Aberdeen Donside (

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: ''Obar Dheathain Oir Dheathain'') is a

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of the

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( Holyrood) covering part of the

Aberdeen City council area Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...

. It elects one

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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

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

for the region as a whole. The seat has been held by

Jackie Dunbar Jackie Dunbar is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen Donside since May 2021. Dunbar was born in Peterhead and educated in Elgin. She was elected to the Nort ...

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 Central, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine,

Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire East (Gaelic: ''Siorrachd Obar Dheathain an Ear'') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Aberdeenshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first p ...

, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast,

Dundee City East Dundee City East (Gaelic: ''Baile Dhùn Dè an Ear'') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the Dundee City council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post me ...

and Dundee City West. The region covers all of the

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, the

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and part of

Moray Moray ( ; or ) is one of the 32 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. Its council is based in Elgin, the area' ...

Constituency boundaries and council area

Following their First Periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland created three newly shaped seats for the

. The council area is now divided between three constituencies: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside and Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. Central and Donside are entirely within the Aberdeen City council area, while South and North Kincardine also takes in North Kincardine in the

council area. Aberdeen Donside covers the northern part of the city council area, and comprises the following

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: *In full: ** Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone **

Bridge of Don Bridge of Don is a suburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland. In , the Bridge of Don electoral ward was estimated to have a population of 19,545. Bridge of Don is split into four areas for statistical purposes by Aberdeen City Council and Poli ...

** Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill ** Northfield/Mastrick North *In part: ** Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill (shared with Aberdeen Central)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

2020s

2010s

2000s

The following is the notional result for the

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, as calculated by the

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Politics and history of the constituency

The area contains

Aberdeen Airport Aberdeen International Airport is an international airport, located in the Dyce suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, approximately northwest of Aberdeen city centre. As of 2023, 1.9 million people used the airport. The airport is owned and opera ...

(run by BAA), Prior to the 2011 election, the Liberal Democrat candidate (Cllr Gordon Leslie), stood down amid allegations related to prostitution.Lib Dem candidate stands down over prostitute charges
''BBC News'', 22 February 2011

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament Constituency) Politics of Aberdeen Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament Constituencies established in 2011 2011 establishments in Scotland