Ross, Skye and Inverness West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It was created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the Ross, Skye and Inverness West constituency of the House of Commons. For the House of Commons general election of 2005, however, the House of Commons constituency was superseded by Ross, Skye and Lochaber, with small parts becoming part of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey and Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Ross and Cromarty was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. ... The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ross, Skye and Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

The Scottish Parliament constituency elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation. Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ... The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ... Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ...

The constituency covers Ross and Cromarty, excluding the Isle of Lewis; the Isle of Skye; and the west of the city of Inverness, and it is one of three Scottish Parliament constituencies within the Highland Council area. Ross and Cromarty: administrative county (1889-1975) Ross and Cromarty: district council (1975-1996) Ross and Cromarty: lieutenancy area (1996-date) Ross and Cromarty (Ros agus Cromba in Gaelic) was until 1975, an administrative county, originally formed in 1889 as a merger of Ross-shire and Cromartyshire. ... The Old Man of Storr, Skye The Isle of Skye, usually known simply as Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach in Scottish Gaelic) is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Scottish Highlands. ... The Highland area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a unitary authority area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest administrative region in Scotland. ...

Neighbouring Scottish Parliament constituencies are Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, the Western Isles and Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... The Western Isles are a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ...

Member of the Scottish Parliament

• 1999 - present: John Farquhar Munro, Liberal Democrats

John Farquhar Munro, born 26 August 1934 in Glen Shiel, is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ross, Skye and Inverness West. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

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