North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyr ...

which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73

first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...

constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs. The North East Scotland region shares boundaries with the

Highlands and Islands The Highlands and Islands is an area of Scotland broadly covering the Scottish Highlands, plus Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides (Western Isles). The Highlands and Islands are sometimes defined as the area to which the Crofters' Act of 1 ...

and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.

Constituencies and local government areas

Since 2011

As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the

2011 Scottish Parliament election The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...

1999–2011

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered: The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...

constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005Se
''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''
In terms of local government areas the region covers: *

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area inclu ...

* Aberdeen City * the

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* part of Angus (otherwise within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region) * a small part of

Moray Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland (council area), ...

(otherwise within the Highlands and Islands electoral region) * a small part of

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland ...

(otherwise within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region)

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

Regional list MSPs

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Election results

2021 Scottish Parliament election

Constituency results

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Additional member results

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In the

2016 Scottish Parliament election The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary electio ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 9

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from th ...

MSPs (nine constituency members) * 5

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MSPs (one constituency member, four additional members) * 2 Labour MSPs (all additional members) * 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

Candidates elected on the regional list are shown in bold; candidates elected in a constituency who also stood on a list are shown in ''italics''.

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 11

MSPs (ten constituency members and one additional members) * 3 Labour MSPs (all additional members) * 2

MSPs (all additional members) * 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the

2007 Scottish Parliament election The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999. Local elections in Scotland fe ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 8

MSPs (six constituency members and two additional members) * 3 Labour MSPs (one constituency members and two additional members) * 3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (two constituency members and one additional member) * 2

MSPs (all additional members)

Constituency results

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2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the

2003 Scottish Parliament election The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive. Jack McConnell, the Labour Party MSP, rema ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 5

MSPs (four constituency members and one additional member) * 4 Labour MSPs (two constituency members and two additional members) * 3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency members) * 3

MSPs (all additional members) * 1

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MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Maureen Watt Maureen Elizabeth Watt (born 23 June 1951) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and former Minister for Mental Health in the Scottish Government. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) representing the constituency of Abe ...

replaced Richard Lochhead, who resigned as an MSP in April 2006 to contest the Moray by-election following the death of

Margaret Ewing Margaret Anne Ewing (''née'' McAdam, formerly Bain; 1 September 1945 – 21 March 2006) was a Scottish teacher, journalist and politician. She served as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire from 197 ...

. Watt was the next available candidate on the SNP list.

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the

1999 Scottish Parliament election The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999. Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliam ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 6

MSPs (two constituency members four additional members) * 4 Labour MSPs (all constituency members) * 3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency members) * 3

MSPs (all additional members)

Constituency results

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2001 Banff and Buchan by-election The Banff and Buchan by-election to the Scottish Parliament was held on 7 June 2001, the same day as a UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Strathkelvin and Bearsden. The by-election was caused by the resignation of ...

: Stewart Stevenson replaced

Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician and economist who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure on the Scottish nationalist movement, he has served as leader ...

, who had resigned. Salmond was elected as the

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for the Banff and Buchan constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament the same day as the Scottish Parliament by-election.

Additional member results

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References

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