Back Wahlkreis Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch German An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, Loch Abar agus Bàideanach (sgìre Phàrlamaid na h-Alba) Scots/Gaelic
| Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Population | 76,018 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Kate Forbes |
| Council area | Highland |
| Created from | Ross, Skye & Inverness West, Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber |
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Highland council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, as well as eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and replaced most of the former constituency of Ross, Skye and Inverness West and part of the former Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber constituency. The remaining portions of the two former seats (consisting mostly of the less rural area surrounding and including Inverness) was moved into a new seat called Inverness and Nairn.
The seat has been held by Kate Forbes of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.