| Falkirk West Scottish Parliament county constituency | |
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| Falkirk West shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 1999 |
| MSP: | Michael Matheson |
| Party: | Scottish National Party |
| Council area: | Falkirk (part) |
Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Michael Matheson was born on September 8, 1970 and has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Falkirk ( an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Unitary authority Council areas in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral The Scottish Parliament Building (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an ' additional member ' Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes
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Electoral region
The other nine constituencies of the South of Scotland region are Airdrie and Shotts, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, East Kilbride, Falkirk East, Hamilton North and Bellshill, Hamilton South, Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Motherwell and Wishaw. Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) East Kilbride is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Hamilton North and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Hamilton South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Kilmarnock and Loudoun is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood)
The region covers all of the Falkirk council area, all of the North Lanarkshire council area, part of the South Lanarkshire council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area and a small part of the East Dumbartonshire council area. Falkirk ( an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Unitary authority Council areas in Scotland. North Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas in Scotland. South Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the East Ayrshire ( Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland. East Dunbartonshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn an Ear, ʃir̴əxg̊ ɣunˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ ə ɲɛɾ is one of the 32 Council areas
Constituency boundaries and council area
The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Falkirk West was a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005 In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies[1]. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
The Holyrood constituency covers a western portion of the Falkirk council area. Falkirk ( an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Unitary authority Council areas in Scotland. The rest of the Falkirk area is covered by Falkirk East, which is also within the Central Scotland electoral region. Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dennis Canavan | Independent | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | |
Election results
| Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Falkirk West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Scottish National Party | Michael Matheson | 12,068 | 41. The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Dennis Canavan (born 8 August, 1942, Cowdenbeath) is a Scottish politician and was an Independent Member of the Scottish In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament Michael Matheson was born on September 8, 1970 and has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Michael Matheson was born on September 8, 1970 and has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing 9 | +24. 1 | |
| Labour | Dennis Goldie | 11,292 | 39. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland 2 | +21. 8 | |
| Conservative | Stephen O'Rourke | 2,887 | 10. The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of 00 | +3. 7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Chomczuk | 2,538 | 8. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal structure of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English 8 | +6. 0 | |
| Majority | 776 | 2. 7 | - | ||
| Turnout | 28,785 | 51. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7 | +1. 0 | ||
| Scottish National Party gain from Independent | Swing | +1. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 2 | |||
| Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Falkirk West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Dennis Canavan | 14,703 | 55. The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 69 | +0. 71 | |
| Scottish National Party | Michael Matheson | 4,703 | 17. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 81 | +0. 03 | |
| Labour | Lee Whitehill | 4,589 | 17. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland 38 | -1. 39 | |
| Conservative | Iain Mitchell | 1,657 | 6. The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of 28 | +0. 65 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Kelly | 748 | 2. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal structure of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English 83 | 0 | |
| Majority | 10,000 | 37. 88 | +1. 67 | ||
| Turnout | 26,400 | 50. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 65 | -12. 39 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Falkirk West | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Dennis Canavan | 18,511 | 54. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 98 | +54. 98 | |
| Labour | Ross Martin | 6,319 | 18. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland 77 | -40. 58 | |
| Scottish National Party | Michael Matheson | 5,986 | 17. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 78 | -5. 65 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Millar | 1,897 | 5. The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of 63 | -6. 46 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Hook | 1,889 | 6. The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal structure of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English 26 | -0. 97 | |
| Majority | 12,192 | 36. 21 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Notes
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political partiesDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic