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Coordinates: 57°30′43″N 3°14′53″W / 57.512°N 3.248°W / 57.512; -3.248

Moray County constituency

Moray shown within Scotland
Created:	1983
MP:	Angus Robertson
Party:	Scottish National Party
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	Moray
EP constituency:	Scotland

Moray is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

1 Boundaries
2 History
3 Member of Parliament
4 Election results
5 References
6 Sources
7 See also

Boundaries

The constituency covers the whole of the Moray council area. Between 1997 and 2005, it covered a slightly smaller area. A similar constituency, also called Moray, is used for elections to the Scottish Parliament.

The Moray constituency is bordered by the constituencies of:

History

It was created in 1983 from parts of the former seats of Moray and Nairn & Banff.

Member of Parliament

The MP since 2001 is Angus Robertson, who leads the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons. The overall SNP leader, Alex Salmond, is also an MP, but has rarely attended Westminster since becoming First Minister in the Scottish Parliament.

	Member	Party
1983	Alex Pollock	Conservative
1987	Margaret Ewing	SNP
2001	Angus Robertson	SNP

Election results

Confirmed candidates for Next United Kingdom general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stuart MacLennan
	SNP	Angus Robertson
	Conservative	Douglas Ross

General Election 2005: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angus Robertson	14,196	36.6	+7.2
	Conservative	Jamie Halcro-Johnston	8,520	22.0	−0.9
	Labour	Kevin Hutchens	7,919	20.4	−3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Gorn	7,460	19.2	+1.2
	Scottish Socialist	Norma Anderson	698	1.8	−0.6
Majority			5,676	14.6
Turnout			38,793	58.4	+1.2
	SNP hold		Swing	+4.1

General Election 2001: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angus Robertson	10,076	30.3	−11.2
	Labour	Catriona Munro	8,332	25.1	+5.2
	Conservative	Frank Spencer-Nairn	7,677	23.1	−4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Gorn	5,224	15.7	+6.8
	Scottish Socialist	Norma Anderson	821	2.5	N/A
	Independent (politician)	Bill Jappy	802	2.4	N/A
	UKIP	Nigel Kenyon	291	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,744	5.2
Turnout			33,223	57.4	−10.8
	SNP hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Margaret Ewing	16,529	41.6
	Conservative	Andrew Findlay	10,963	27.6
	Labour	Lewis Macdonald	7,886	19.8
	Liberal Democrat	Debra Storr	3,548	8.90
	Referendum Party	Paddy Mieklejohn	840	2.1
Majority			5,566	14.0
Turnout			39,766	68.2	-4.5
	SNP hold		Swing	3.5% Con to SNP

General Election 1992: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Margaret Ewing	20,299	44.3
	Conservative	Roma Hossack	17,455	38.1
	Labour	Conal Smith	5,448	11.9
	Liberal Democrat	Brinsley Sheridan	2,634	5.7
Majority			2,844	6.2
Turnout			45,836	73.2
	SNP hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Margaret Ewing	19,510	43.2
	Conservative	Alexander Pollock	15,825	35.0
	Labour	Conal Smith	5,118	11.3
	Liberal	D G M Skene	4,724	10.5
Majority			3,685	8.2
Turnout			45,177	72.6
	SNP gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1983: Moray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Pollock	16,944	39.2
	SNP	Hamish Watt	15,231	35.2
	Liberal	M R Burnett	7,901	18.3
	Labour	J Kiddie	3,139	7.3
Majority			1,713	4.0
Turnout			43,215	71.1

References

^ MorayUK Polling

Sources

Election result, 2005 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)

v • d • e Constituencies in Scotland by Holding Party

Labour	Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie and Shotts · Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries and Galloway · Dundee West · East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North and Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Inverclyde · Kilmarnock and Loudoun · Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath · Lanark and Hamilton East · Linlithgow and East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Motherwell and Wishaw · North Ayrshire and Arran · Ochil and South Perthshire · Paisley and Renfrewshire North · Paisley and Renfrewshire South · Rutherglen and Hamilton West · Stirling · West Dunbartonshire

Liberal Democrat	Argyll and Bute · Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross · Dunfermline and West Fife · East Dunbartonshire · Edinburgh West · Gordon · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey · North East Fife · Orkney and Shetland · Ross, Skye and Lochaber · West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Scottish National Party	Angus · Banff and Buchan · Dundee East · Glasgow East · Moray · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · Perth and North Perthshire

Conservative	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Scotland European constituency: Scottish National Party (2) · Labour (2) · Conservative (1) · Liberal Democrat (1)

v • d • e Westminster constituencies of Scotland

1708 to 1832 · 1832 to 1868 · 1868 to 1885 · 1885 to 1918 · 1918 to 1950 · 1950 to 1955 · 1955 to 1974 · 1974 to 1983 · 1983 to 1997 · 1997 to 2005

Current constituencies (2005 to present)

Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie & Shotts · Angus · Argyll & Bute · Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock · Banff & Buchan · Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries & Galloway · Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale · Dundee East · Dundee West · Dunfermline & West Fife · East Dunbartonshire · East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North & Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Edinburgh West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Gordon · Inverclyde · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey · Kilmarnock & Loudoun · Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath · Lanark & Hamilton East · Linlithgow & East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Moray · Motherwell & Wishaw · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · North Ayrshire & Arran · North East Fife · Ochil & South Perthshire · Orkney & Shetland · Paisley & Renfrewshire North · Paisley & Renfrewshire South · Perth & North Perthshire · Ross, Skye & Lochaber · Rutherglen & Hamilton West · Stirling · West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine · West Dunbartonshire

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