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Encyclopedia > Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Perth and North Perthshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing some of Perth and most of Tayside North. 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 United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

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

Boundaries

The constituency covers the north of the Perth and Kinross council area. Perth and Kinross is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ...


Member of Parliament

  • Pete Wishart, SNP (2001–present)
  • Annabelle Ewing, SNP (1997–2001)
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Categories: Stub | 1962 births | British MPs ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... Categories: Stub | 1960 births ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Perth and North Perthshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Pete Wishart 15,469 33.7 −2.3
Conservative Douglas Taylor 13,948 30.4 +5.4
Labour Doug Maughan 8,601 18.7 −5.7
Liberal Democrats Gordon Campbell 7,403 16.1 +4.0
SSP Philip Stott 509 1.1 −1.2
Majority 1521 3.3
Turnout 45,930 64.8 +0.3
SNP hold Swing −3.8


This constituency was created in 2005 from parts of Perth and most of Tayside North. Results from both predecessors are listed below. 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 | 1962 births | British MPs ... 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. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

General Election 2001: North Tayside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Peter Wishart 15,441 40.1 −4.8
Conservative Murdo Fraser 12,158 31.6 −4.2
Labour Thomas Docherty 5,715 14.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Julia Robertson 4,365 11.3 +3.2
SSP Rosie Adams 620 1.6 N/A
Independent Tina MacDonald 220 0.6 N/A
Majority 3,283 8.5
Turnout 38,519 62.5 −11.8
SNP hold Swing
General Election 2001: Perth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Annabelle Ewing 11,237 29.7 −6.7
Conservative Liz Smith 11,189 29.6 +0.3
Labour Marion Dingwall 9,638 25.5 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Vicki Harris 4,853 12.8 +4.8
SSP Frank Byrne 899 2.4 N/A
Majority 48 0.1
Turnout 37,816 61.5 −12.4
SNP hold Swing

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 | 1962 births | British MPs ... 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 | 1960 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. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


  Results from FactBites:
 
Hill & Knowlton UK Election Watch 2005 (659 words)
The periodic changes to parliamentary constituencies south of the border are on their way, but will not occur until the election 2009/10 so for now the number of seats in the Commons will be reduced from 659 to 646, with the figure required for an overall majority falling to 324 seats.
The Boundary Commission of Scotland's work in reducing the number of constituencies now means that electorates in most seats have increased to the average size of electorates in England, at least for the time being, and goes someway to answering the critics who point to Scotland's disproportionate presence in the UK Parliament.
Some sitting Members of Parliament, faced with the prospect of a contest with parliamentary colleagues to become the party's candidate in a new seat, decided that discretion was the better part of valour' and chose to stand down.
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