Angus (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 56°47′49″N 2°55′16″W / 56.797°N 2.921°W / 56.797; -2.921
| Angus | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Angus in Scotland. |
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | Angus |
| Major settlements | Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 (1997) |
| Member of Parliament | Mike Weir (SNP) |
| Created from | East Angus |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Angus is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was created for the 1997 general election, largely replacing East Angus. It is now a marginal seat between the Scottish National Party and the Conservatives. As a result of boundary changes for the 2005 general election, boundaries are now quite different from those of the Angus Scottish Parliament constituency, which was created in 1999.
Read more about Angus (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Member of Parliament
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