First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries

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The First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries was an official review process that re-examined and redrew the electoral constituencies and regions used to elect members to the Scottish Parliament.

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf boundary review ⓘ
constituency review ⓘ
affects constituency seats in the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
regional list seats in the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
aimsTo maintain broadly similar electorate sizes between constituencies ⓘ
reflect changes in population distribution ⓘ
appliesTo Scottish Parliament ⓘ
conductedBy Boundary Commission for Scotland ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
electoralSystemContext mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ
follows initial establishment of Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions ⓘ
governsElectionsFor Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Scottish Parliament constituencies ⓘ
Scottish Parliament electoral regions ⓘ
hasOutcome revised map of Scottish Parliament constituencies ⓘ
revised map of Scottish Parliament electoral regions ⓘ
implementedBy statutory instrument ⓘ
includesProcess consideration of representations and objections ⓘ
public consultation ⓘ
publication of provisional recommendations ⓘ
submission of final recommendations ⓘ
legalBasis Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
purpose to ensure fair and effective representation in the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
to re-examine Scottish Parliament constituency boundaries ⓘ
to re-examine Scottish Parliament electoral region boundaries ⓘ
relatedTo Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions ⓘ
Scottish electoral law ⓘ
resultsIn new Scottish Parliament constituency boundaries ⓘ
new Scottish Parliament electoral region boundaries ⓘ
reviewNumber first periodic review ⓘ
scope whole of Scotland ⓘ
subjectOf parliamentary scrutiny ⓘ
reports by the Boundary Commission for Scotland ⓘ
typeOfChange redrawing of electoral boundaries ⓘ

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Perthshire South and Kinross-shire → boundaryReviewCreatedBy → First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries ⓘ
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) → boundaryReviewCreation → First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries ⓘ
Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency) → boundaryReview → First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries ⓘ
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse → boundaryReviewCreation → First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries ⓘ
Midlothian North and Musselburgh → boundaryReviewCreation → First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries ⓘ
Renfrewshire North and West → hasBoundaryChangeOrigin → First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries ⓘ