Ochil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Ochil and South Perthshire in Scotland.
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | Clackmannanshire/Perth and Kinross |
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| Created | 2005 |
| Member of parliament | Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP) |
| Created from | Ochil and Perth |
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| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Coordinates: 56°16′52″N 3°32′42″W / 56.281°N 3.545°W
Ochil and South Perthshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency was created for the 2005 general election as a result of the Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland.
The Clackmannanshire council area; and the Perth and Kinross council wards of Comrie, Crieff North, Crieff South, Strathord and Logiealmond, Strathalmond, Earn, Auchterarder Mid Earn, Strathallan and Glendevon, Auchterarder Craig Rossie, Abernethy and Glenfarg, Milnathort and North Kinross, Kinross Town, and Kinross-shire.
The constituency was created to cover the Clackmannanshire council area and a southern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area. Perth and North Perthshire was created, at the same time, to cover the rest of the Perth and Kinross council area.
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