Scotland (european Parliament Constituency)

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Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Boundaries

The constituency corresponds to the boundaries of Scotland, one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom.

Members of the European Parliament

2004 - present

1999 - 2004

Election results

European Election 2004: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	David Martin Catherine Stihler	310,865 (155,432.5)	26.4	-2.3
		Ian Hudghton Alyn Smith	231,505 (115,752.5)	19.7	-2.3
	Conservative Party	Struan Stevenson John Purvis	209,028 (104,514)	17.8	-7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Elspeth Attwooll	154,178	13.1	-2.0
		None	79,695	6.8	+3.3
		None	78,828	6.7	+1.0
		None	61,356	5.2	+5.4
		None	21,056	1.8	+1.2
		None	19,427	1.7	N/A
	Scottish Wind Watch	None	7,255	0.6	+1.3
	Independent Fergus Tait	No	3,624	0.3	N/A
Turnout			1,180,632	30.7	N/A

European Election 1999: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	%
	Labour Party	David Martin Bill Miller Catherine Taylor	283,490 (94,496.67)	28.7	N/A
		Ian Hudghton Neil MacCormick	268,528 (134,264)	27.2	N/A
	Conservative Party	Struan Stevenson John Purvis	195,296 (97,648)	19.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Elspeth Attwooll	96,971	9.8	N/A
		None	57,142	5.8	N/A
		None	39,720	4.0	N/A
		None	17,781	1.8	N/A
		None	12,459	1.3	N/A
	Socialist Labour Party	None	9,385	1.0	N/A
		None	3,729	0.4	N/A
		None	2,087	0.2	N/A
	Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes Charles Lawson	No	1,632	0.2	N/A
Turnout			988,310	24.7	N/A

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Scottish Parliament Building Debating Chamber
Established 1999
by the Scotland Act 1998
Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson MSP (Con)
Since May 14 2007
Deputy Presiding Officers Trish Godman MSP (Lab)
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Scotland (european Parliament Constituency)

Information about Scotland (european Parliament Constituency)

Boundaries

Members of the European Parliament

2004 - present

1999 - 2004

Election results

See also

1999

2000