Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | |
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| Former county constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross shown within the Highlands and Islands electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Council area | Highland |
| Replaced by | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), in use between 1999 and 2011. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was redrawn and included as part of Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, along with part of Ross, Skye and Inverness West.
The other seven constituencies of the Highlands and Islands electoral region during the constituency's existence were Argyll and Bute, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Moray, Orkney, Ross, Skye and Inverness West, Shetland and the Western Isles.
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