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{{Scottish Parliament constituency infobox|
{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
| Name = Inverness and Nairn
{{Infobox constituency
| Type = county
| Map = [[Image:Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg|150px]]
| name = Inverness and Nairn
| type = county
| Region = Highlands and Islands
| Region map = [[File:Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg|150px]]
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = [[Scottish Parliament]]
| Created from = [[Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber]] <br> [[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Inverness West]] | Year = 2011
| image = [[Image:Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg|150px]]
| MSP =
| image2 = [[File:Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg|150px]]
| Party =
| caption2 = Inverness and Nairn shown within the [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands electoral region]] and the region shown within [[Scotland]]
| Council = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
| year = [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]]
| abolished =
| next =
| previous = [[Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber]],<br />[[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye & Inverness West]]
| party_label = [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|Party]]
| party = [[Scottish National Party]]
| member_label = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]]
| member = [[Fergus Ewing]]
| local_council_label = [[Council areas of Scotland|Council area]]
| local_council = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
| population = 89,755 (2019)<ref>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])</ref>
}}
}}
'''Inverness and Nairn''' is a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] ([[Scottish Parliament Building|Holyrood]]). It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[first past the post]] method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament region)|Highlands and Islands]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|additional members]], to produce a form of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.
'''Inverness and Nairn''' is a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] ([[Scottish Parliament Building|Holyrood]]) covering part of the [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]]. It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[first past the post]] method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|additional members]], to produce a form of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.

The seat was first created for the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election]], and covers parts of the former seats of [[Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber]] and [[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye & Inverness West]]. Since being formed it has been held by [[Fergus Ewing]] of the [[Scottish National Party]], who was previously the member for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber.


== Electoral region ==
== Electoral region ==
{{main|Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament region}}
{{See also|Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}


The Inverness and Nairn constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies of are: [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll and Bute]]; [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Ross]]; [[Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Moray]]; [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)]]; [[Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Orkney]]; [[Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Shetland]] and [[Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch]].
The Inverness and Nairn constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll and Bute]], [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Ross]], [[Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Moray]], [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]], [[Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Orkney]], [[Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Shetland]] and [[Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch]].


The region covers most of [[Argyll and Bute|Argyll and Bute council area]], all of the [[Highland (council area)|Highland council area]], most of the [[Moray|Moray council area]], all of the [[Orkney|Orkney Islands council area]], all of the [[Shetland|Shetland Islands council area]] and all of the [[Na h-Eileanan Siar|Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) council area]].
The region covers most of [[Argyll and Bute|Argyll and Bute council area]], all of the [[Highland (council area)|Highland council area]], most of the [[Moray|Moray council area]], all of the [[Orkney|Orkney Islands council area]], all of the [[Shetland|Shetland Islands council area]] and all of [[Na h-Eileanan Siar]].


== Constituency boundaries ==
== Constituency boundaries and council area ==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=290|text=Map of boundaries from 2011}}
The electoral wards used to create the new Inverness and Nairn seat are:
The [[Highland (council area)]] is represented in the [[Scottish Parliament]] by three constituencies. These are: [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Ross]]; Inverness and Nairn and [[Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch]].


The electoral wards used to create the new Inverness and Nairn seat are:
*In full: [[Inverness]] West; Inverness Central; Inverness [[River Ness|Ness]]-Side; Inverness Millburn; Inverness South; [[Culloden, Scotland|Culloden]] and [[Ardersier]]; [[Nairn]]
*In part: [[Badenoch]] and [[Strathspey]]


*In full: [[Inverness West (ward)|Inverness West]]; [[Inverness Central (ward)|Inverness Central]]; [[Inverness Ness-side (ward)|Inverness Ness-Side]]; [[Inverness Millburn (ward)|Inverness Millburn]]; [[Inverness South (ward)|Inverness South]]; [[Culloden and Ardersier (ward)|Culloden and Ardersier]]; [[Nairn and Cawdor (ward)|Nairn and Cawdor]]
=== Council area ===
*In part: [[Badenoch and Strathspey (ward)|Badenoch and Strathspey]]
:''See also ''[[Politics of the Highland council area]]


== Member of the Scottish Parliament ==
== Member of the Scottish Parliament ==

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== Election results ==
== Election results ==
[[File:InvernessNairn 1999-2021.png|thumb|center|700x700px|Inverness & Nairn election results 1999-2021]]
{{Election box begin | title=[[Scottish Parliament election, 2011]]: Inverness and Nairn}}
===2020s===
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]]: Inverness and Nairn<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/13511/highland_nominations_for_scottish_parliamentary_election_2021|title=Highland nominations for Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021|first=Sylvia|last=Tarrant|website=www.highland.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections/5|title=Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 Results|publisher=The Highland Council|accessdate=14 June 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917222515/https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/799/scottish_parliamentary_elections/5|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Fergus Ewing]]
|votes = 21,793
|percentage = 47.7
|change = {{decrease}}0.6
|list_votes = 19,688
|list_percentage = 43.0
|list_change = {{increase}}0.9
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = [[Sir Edward Mountain, 4th Baronet|Edward Mountain]]
|votes = 12,679
|percentage = 27.7
|change = {{increase}}7.7
|list_votes = 12,045
|list_percentage = 26.3
|list_change = {{increase}}4.6
|status = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Labour and Co-operative
|candidate = [[Rhoda Grant]]{{efn|Grant stood on a joint ticket on behalf of [[Scottish Labour]] and the [[Scottish Co-operative Party]]. The regional list vote is for Scottish Labour only.}}
|votes = 5,370
|percentage = 11.7
|change = {{decrease}}5.8
|list_votes = 5,108
|list_percentage = 11.2
|list_change = {{decrease}}2.2
|status = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = David Gregg
|votes = 2,892
|percentage = 6.3
|change = {{decrease}}7.9
|list_votes = 2,820
|list_percentage = 6.2
|list_change = {{decrease}}3.4
|status =
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|candidate = [[Ariane Burgess]]
|votes = 2,636
|percentage = 5.8
|change = ''New''
|list_votes = 3,392
|list_percentage = 7.4
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.8
|status =
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 754
|list_percentage = 1.6
|list_change = ''New''
}}{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = [[Andy Wightman]]{{efn|Incumbent member on the list for [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian region]], having been elected as a member of the [[Scottish Greens]] in 2016}}
|list_votes = 661
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change = ''New''
}}{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes = 335
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = ''New''
}}{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 279
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = ''New''
}}{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = 155
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = ''New''
}}{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Restore Scotland
|candidate = Andrew MacDonald
|votes = 361
|percentage = 0.8
|change = ''New''
|list_votes = 130
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = ''N/A''
|status =
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 108
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 100
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 76
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 67
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = {{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 52
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hazel Mansfield
|list_votes = 32
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 9,114
|percentage = 20.0
|change = {{decrease}}8.3
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =45,731
|list_votes = 45,802
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 137
|list_votes = 79
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 45,868
|percentage = 64.5
|change = {{increase}}6.7
|list_votes = 45,881
|list_percentage = 64.5
|list_change = {{increase}}6.6
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{decrease}}4.2
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}

===2010s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]]: Inverness and Nairn<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/1220/scottish_parliamentary_election_%E2%80%93_regional_contest_statement_of_persons_and_parties_nominated_and_notice_of_poll|title=The Highland Council download - Scottish Parliamentary election 2016 &#124; Council and government &#124; Politicians, elections and democracy &#124; Elections and voting|first=The Highland|last=Council|website=www.highland.gov.uk}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = '''[[Fergus Ewing]]'''
|votes = '''18,505'''
|percentage = '''48.3'''
|change = '''{{decrease}}3.2'''
|list_votes = '''16,200'''
|list_percentage = '''42.1'''
|list_change = {{down}}'''6.4'''
|winner = Yes
|list_winner = Yes
|status = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = [[Sir Edward Mountain, 4th Baronet|Edward Mountain]]
|votes = 7,648
|percentage = 20.0
|change = {{increase}}8.4
|list_votes = 8,371
|list_percentage = 21.7
|list_change = {{up}}10.4
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = [[David Stewart (Scottish politician)|David Stewart]]
|votes = 6,719
|percentage = 17.5
|change = {{decrease}}4.3
|list_votes = 5,162
|list_percentage = 13.4
|list_change = {{down}}4.4
|status = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Carolyn Caddick
|votes = 5,445
|percentage = 14.2
|change = {{increase}}2.7
|list_votes = 3,688
|list_percentage = 9.6
|list_change = {{up}}0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 3,146
|list_percentage = 8.2
|list_change ={{up}}3.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 916
|list_percentage = 2.4
|list_change ={{up}}1.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes = 546
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change ={{down}}0.6
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Stockan
|list_votes = 174
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 171
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 142
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change ={{up}}0.3
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 10,857
|percentage = 28.3
|change = {{decrease}}1.4
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =38,317
|list_votes = 38,516
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 222
|list_votes = 63
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 38,539
|percentage = 57.8
|change = {{increase}}5.0
|list_votes = 38,579
|list_percentage = 57.9
|list_change = {{increase}}5.1
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{decrease}}5.8
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}

{{AMS election box begin|
title=[[2011 Scottish Parliament election]]: Inverness and Nairn<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-04/Electoral-Data-Results-May-2016-Scottish-Parliament-elections_2.xls|title=Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election|accessdate=14 June 2021|publisher=The Electoral Commission}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Fergus Ewing]]{{efn|[[Incumbent]] member for the [[Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber]] constituency}}
|candidate = [[Fergus Ewing]]
|votes = 16,870
|votes = 16,870
|percentage = 51.5
|percentage = 51.5
|change = +10.6
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =15,859
|list_percentage =48.5
|list_change =''N/A''
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = [[David Stewart]]
|candidate = [[David Stewart (Scottish politician)|David Stewart]]
|votes = 7,125
|votes = 7,125
|percentage = 21.8
|percentage = 21.8
|change = +0.9
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =5,809
|list_percentage =17.8
|list_change =''N/A''
|status = list_incumbent
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Mary Scanlon]]
|candidate = [[Mary Scanlon (Scottish politician)|Mary Scanlon]]
|votes = 3,797
|votes = 3,797
|percentage = 11.6
|percentage = 11.6
|change = +1.1
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =3,684
|list_percentage =11.3
|list_change =''N/A''
|status = list_incumbent
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Christine Jardine
|candidate = [[Christine Jardine]]
|votes = 3,763
|votes = 3,763
|percentage = 11.5
|percentage = 11.5
|change = -15.9
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =3,113
|list_percentage =9.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =1,588
|list_percentage = 4.9
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|candidate = Donald Boyd
|candidate = Donald Boyd
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|percentage = 2.0
|percentage = 2.0
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =669
|list_percentage =2.0
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Ross Durance
|candidate = Ross Durance
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|percentage = 1.6
|percentage = 1.6
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes =448
|list_percentage =1.4
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
{{Election box majority|
|party = [[Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party|All-Scotland Pensioners Party]]
|votes = 9,745
|percentage = 29.8
|list_votes =405
|change =
|list_percentage =1.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,731
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|percentage = 52.4
|list_votes =334
|change =
|list_percentage =1.0
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{AMS election box with list party link
|winner = Scottish National Party
|party = British National Party
|swing = +4.8
|list_votes =162
|list_percentage =0.5
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
{{Election box end}}
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
<small>Scottish Christian and UKIP both gained under 5% of the poll and thus lost their deposit</small>
|list_votes =84
{{Election box begin | title=Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Inverness and Nairn}}
|list_percentage =0.3
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|list_change =''N/A''
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =
|votes = 15,101
|percentage = 41.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate =
|votes = 10,106
|percentage = 27.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate =
|votes = 7,702
|percentage = 20.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate =
|votes = 3,885
|percentage = 10.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Others
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|candidate =
|list_votes =38
|votes = 56
|list_percentage =0.1
|percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,995
|party = ''Others''
|percentage = 13.6
|list_votes =522
|change =
|list_percentage =1.6
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|votes = 9,745
|loser =
|percentage = 29.7
|swing =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =32,731
{{Election box begin | title=[[Scottish Parliament election, 2007]]: Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber}}
|list_votes = 32,715
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Fergus Ewing]]
|votes = 16,443
|percentage = 41.5
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Craig Harrow
|votes = 10,972
|percentage = 27.7
|change = +11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Linda Stewart
|votes = 7,559
|percentage = 19.1
|change = -8.8
}}
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|votes = 99
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|list_votes = 99
|candidate = Jamie Halcro Johnston
|votes = 4,635
|percentage = 11.7
|change = -6.1
}}
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 32,830
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,471
|percentage = 52.8
|percentage = 13.8
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
|list_votes = 32,814
|list_percentage = 52.8
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box rejected|
{{AMS election box win
|winner = Scottish National Party
|votes = 1,249
|reason = seat
|percentage =
}}
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|votes = 36,609
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== Notes and references ==
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===See also===
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Inverness_and_Nairn.pdf|title=Inverness and Nairn constituency map|publisher=[[Boundaries Scotland]]|access-date=7 July 2021}}
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 11 September 2024

Inverness and Nairn
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Inverness and Nairn shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population89,755 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartyScottish National Party
MSPFergus Ewing
Council areaHighland
Created fromInverness East, Nairn & Lochaber,
Ross, Skye & Inverness West

Inverness and Nairn is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat was first created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers parts of the former seats of Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber and Ross, Skye & Inverness West. Since being formed it has been held by Fergus Ewing of the Scottish National Party, who was previously the member for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber.

Electoral region

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See also: Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The Inverness and Nairn constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are Argyll and Bute, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney, Shetland and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.

The region covers most of Argyll and Bute council area, all of the Highland council area, most of the Moray council area, all of the Orkney Islands council area, all of the Shetland Islands council area and all of Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Constituency boundaries and council area

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2011

The Highland (council area) is represented in the Scottish Parliament by three constituencies. These are: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Inverness and Nairn and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch.

The electoral wards used to create the new Inverness and Nairn seat are:

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election Member Party
2011 Fergus Ewing SNP

Election results

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Inverness & Nairn election results 1999-2021

2020s

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Inverness and Nairn[2][3]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Fergus Ewing[a] 21,793 47.7 Decrease0.6 19,688 43.0 Increase0.9
Conservative Edward Mountain[b] 12,679 27.7 Increase7.7 12,045 26.3 Increase4.6
Labour Co-op Rhoda Grant[c][b] 5,370 11.7 Decrease5.8 5,108 11.2 Decrease2.2
Liberal Democrats David Gregg 2,892 6.3 Decrease7.9 2,820 6.2 Decrease3.4
Scottish Green Ariane Burgess 2,636 5.8 New 3,392 7.4 Decrease0.8
Alba 754 1.6 New
Independent Andy Wightman[d] 661 1.4 New
Scottish Family 335 0.7 New
All for Unity 279 0.6 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 155 0.4 New
Restore Scotland Andrew MacDonald 361 0.8 New 130 0.3 N/A
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 108 0.2 New
Reform UK 100 0.2 New
Scottish Libertarian 76 0.2 New
UKIP 67 0.1 Decrease2.3
TUSC 52 0.1 New
Independent Hazel Mansfield 32 0.1 New
Majority 9,114 20.0 Decrease8.3
Valid Votes 45,731 45,802
Invalid Votes 137 79
Turnout 45,868 64.5 Increase6.7 45,881 64.5 Increase6.6
SNP hold Swing Decrease4.2
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ a b Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  3. ^ Grant stood on a joint ticket on behalf of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Co-operative Party. The regional list vote is for Scottish Labour only.
  4. ^ Incumbent member on the list for Lothian region, having been elected as a member of the Scottish Greens in 2016

2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Inverness and Nairn[4]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Fergus Ewing[a] 18,505 48.3 Decrease3.2 16,200 42.1 Decrease6.4
Conservative Edward Mountain 7,648 20.0 Increase8.4 8,371 21.7 Increase10.4
Labour David Stewart[b] 6,719 17.5 Decrease4.3 5,162 13.4 Decrease4.4
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Caddick 5,445 14.2 Increase2.7 3,688 9.6 Increase0.1
Scottish Green 3,146 8.2 Increase3.3
UKIP 916 2.4 Increase1.0
Scottish Christian 546 1.4 Decrease0.6
Independent James Stockan 174 0.4 New
RISE 171 0.4 New
Solidarity 142 0.4 Increase0.3
Majority 10,857 28.3 Decrease1.4
Valid Votes 38,317 38,516
Invalid Votes 222 63
Turnout 38,539 57.8 Increase5.0 38,579 57.9 Increase5.1
SNP hold Swing Decrease5.8
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Inverness and Nairn[5]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Fergus Ewing[a] 16,870 51.5 N/A 15,859 48.5 N/A
Labour David Stewart[b] 7,125 21.8 N/A 5,809 17.8 N/A
Conservative Mary Scanlon[b] 3,797 11.6 N/A 3,684 11.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christine Jardine 3,763 11.5 N/A 3,113 9.5 N/A
Scottish Green 1,588 4.9 N/A
Scottish Christian Donald Boyd 646 2.0 N/A 669 2.0 N/A
UKIP Ross Durance 530 1.6 N/A 448 1.4 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 405 1.2 N/A
Socialist Labour 334 1.0 N/A
BNP 162 0.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist 84 0.3 N/A
Solidarity 38 0.1 N/A
Others 522 1.6 N/A
Majority 9,745 29.7 N/A
Valid Votes 32,731 32,715
Invalid Votes 99 99
Turnout 32,830 52.8 N/A 32,814 52.8 N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber constituency
  2. ^ a b Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. ^ Tarrant, Sylvia. "Highland nominations for Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021". www.highland.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 Results". The Highland Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ Council, The Highland. "The Highland Council download - Scottish Parliamentary election 2016 | Council and government | Politicians, elections and democracy | Elections and voting". www.highland.gov.uk.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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