Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley is a constituency
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....

 of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...

 (Holyrood
Scottish Parliament Building
The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament held their first debate in the new building on 7...

). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...

 by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, it is one of ten constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....

, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

 for the region as a whole.

The seat was created in 2011, following the redrawing and renaming of the old Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....

 constituency.

Electoral region

The electoral wards used in the creation of the new Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley are entirely within the East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...

 council area;
  • Annick
    Annick
    Annick may refer to*Alnwick, Northumberland a coaster in service with J Campbell Ltd, Irvine, 1947-54....

    , Kilmarnock
    Kilmarnock
    Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...

     North, Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse, Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
    Hurlford
    Hurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Including Crookedholm, it has a population of 4,968. Hurlford's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford. The village was named Whirlford as a result of a ford crossing the River Irvine east of Hurlford Cross, near Shawhill...

    , Kilmarnock South, Irvine Valley
    Irvine Valley
    Irvine Valley may refer to:*Irvine Valley College, California, USA*Loudoun, Scotland...


Member of the Scottish Parliament

As Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....

Election Member Party
1999
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...

Margaret Jamieson
Margaret Jamieson
Margaret Jamieson is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency from 1999 to 2007.In 2007 she lost her constituency to Willie Coffey of the SNP....

Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

2003
Scottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...

2007
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...

Willie Coffey
Willie Coffey
Willie Coffey is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since 2007....

Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....



As Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Election Member Party
2011
Scottish Parliament election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to...

Willie Coffey
Willie Coffey
Willie Coffey is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since 2007....

Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....


2011 Parliamentary election




2007 Parliamentary election

2003 Parliamentary election

N.B. Turnout for regional list was 31,681 votes

1999 Parliamentary election




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