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  Moray - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Moray (pronounced Murray, spelled A Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
There is also a Moray constituency of the House of Commons and a Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament.
Moray, Towns and villages, Council political composition, Moray and Districts of Scotland.
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Moray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Moray council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the former Moray district of the two-tier Grampian region.
In the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), the council area is covered the Moray (Westminster) constituency.
In the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), most of the council area is covered by the Moray (Holyrood) constituency, which is in the Highlands and Islands electoral region.
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 moray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Moray council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. Act 1994, with the boundaries of the former Moray district of the two-tier Grampian region.
In the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), the council area is covered the Moray constituency.
In the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), most of the council area is covered by the Moray constituency, which is in the Highlands and Islands electoral region.
www.smartlingerie.com /wiki/?title=Moray   (821 words)

  
 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Sutherland
The county had its own county council from 1890 to 1975, and the name was used also for a district of the Highland region (1975 to 1996), and the Sutherland constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1708 to 1918).
The constituency consisted of the county, minus the parliamentary burgh of Dornoch.
The Sutherland constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented the county from 1708 to 1918.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Sutherland   (708 words)

  
 Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency) - tScholars.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Prior to the 2005 general election the constituency had the same boundaries as the Scottish Parliament constituency with the same name.
The constituency covers the southern portion of Edinburgh, including the wards of Alnwickhill, Fairmilehead, Gilmerton, Kaimes, Marchmont, Merchiston, Moredun, Newington, North Morningside and the Grange, Sciennes, and South Morningside.
www.tscholars.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Edinburgh_South   (366 words)

  
 moray - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about moray
Most species of moray are found in tropical seas.
Morays are in family Muraenidae belonging to the order Anguilliformes, class Osteichthyes.
With this specimen of the French, not of Stratford-atte-Bowe, but of a finishing establishment in Moray Place, she left John alone in his father's sanctum.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /moray   (131 words)

  
 SNP.org - Official Web Site of the Scottish National Party
The first elections for Members of the Scottish Parliament took place on 6th May 1999, the new MSPs sat for the first time on 12th May and the Parliament took up its full legislative powers on the 1st of July when the Parliament was officially opened by the Queen.
These constituencies are the same as for elections to Westminster with the exception of Orkney and Shetland, which are separate constituencies in the Scottish Parliament.
In addition, 56 regional members, seven members for each of the eight former Scottish constituencies in the European Parliament, are elected on a proportional basis; this is intended to ensure that the overall composition of the Scottish Parliament reflects closely the total number of votes cast for each of the political parties.
www.snp.org.uk /html/election/scottishparliament.php   (1885 words)

  
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Perth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).
Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife 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.
The Angus constituency, to the north-east of the Perth constituency, also covers a southern portion of the Angus council area and north-western and north-eastern portions of the City of Dundee council area.
asan.guamus.com /topic/Perth_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)   (771 words)

  
 Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency) Biography,info
Aberdeen North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
From 1885 the constituency consisted of the municipal wards of St Clement, St Andrew, St Machar and Greyfriars, and the 10th and 11th Parliamentary Polling Districts.
Prior to that election the constituency covered a northern portion of the Aberdeen City council area, with the rest of the city council area being covered by Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen South.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Aberdeen_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (301 words)

  
 Moray (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moray is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the whole of the Moray council area.
It was created for the 1983 general election from parts of the former Moray and Nairn and Banffshire constituencies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moray_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (124 words)

  
 Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Aberdeen South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
From 1885 the constituency consistend of the municipal wards of St Nicholas, Rosemount, Rubislaw and Ferryhill, and the 9th Parliamentary Polling District.
The constituency covers the south of the Aberdeen City council area, with wards taken from its predecessor seat and elements from the abolished Aberdeen Central.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Aberdeen_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (208 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Scotland | Sensing history in Moray election
Firstly, the reason for the contest itself: the death of Margaret Ewing, widely respected across political lines as a dedicated, thoughtful advocate of her constituency and her chosen cause of Nationalism.
This is the seat (then known as Moray and Nairn) which Winnie Ewing won from Gordon Campbell in February 1974.
Equally, it makes the Nationalists determined to prove that their strength remains undimmed in constituencies like Moray, that they have not slipped and, indeed, can rediscover the potency of the 1970s.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/4874236.stm   (560 words)

  
 Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edinburgh South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), first used in the 2005 general election.
Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area had been covered by six constituencies and, of the six, there was one, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, which staddled the boundary with the East Lothian council area, to include Musselburgh.
Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edinburgh_South_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (303 words)

  
 Moray MP
One of the seven ancient Celtic Earldoms of Scotland, Moray stretches from the cliffs, harbours and beaches of the Moray Firth to the Arctic tundra of the high Cairngorms.
With its fine soil and dry climate the Laich of Moray became the "Garden and Granary of Scotland".
The Men of Moray formed the backbone of the armies of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce which finally won Scotland's Freedom.
www.moraymp.org /moray.html   (265 words)

  
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Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), first used in the 1997 general election.
The boundaries of the Westminster constituency were altered, however, in 2005, and the Scottish Parliament constituency retains the older boundaires.
Of the six constituencies, there was one, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, which straddled the boundary with the East Lothian council area, to take in Musselburgh.
www.vacavillecaus.com /section/Edinburgh_North_and_Leith_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (452 words)

  
 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 2003-2007:
The Scottish Parliament is composed of 129 members called Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) or, in Gaelic, Buill PĂ rlamaid na h-Alba (BPnA).
Andrew Arbuckle (Lib Dem) has taken the place of Keith Raffan who resigned from the Parliament in January, 2005, citing reasons of ill health, although it has been indicated that there were irregularities with his claims for expenses, the largest of any MSP.
Following his election to the UK Parliament in the general election of 2005, David Mundell (Conservative and Unionist) resigned his seat at Holyrood and was replaced by Derek Brownlee, who was the next name on the Conservative and Unionist list for the South of Scotland electoral region.
advantacell.com /wiki/Members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament,_2003-2007   (586 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Election - 2005 UK General Election coverage from Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SCOTTISH Nationalist hopes for next year's Holyrood elections were given a boost early today when the party won the Moray by-election with an increased majority.
THE Moray by-election campaign began yesterday, with all candidates confident of taking the Scottish Parliament constituency.
VOTES in next year's Scottish Parliament and council elections are set to be counted by computer...
election.scotsman.com   (347 words)

  
 Moray by-election, 2006 - Wikipedia Mirror   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Margaret Ewing had held the Holyrood seat since its creation in 1999, having previously represented the Moray constituency as a Westminster MP since the United Kingdom general election, 1987.
She had already announced that she would not be contesting the seat in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2007."SNP veteran Margaret Ewing dies", BBC News, 2006-03-21. URL accessed on 2006-03-21.
In the final week of the by-election, Robbie Rowantree, the Conservative and Unionist candidate for the neighbouring UK Parliament constituency of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey in the 2005 general election, announced he was joining the Liberal Democrats."Tory defector hits out at party", icDunbartonshire, 2006-04-24. URL accessed on 2006-04-24.
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 Sandy selected as candidate for Moray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The father-of-two, who has been a councillor for Elgin's Bishopmill East ward for around a decade and who works at his local supermarket said he was delighted to be nominated.
Margaret Ewing was a respected local figure and worked hard for the constituency.
But it is now time for Moray to have a fresh start.
www.scottishlabour.org.uk /moraycandidate   (182 words)

  
 Scotland (European Parliament constituency) - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament.
It currently elects 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
The constituency corresponds to the country of Scotland, one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom.
www.medbib.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Scotland_(European_Parliament_constituency)   (52 words)

  
 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is a constituency representing the areas around Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, in Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 2005 general election from most of the old Kirkcaldy constituency and parts of Dunfermline East constituency.
This constituency was formed in 2005 from most of the old Kirkcaldy constituency and parts of Dunfermline East constituency.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Kirkcaldy_and_Cowdenbeath_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (151 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Scotland | Five candidates to contest Moray
Five candidates are to contest the Moray by-election for the Scottish Parliament.
Nationalist MSP Margaret Ewing had served the constituency until her death last month after a long illness.
Their decision to stand for a constituency seat has meant there will be two new list MSPs at Holyrood.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/4897542.stm   (234 words)

  
 Gordon (UK Parliament constituency) information - Search.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gordon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was created for the 1983 general election.
A similar constituency, also called Gordon, is used by the Scottish Parliament.
In the changes made prior to the 2005 election Keith was moved to Moray, Turriff was moved to Banff and Buchan and Westhill and Kemnay were moved to West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.
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 Voting Record — MPs for Moray — The Public Whip
Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
Votes to allow protest by Brian Haw and others in the vicinity of Parliament.
This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same).
www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?mpc=Moray   (402 words)

  
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East Lothian is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Before the 1983 general election, the area lay in the Berwick and East Lothian constituency.
The constituency covers the whole of the East Lothian council area with Musselburgh added to the seat from Edinburgh East and Musselburgh.
www.vacavillecaus.com /section/East_Lothian_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (256 words)

  
 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Moray
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This article is about the Moray council area created in 1996, and the Moray district of the Grampian region, 1975 to 1996.
Joint report HIE Moray and Moray Council entitled "MORAY 2020: STRATEGY FOR THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY OF MORAY FOLLOWING RESTRUCTURING OF THE RAF BASES AT KINLOSS AND LOSSIEMOUTH"?title=available at both web sites.
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 Angus Robertson MP, Moray (TheyWorkForYou.com)
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Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Has attended 44% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs.
www.theyworkforyou.com /mp/angus_robertson/moray   (577 words)

  
 moray - OneLook Dictionary Search
Moray, moray : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
moray : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Phrases that include moray: alternate spelling of murray moray, andrew de moray, australian mottled moray, earldom of moray, findlaech of moray, more...
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 Members of Parliament 2005 -
There is also a list in alphabetic order of MPs' names.
Click on the constituency name for the election result.
Click on the MP's name to send an email to that MP (please use this facility responsibly).
www.psr.keele.ac.uk /area/uk/mps.htm   (142 words)

  
 Moray MP
Scottish National Party MPs have voiced strong support for today's (Wednesday) lobby of parliament by the National Federation of Sub Post Masters to highlight.........
Angus Robertson MP attends UN meeting in Geneva, where it is decided to establish a UN training centre in Findhorn...
Articles and photos of interest have now been published covering some of the work Angus has carried out over the last four years......
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