Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = 150px
| image2 = 150px
| caption2 = Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 2011
| abolished =
| next =
| previous = Roxburgh and Berwickshire,
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
| party_label = Party
| party = Conservative
| member_label = MSP
| member = Rachael Hamilton
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Scottish Borders
| population = 68,019 (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])
}}
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Gaelic: Eadraig, Rosbrog agus Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Scottish Borders. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was established for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers parts of the former constituencies of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale and Roxburgh and Berwickshire. The remaining parts of the Scottish Borders form part of the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.{{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=26 May 2021|page=10}}{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/1st_SP_Review_Report.pdf|title=First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report|page=120|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=7 August 2021|date=May 2010}}
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire is currently held by the Conservatives. The current MSP is Rachael Hamilton, who won the seat at a 2017 by-election following the resignation of previous member John Lamont in order to contest the 2017 UK general election.
Electoral region
{{See also|South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.
Constituency boundaries and council areas
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The rest of the Scottish Borders is represented in the Scottish Parliament by the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.
The electoral wards in the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency are listed below. All of these wards are part of Scottish Borders.
Members of the Scottish Parliament
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}" |
| 2011 | rowspan="2"|Conservative | ||
| 2017 by-election |
Election results
= 2026 parliamentary election =
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|party = Scottish Conservatives
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= 2021 parliamentary election =
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2021 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000111|title=Constituencies A-Z: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20071/election_results/610/scottish_parliament_election_results/3|title=Scottish Parliament election results 2021|publisher=Scottish Borders Council|access-date=10 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/news/article/4065/rachael_hamilton_elected_as_msp_for_ettrick_roxburgh_and_berwickshire|title=Rachael Hamilton elected as MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire|date=7 May 2021|publisher=Scottish Borders Council|access-date=10 August 2021}}{{efn|Showing changes from 2016 general election.}}
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Rachael Hamilton
|votes = 18,564
|percentage = 51.5
|change = {{decrease}}3.7
|list_votes = 17,075
|list_percentage = 47.4
|list_change = {{increase}}0.7
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|status = incumbent
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Paul Wheelhouse
|votes = 11,701
|percentage = 32.5
|change = {{increase}}0.7
|list_votes = 10,857
|list_percentage = 30.1
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.3
|status = list incumbent
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jenny Marr
|votes = 2,352
|percentage = 6.5
|change = {{decrease}}1.2
|list_votes = 2,426
|list_percentage = 6.7
|list_change = {{decrease}}1.9
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Davidson
|votes = 2,050
|percentage = 5.7
|change = {{increase}}0.4
|list_votes = 2,438
|list_percentage = 6.8
|list_change = {{steady}}0.0
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|candidate = Barbra Harvie
|votes = 1,084
|percentage = 3.0
|change = New
|list_votes = 1,665
|list_percentage = 4.6
|list_change = {{increase}}0.1
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 492
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 317
|list_percentage = 0.9
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with constituency party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jesse Rae
|votes = 290
|percentage = 0.8
|change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes = 184
|list_percentage = 0.51
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Independent Green Voice
|list_votes = 148
|list_percentage = 0.41
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 134
|list_percentage = 0.37
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 116
|list_percentage = 0.32
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 60
|list_percentage = 0.17
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 60
|list_percentage = 0.17
|list_change = {{down}}2.1
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = 51
|list_percentage = 0.17
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Vanguard
|list_votes = 11
|list_percentage = 0.03
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scotia Future
|list_votes = 10
|list_percentage = 0.03
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 6,863
|percentage = 19.0
|change = {{decrease}} 4.4
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{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 36,041
|list_votes = 36,044
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{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =81
|list_votes =69
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{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 36,122
|percentage = 64.0
|change = {{increase}}3.1
|list_votes =36,113
|list_percentage = 64.0
|list_change = {{increase}}3.1
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{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish Conservatives
|swing = {{down}}2.2
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{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
=2017 by-election=
{{main|2017 Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election}}
In April 2017, John Lamont announced his intention to resign his seat in the Scottish Parliament in order to contest the 2017 UK general election.{{cite web |title=Tory MSP to quit Holyrood to stand for Westminster|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39708030|access-date=25 April 2017|work=BBC News|date=25 April 2017}}
{{Election box begin| title=2017 Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election{{cite web|url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20071/election_results/610/scottish_parliament_election_results/2|title=Scottish Parliament by election results 2017: Ettrick, Roxburghshire, Berwickshire|publisher=Scottish Borders Council|access-date=10 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/15338263.watch-rachael-hamilton-wins-holyrood-by-election/|title=WATCH: Rachael Hamilton wins Holyrood by-election|website=Border Telegraph|date=9 June 2017 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Rachael Hamilton
