Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Argyll and Bute | |
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| county constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Argyll and Bute shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Mike Russell |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
Argyll and Bute is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). 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, in addition to the eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The Argyll and Bute constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Inverness and Nairn, 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.
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