Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Not to be confused with Dumfriesshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency).

Dumfriesshire

constituency
for the Scottish Parliament

Dumfriesshire shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland

Population| 75,849 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 2011
Party| Conservative
MSP| Oliver Mundell
Council area| Dumfries and Galloway
Created from| Dumfries,
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale

Dumfriesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Phris) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency comprises areas that were previously part of the old Dumfries and Galloway and Upper Nithsdale constituencies, which were abolished and replaced by Dumfriesshire and Galloway and West Dumfries.

The seat has been held by Oliver Mundell of the Scottish Conservatives since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Mundell is the son of former Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell who holds the Westminster seat of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.

## Electoral region

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See also: South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.

The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

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Map of boundaries from 2011

Electoral wards of the Dumfriesshire Scottish Parliament constituency as of 2011

Dumfries and Galloway is represented in the Scottish Parliament by two constituencies: Dumfriesshire and Galloway and West Dumfries. Dumfriesshire covers the eastern part of the council area. The town of Dumfries is divided between the two constituencies.

The electoral wards in the Dumfriesshire constituency are listed below. All of these wards are part of Dumfries and Galloway:[2]

* Mid and Upper Nithsdale
* Lochar
* Nith
* Annandale South
* Annandale North
* Annandale East and Eskdale

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 2011 | Elaine Murray | Labour
| 2016 | Oliver Mundell | Conservative

## Election results

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### 2020s

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Dumfriesshire[3][4][5] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Oliver Mundell[a] | 19,487 | 47.7 | 10.4 | 17,561 | 42.9 | 5.8
| SNP | Joan McAlpine[b] | 15,421  | 37.7  | 3.8  | 14,301  | 34.9  | 1.2
| Labour Co-op | Colin Smyth[b] | 4,671  | 11.4  | 13.8  | 4,834  | 11.8  | 7.5
| Scottish Green | 1,376  | 3.4  | 0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Brodie  | 1,314  | 3.2  | 0.3  | 1,034  | 2.5  | 0.5
| All for Unity | 778  | 1.9  | New
| Alba | 292  | 0.7  | New
| Independent Green Voice | 163  | 0.4  | New
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 151  | 0.4  | New
| Scottish Family | 134  | 0.3  | New
| Reform UK | 85  | 0.2  | New
| UKIP | 82  | 0.2  | 2.5
| Freedom Alliance (UK)  | 76  | 0.2  | New
| Scottish Libertarian | 44  | 0.1  | New
| Scotia Future | 15  | 0.0  | New
| Vanguard | 10  | 0.0  | New
Majority  | 4,066  | 10.0  | 6.6  |
Valid Votes  | 40,893  |  | 40,883  |
Invalid Votes  | 111  |  |  |
Turnout | 41,004  | 66.0  | 6.1  |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
2. ^ a b Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

### 2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Dumfriesshire[6] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Conservative | Oliver Mundell | 13,536 | 37.3 | 7.7 | 13,451 | 37.1 | 12.5
| SNP | Joan McAlpine[a] | 12,306  | 33.9  | 7.6  | 12,212  | 33.7  | 1.2
| Labour | Elaine Murray[b] | 9,151  | 25.2  | 14.3  | 7,019  | 19.3  | 11.1
| Scottish Green | 1,178  | 3.2  | 0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Brodie  | 1,267  | 3.5  | 1.0  | 1,080  | 3.0  | 0.5
| UKIP | 990  | 2.7  | 0.9
| RISE | 131  | 0.4  | New
| Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent  | 126  | 0.3  | New
| Solidarity | 104  | 0.3  | 0.1
Majority  | 1,230  | 3.4  | N/A |
Valid Votes  | 36,260  |  | 36,291  |
Invalid Votes  | 101  |  | 82  |
Turnout | 36,361  | 59.9  | 6.3  | 36,373  | 59.9  | 6.2
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.0  |

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
2. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Dumfriesshire[7] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Labour | Elaine Murray[a] | 12,624 | 39.6 | N/A | 9,719  | 30.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Gill Dykes  | 9,468  | 29.7  | N/A | 7,841  | 24.5  | N/A
| SNP | Aileen Orr  | 8,384  | 26.3  | N/A | 10,373 | 32.4 | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Brodie  | 1,419  | 4.4  | N/A | 1,123  | 3.5  | N/A
| Scottish Green | 822  | 2.6  | N/A
| UKIP | 587  | 1.8  | N/A
| All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 566  | 1.8  | N/A
| Socialist Labour | 388  | 1.2  | N/A
| BNP | 235  | 0.7  | N/A
| Scottish Christian | 199  | 0.6  | N/A
| Scottish Socialist | 72  | 0.2  | N/A
| Solidarity | 48  | 0.2  | N/A
Majority  | 3,156  | 9.9  | N/A |
Valid Votes  | 31,895  |  | 31,973  |
Invalid Votes  | 112  |  | 88  |
Turnout | 32,007  | 53.6  | N/A | 32,061  | 53.7  | N/A
| Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member for the Dumfries constituency

## Footnotes

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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. ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 99. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
3. ^ "Constituencies A-Z: Dumfriesshire". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
4. ^ "Scottish Parliamentary Election results 2021". Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
5. ^ "Dumfriesshire Constituency Declaration" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

## External links

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* "Dumfriesshire constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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