|votes = 20,658
|percentage = 53.5
|change = {{down}}1.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Gail Hendry
|votes = 11,320
|percentage = 29.3
|change = {{down}}2.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Sally Prentice
|votes = 3,406
|percentage = 8.8
|change = {{up}}3.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Catriona Bhatia
|votes = 3,196
|percentage = 8.3
|change = {{up}}0.6
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,338
|percentage = 24.2
|change = {{up}}0.8
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{{Election box total valid
|votes = 38,580
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{{Election box rejected
|votes = 73
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,653
|percentage = 70.9
|change = {{up}}10.0
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Conservative Party
|loser =
|swing = {{up}}0.4
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{{Election box end}}
=2016 parliamentary election=
{{AMS election box begin
| title=2016 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire{{cite web|url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/info/20071/election_results/610/scottish_parliament_election_results_20163|title=Scottish Parliament election results 2016|publisher=Scottish Borders Council|access-date=10 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2013/ettrick_roxburgh_and_berwickshire_2016_election_results_-_list.pdf|title=Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire 2016 election results - list|publisher=Scottish Borders Council|access-date=10 August 2021|date=6 May 2016}}|constituency_type = Constituency
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = John Lamont
|votes = 18,257
|percentage = 55.2
|change = {{up}}10.3
|list_votes = 15,452
|list_percentage =46.7
|list_change = {{up}}15.2
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
|status=incumbent
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Paul Wheelhouse
|votes = 10,521
|percentage = 31.8
|change = {{up}}5.4
|list_votes = 10,068
|list_percentage =30.4
|list_change ={{down}}4.4
|status=list_incumbent
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jim Hume
|votes = 2,551
|percentage = 7.7
|change = {{down}}9.6
|list_votes = 2,851
|list_percentage =8.6
|list_change ={{down}}6.2
|status=list_incumbent
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Barrie Cunning
|votes = 1,766
|percentage = 5.3
|change = {{down}}5.1
|list_votes = 2,251
|list_percentage =6.8
|list_change = {{down}}3.2
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 1,481
|list_percentage =4.5
|list_change ={{up}}1.1
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 771
|list_percentage =2.3
|list_change ={{up}}0.6
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent
|list_votes = 112
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 68
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 67
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change ={{up}}0.1
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{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 7,736
|percentage = 23.4
|change = {{up}}4.9
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{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 33,095
|list_votes = 33,121
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{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =88
|list_votes =68
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{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 33,183
|percentage = 60.9
|change = {{up}}7.7
|list_votes = 33,189
|list_percentage =60.9
|list_change = {{up}}7.7
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{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish Conservatives
|swing =
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{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
=2011 parliamentary election=
{{AMS election box begin
| title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire{{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|date=7 August 2019 |access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = John Lamont{{efn|Incumbent member for the Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency}}
|votes = 12,933
|percentage = 44.88
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 9,045
|list_percentage =31.5
|list_change = N/A
|winner=yes
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Paul Wheelhouse
|votes = 7,599
|percentage = 26.37
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 10,009
|list_percentage =34.8
|list_change = N/A
|list_winner=yes
|status=list_candidate
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Euan Robson
|votes = 4,990
|percentage = 17.32
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 4,247
|list_percentage =14.8
|list_change = N/A
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Rab Stewart
|votes = 2,986
|percentage = 10.36
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 2,881
|list_percentage =10.0
|list_change = N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 965
|list_percentage =3.4
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 481
|list_percentage =1.7
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All-Scotland Pensioners Party
|list_votes = 442
|list_percentage =1.5
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box with constituency party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jesse Rae
|votes = 308
|percentage = 1.07
|change = N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 201
|list_percentage =0.7
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes = 183
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes = 178
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes = 71
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 21
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =N/A
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{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 5,334
|percentage = 18.51
|change = N/A
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{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 28,816
|list_votes = 28,724
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{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =102
|list_votes =166
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{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 28,918
|percentage =53.2
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 28,890
|list_percentage = 53.2
|list_change = N/A
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{{AMS election box win|
|winner = Scottish Conservatives
|reason = seat
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{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Ettrick_Roxburgh_and_Berwickshire.pdf|title=Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency map|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=10 August 2021}}
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