North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73

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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

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and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.

Constituencies and local government areas

Since 2011

As a result of the

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the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the

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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

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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 *

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* the City of Dundee * part of

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(otherwise within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region) * a small part of Moray (otherwise within the Highlands and Islands electoral region) * a small part of Perth and Kinross (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 region elected MSPs as follows: * 9 Scottish National Party MSPs (nine constituency members) * 5

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MSPs (one constituency member, four additional members) * 2

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MSPs (all additional members) * 1

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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 Scottish National Party MSPs (ten constituency members and one additional members) * 3

MSPs (all additional members) * 2

MSPs (all additional members) * 1

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 8 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and two additional members) * 3

MSPs (one constituency members and two additional members) * 3

MSPs (two constituency members and one additional member) * 2

MSPs (all additional members)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 5 Scottish National Party MSPs (four constituency members and one additional member) * 4

MSPs (two constituency members and two additional members) * 3

MSPs (all constituency members) * 3

MSPs (all additional members) * 1

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MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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

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

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the

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the region elected MSPs as follows: * 6 Scottish National Party MSPs (two constituency members four additional members) * 4

MSPs (all constituency members) * 3

MSPs (all additional members)

Constituency results

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replaced

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, 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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