Aberdeen_Donside_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)

Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Aberdeen Donside (Gaelic: Obar Dheathain Oir Dheathain) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Aberdeen City council area. 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.

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The seat has been held by Jackie Dunbar of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 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 South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, 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

Outline of the constituency

Following their First Periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland created three newly shaped seats for the Aberdeen City council area. 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 city area, while South and North Kincardine also takes in North Kincardine in the Aberdeenshire council area.

Aberdeen Donside covers the northern area of the city, and comprises the following electoral wards:

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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  1. Incumbent for Aberdeen North constituency since 2003.

Election results

Aberdeen Donside election results 1999-2021

2020s

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2010s

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2000s

The following is the notional result for the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, as calculated by the BBC.[12]

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Politics and history of the constituency

The area contains Aberdeen Airport (run by BAA),[13]

Prior to the 2011 election, the Liberal Democrat candidate (Cllr Gordon Leslie), stood down amid allegations related to prostitution.[14]

See also

References

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    Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
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    "Mark McDonald suspended by SNP after 'new information' emerges". 16 November 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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    "North East Scotland Region: Statement of Persons and Parties nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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    "Aberdeen Donside Constituency: Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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    Constituencies A-Z | Aberdeen Donside, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
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    Scottish Parliamentary election 2021 results Aberdeen Council website
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    "SPE2016 - Donside Declaration" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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    "SPE2016 - North East Scotland Regional List results by constituency" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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    "Aberdeen Donside - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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    "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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    "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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    "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  13. [13]
    Passengers’ flight tax rise may cost country £80m, Press & Journal, 18 February 2011
  14. [14]
    Lib Dem candidate stands down over prostitute charges, BBC News, 22 February 2011
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