Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (

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: ''Obar Dheathain a Deas agus Ceann Chàrdainn a Tuath'') is a

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of the

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( Holyrood) covering part of the

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and

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. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the

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method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of

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for the region as a whole. The constituency was created for

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, and combines most of the former Aberdeen South seat along with part of Aberdeenshire that was formerly in Aberdeenshire West. It has been held by

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of the

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since the

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Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine,

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, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West. The region covers all of the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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and part of the Moray council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

For the first election to the Scottish Parliament, the constituencies used were the same as those already in existence for the

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(Westminster). For the

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the boundaries of the Westminster constituencies were subject to some alteration, and so Holyrood and Westminster constituencies diverged. Following their First Periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland created newly shaped seats for the

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and

council areas, which were first used at the 2011 Election. Aberdeen City is divided between three Scottish Parliament constituencies: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside and Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. Central and Donside are entirely within the city area, while South and North Kincardine also takes in North Kincardine in the

council area. The remainder of

is represented by four further constituencies in the Scottish Parliament:

, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns and Banffshire and Buchan Coast. In forming the new Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, the electoral wards used are: *In full: **

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** Kincorth/Nigg/Cove ** North Kincardine *In part: (shared with Aberdeen Central) ** Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross ** Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee ** Torry/Ferryhill

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

2020s

2010s

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament Constituency) Politics of Aberdeen Politics of Aberdeenshire Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament Constituencies established in 2011 2011 establishments in Scotland Portlethen