Gordon (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Scottish Parliament constituency}}
{{distinguish|Gordon (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Gordon
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = 200px
| image2 = 200px
| caption2 = Gordon shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 1999 Scottish Parliament election
| abolished = {{end date and age|2011}}
| next = Aberdeenshire East,
Aberdeenshire West,
Moray
| previous =
| party_label = Party
| party =
| member_label = MSP
| member =
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Aberdeenshire (part)
Moray (part)
}}
Gordon was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It was one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Electoral region
{{see also|North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
At the time of this constituency the other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region were; Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South, Angus, Banff and Buchan, Dundee East, Dundee West and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
The electoral region covered Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, Dundee City; part of Angus; and small parts of Moray and Perth and Kinross.
Constituency boundaries
The Gordon constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to some alteration.
=Council areas=
The Scottish Parliament constituency of Gordon covered a central portion of the Aberdeenshire council area and a small eastern portion of the Moray council area. The rest of the Aberdeenshire area was covered by two other constituencies, both also in the North East Scotland electoral region: Banff and Buchan to the north of the Gordon constituency, and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine to the south. The rest of the Moray area was covered by the Moray constituency, which is in the Highlands and Islands region.
Boundary Review
{{see also|Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011}}
Following their First Periodic review of constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland replaced Gordon with the seat called Aberdeenshire East.[http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/1st_holyrood/rev_rec_const/constituencies/north_east_scotland/aberdeenshire _east.pdf Aberdeenshire East]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} BCS
Member of the Scottish Parliament
The seat was represented since the 2007 election by Alex Salmond, the First Minister. He was previously MSP for Banff and Buchan from 1999 until resigning in 2001; he also represented the Westminster seat of Banff and Buchan from 1987 until retiring from the UK Parliament in 2010.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| 1999 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| 2007 |SNP | ||
| | 2011
|colspan="2"|constituency abolished: see Aberdeenshire East |
Election results
{{Election box begin | title=2007 Scottish Parliament election: Gordon}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alex Salmond
|votes = 14,650
|percentage = 41.4
|change = +18.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Nora Radcliffe
|votes = 12,588
|percentage = 35.6
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Nanette Milne
|votes = 5,348
|percentage = 15.1
|change = -8.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Neil Cardwell
|votes = 2,276
|percentage = 6.4
|change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Donald Marr
|votes = 199
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dave Mathers
|votes = 185
|percentage = 0.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Enterprise Party
|candidate = Bob Ingram
|votes = 117
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,062
|percentage = 5.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,363
|percentage = 54.1
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|swing = +10.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: Gordon}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Nora Radcliffe
|votes = 10,963
|percentage = 38.1
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Nanette Milne
|votes = 6,892
|percentage = 24.0
|change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alasdair Allan
|votes = 6,501
|percentage = 22.6
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ellis Thorpe
|votes = 2,973
|percentage = 10.3
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = John Sangster
|votes = 730
|percentage = 2.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Steven Mathers
|votes = 689
|percentage = 2.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4071
|percentage = 14.1
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,748
|percentage = 47.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|swing = -1.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1999 Scottish Parliament election: Gordon}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Nora Radcliffe
|votes = 12,353
|percentage = 36.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Sandy Stronach
|votes = 8,158
|percentage = 24.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alex Johnstone
|votes = 6,602
|percentage = 19.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Gillian Carlin-Kulwicki
|votes = 3,950
|percentage = 11.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hamish Watt
|votes = 2,559
|percentage = 7.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,195
|percentage = 12.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 33,622
|percentage =
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|swing = -1.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
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{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999-2011}}
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Category:Politics of Aberdeenshire
Category:Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011
Category:1999 establishments in Scotland
Category:Constituencies established in 1999
Category:2011 disestablishments in Scotland