of local government, the more affluent wards are Conservative party strongholds. Examples include Bridge of Allan, which is home to wealthy commuters to Stirling and further afield, and Dollar, which has, in its Academy, one of Scotland's most renowned private schools. However, the majority of its inhabitants are working-class. The Brewer, designed and engraved, in the Sixteenth. ... Distillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. ... More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in 2004. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a city in central Scotland. ... This page is about the dollar currency. ... Dollar Academy is a co-educational private school based in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. ... Private schools, in the United States, Australia, Scotland, and other English-speaking countries, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public funds. ...

Its predecessor in the Parliament of the United Kingdom was Clackmannan & East Stirlingshire. 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). ... Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1983, when the name was changed to Clackmannan. ...

Elections

Note: George Reid was elected as a Scottish National Party MSP in 2003, but is now Independent as he was elected as the Presiding Officer. The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 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. ... George Reid The Right Honourable George Reid is a Scottish politician, and a former member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ... 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. ... George Reid is the name of two political figures: Sir George Reid was a Prime Minister of Australia. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a registered political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and anti-politician David Sutch, also known as Screaming Lord Sutch. ... 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. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... 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. ... The Presiding Officer (Oifigear-Riaghlaidh in Scots Gaelic) is the person elected by the Members of the Scottish Parliament to chair their meetings. ...