# Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Gaelic: Eadraig, Rosbrog agus Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Scottish Borders. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was established for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers parts of the former constituencies of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale and Roxburgh and Berwickshire. The remaining parts of the Scottish Borders form part of the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire is currently held by the Conservatives. The current MSP is Rachael Hamilton, who won the seat at a 2017 by-election following the resignation of previous member John Lamont in order to contest the 2017 UK general election.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council areas

The rest of the Scottish Borders is represented in the Scottish Parliament by the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.
The electoral wards in the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency are listed below. All of these wards are part of Scottish Borders.
* Selkirkshire
* Mid Berwickshire
* East Berwickshire
* Kelso and District
* Jedburgh and District
* Hawick and Denholm
* Hawick and Hermitage

## Members of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | John Lamont | Conservative |
| | 2017 by-election | Rachael Hamilton | Conservative |

## Election results
### 2021 parliamentary election

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rachael Hamilton | 18,564 | 51.5 | 3.7 | 17,075 | 47.4 | 0.7 |
| | SNP | Paul Wheelhouse | 11,701 | 32.5 | 0.7 | 10,857 | 30.1 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Marr | 2,352 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 2,426 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Davidson | 2,050 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 2,438 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Barbra Harvie | 1,084 | 3.0 | New | 1,665 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 492 | 1.4 | New |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 317 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Jesse Rae | 290 | 0.8 | New | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 184 | 0.51 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 148 | 0.41 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 134 | 0.37 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 116 | 0.32 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 60 | 0.17 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 60 | 0.17 | 2.1 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 51 | 0.17 | New |
| | Vanguard | Vanguard | Vanguard | Vanguard | Vanguard | 11 | 0.03 | New |
| | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | Scotia Future | 10 | 0.03 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,863 | 19.0 | 4.4 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,041 | | | 36,044 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 81 | | | 69 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,122 | 64.0 | 3.1 | 36,113 | 64.0 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 2.2 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Showing changes from 2016 general election. ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2017 by-election

In April 2017, John Lamont announced his intention to resign his seat in the Scottish Parliament in order to contest the 2017 UK general election.
2017 Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rachael Hamilton | 20,658 | 53.5 | 1.7 |
| | SNP | Gail Hendry | 11,320 | 29.3 | 2.5 |
| | Labour | Sally Prentice | 3,406 | 8.8 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catriona Bhatia | 3,196 | 8.3 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,338 | 24.2 | 0.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,580 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 73 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,653 | 70.9 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### 2016 parliamentary election

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lamont | 18,257 | 55.2 | 10.3 | 15,452 | 46.7 | 15.2 |
| | SNP | Paul Wheelhouse | 10,521 | 31.8 | 5.4 | 10,068 | 30.4 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Hume | 2,551 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 2,851 | 8.6 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | Barrie Cunning | 1,766 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 2,251 | 6.8 | 3.2 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,481 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 771 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| | Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent | Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent | Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent | Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent | Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent | 112 | 0.3 | New |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 68 | 0.2 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 67 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,736 | 23.4 | 4.9 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,095 | | | 33,121 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 88 | | | 68 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,183 | 60.9 | 7.7 | 33,189 | 60.9 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency 1 2 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2011 parliamentary election

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Lamont | 12,933 | 44.88 | N/A | 9,045 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | SNP | Paul Wheelhouse | 7,599 | 26.37 | N/A | 10,009 | 34.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Euan Robson | 4,990 | 17.32 | N/A | 4,247 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Rab Stewart | 2,986 | 10.36 | N/A | 2,881 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 965 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 481 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 442 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jesse Rae | 308 | 1.07 | N/A | | | |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 201 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 183 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 178 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 71 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 21 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,334 | 18.51 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,816 | | | 28,724 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 102 | | | 166 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,918 | 53.2 | N/A | 28,890 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for the Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency ↑ Elected on the party list |||||||||