Back Wahlkreis Angus North and Mearns German Aonghas a Tuath agus a' Mhaoirne (sgìre Phàrlamaid na h-Alba) Scots/Gaelic
| Angus North and Mearns | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Population | 70,839 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Mairi Gougeon |
| Council area | Angus Aberdeenshire |
| Created from | Angus, North Tayside, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |
Angus North and Mearns (Gaelic: Aonghas a Tuath agus a' Mhaoirne) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Angus and Aberdeenshire. 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.
The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and covers areas that were in the seats of Angus, Tayside North and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.[2] It has been held by Mairi Gougeon of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 11. Retrieved 17 January 2022.