7-595: Ochil may refer to: Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency) Ochil (UK Parliament constituency) , county constituency, 1997–2005 Ochil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency) , created in 2005 Ochil Hills , a range of hills in Scotland Ochil Fault , defines the southern edge of the Ochil Hills See also [ edit ] Uchil (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
14-690: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency) Ochil was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood ). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, it was one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region , which elected seven additional members , in addition to
21-487: Is home to wealthy commuters to the city of Stirling and further afield; Dollar , which has, in its Academy , one of Scotland's most renowned private schools ; and rural Kinross . The majority of the constituency's inhabitants, however, are working-class. Note: Although George Reid was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in 2003, he became independent the same year, as the Presiding Officer of
28-785: The Clackmannanshire council area , all of the Fife council area , all of the Perth and Kinross council area , all of the Stirling council area and parts of the Angus council area . The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999 , with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing Westminster ( House of Commons ) constituency. In 2005 , however, Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies. The Ochil Westminster constituency ,
35-500: The nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament George Reid represented the constituency from 2003 to 2007. For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Ochil was abolished, with the majority of the seat forming the newly created Clackmannanshire and Dunblane seat. The region covers all of
42-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ochil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ochil&oldid=1175799134 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
49-661: Was divided between the Ochil and South Perthshire Westminster constituency and the Stirling Westminster constituency . From the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Ochil was largely replaced by an expanded constituency of Clackmannanshire and Dunblane . Although a county constituency , Ochil was mostly industrial in character, with the main industries of the region being brewing , distilling , glass manufacture , bottling , tourism and agriculture . There are however affluent areas, including Bridge of Allan , which
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