Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{distinguish|North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Angus North and Mearns
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = 150px
| image2 = 150px
| caption2 = Angus North and Mearns shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 2011
| abolished =
| next =
| previous = Angus,
North Tayside,
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
| party_label = Party
| party = Scottish National Party
| member_label = MSP
| member = Mairi Gougeon
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Angus
Aberdeenshire
| population = 70,839 (2019)[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])
}}
Angus North and Mearns (Gaelic: Aonghas a Tuath agus a' Mhaoirne) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Angus and Aberdeenshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post 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 for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and covers areas that were in the seats of Angus, Tayside North and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/08_09_10_boundaryreport.pdf|title=The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011|date=8 September 2010|publisher=BBC News online|access-date=17 January 2022|page=11}} It has been held by Mairi Gougeon of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
{{See also|North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.
The region covers all of the Aberdeen City council area, Aberdeenshire, Angus, the Dundee City council area and part of Moray.
Constituency boundaries and council area
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Angus North and Mearns covers parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Angus. Angus is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, the other constituency being Angus South. Aberdeenshire is represented by four other constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: Aberdeenshire East and Aberdeenshire West are both entirely within Aberdeenshire; Aberdeen South and North Kincardine also includes a portion of the Aberdeen City council area; Banffshire and Buchan Coast also includes a portion of Moray.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Angus North and Mearns are:
- In full:
- Mearns (Aberdeenshire)
- Brechin and Edzell (Angus)
- Forfar and District (Angus)
- Montrose and District (Angus)
- In part:
- Stonehaven and Lower Deeside (Aberdeenshire); shared with Aberdeenshire West
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" |
|2011 |rowspan="2"|SNP | ||
| 2016
|Mairi Gougeon (née Evans) |
Election results
=2020s=
File:AngusNorthMearns 1999-2021.png
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2021 Scottish Parliament election: Angus North and Mearns{{cite web|url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elections_and_voting/election_results/scottish_parliamentary_election_results/scottish_parliamentary_election_2021_results|title=Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021 results|website=Angus Council|access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000081|title=Constituencies A-Z, Angus North & Mearns|website=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2021}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Mairi Gougeon
|votes = 17,144
|percentage =48.6
|change = {{increase}}2.9
|list_votes = 14,360
|list_percentage = 40.6
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.7
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Braden Davy
|votes = 13,635
|percentage = 38.7
|change = {{increase}}1.4
|list_votes = 12,451
|list_percentage = 35.2
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.7
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Cindy Douglas
|votes = 2,686
|percentage = 7.6
|change = {{decrease}}1.8
|list_votes = 2,912
|list_percentage = 8.2
|list_change ={{decrease}}0.8
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|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 2,151
|list_percentage = 6.1
|list_change ={{up}}0.9
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Michael Turvey
|votes = 1,804
|percentage = 5.1
|change = {{decrease}}2.6
|list_votes = 1,603
|list_percentage = 4.5
|list_change ={{decrease}}0.7
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 724
|list_percentage = 2.0
|list_change =New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 251
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes = 191
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change =New
}}
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|party = Independent Green Voice
|list_votes = 188
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 151
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 80
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = 77
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Restore Scotland
|list_votes = 63
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 56
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change ={{steady}}0.0
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 52
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change ={{down}}2.0
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{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Laura Marshall
|list_votes = 35
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =New
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{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Geoffrey Farquharson
|list_votes = 29
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Renew Party
|list_votes = 5
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 3,509
|percentage = 9.9
|change = {{up}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 35,269
|list_votes = 35,379
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 114
|list_votes = 41
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 35,383
|percentage = 64.2
|change = {{up}}10.1
|list_votes = 35,420
|list_percentage = 64.2
|list_change = {{up}}9.9
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{up}}0.8
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
=2010s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2016 Scottish Parliament election: Angus North and Mearns{{cite web|title=Scottish Parliamentary Election 2016|website=Angus Council|url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elections_and_voting/election_results/scottish_parliamentary_election_0|access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web|title=Angus North and Mearns - Scottish Parliament constituency|website=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/scotland-constituencies/S16000081|access-date=14 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-04/Electoral-Data-Results-May-2016-Scottish-Parliament-elections_2.xls|title=Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election|accessdate=1 June 2021|publisher=The Electoral Commission}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Mairi Evans
|votes = 13,417
|percentage = 45.7
|change = {{decrease}}9.1
|list_votes = 12,170
|list_percentage = 41.3
|list_change = {{decrease}}11.3
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Alex Johnstone
|votes = 10,945
|percentage = 37.3
|change = {{increase}}11.7
|list_votes = 10,575
|list_percentage = 35.9
|list_change = {{up}}15.1
|status = list_candidate
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John Ruddy
|votes = 2,752
|percentage = 9.4
|change = {{decrease}}3.3
|list_votes = 2,663
|list_percentage = 9.0
|list_change = {{down}}2.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 1,532
|list_percentage = 5.2
|list_change ={{up}}1.4
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Euan Davidson
|votes = 2,265
|percentage = 7.7
|change = {{increase}}0.8
|list_votes = 1,522
|list_percentage = 5.2
|list_change ={{down}}0.5
}}
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|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 626
|list_percentage = 2.1
|list_change ={{up}}1.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes = 110
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = {{down}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 80
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Front
|list_votes = 69
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change ={{steady}}0.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 56
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|list_votes = 47
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 44
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 2,472
|percentage = 8.4
|change = {{decrease}}20.8
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 29,379
|list_votes = 29,494
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 117
|list_votes = 40
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 29,496
|percentage = 54.1
|change = {{increase}}5.2
|list_votes = 29,534
|list_percentage = 54.3
|list_change = {{increase}}5.3
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{decrease}}10.4
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
{{AMS election box begin | title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Angus North and Mearns{{cite web|url=https://archive2021.parliament.scot/Electionresults/2011_ElectionAnalysis.xls|title=2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)|publisher=Scottish Parliament|access-date=23 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-scottish-parliament-election|title=Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Region
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Nigel Don
|votes = 13,660
|percentage = 54.8
|change = N/A
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
|list_votes = 13,114
|list_percentage = 52.6
|list_change = N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alex Johnstone
|votes = 6,374
|percentage = 25.6
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 5,195
|list_percentage = 20.8
|list_change = N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Kevin Hutchens
|votes = 3,160
|percentage = 12.7
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 2,828
|list_percentage = 11.3
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Sanjay Samani
|votes = 1,726
|percentage = 6.9
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 1,431
|list_percentage = 5.7
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =948
|list_percentage =3.8
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All-Scotland Pensioners Party
|list_votes =474
|list_percentage =1.9
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes =145
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes =237
|list_percentage =0.9
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes =145
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes =187
|list_percentage =0.7
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes =75
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|list_votes =54
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes =15
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Angus Independents
|list_votes =43
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Others
|list_votes =59
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 7,286
|percentage = 29.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =24,920
|list_votes =24,950
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 88
|list_votes = 102
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 20,008
|percentage = 48.9
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 25,052
|list_percentage =49.0
|list_change=N/A
}}
{{AMS election box win
|winner = Scottish National Party
|reason = seat
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Angus_North_and_Mearns.pdf|title=Angus North and Mearns constituency map|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=30 June 2021}}
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