| Moray | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:MorayConstituency.svg) Boundary of Moray in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Moray |
| Major settlements | Elgin, Forres, Keith |
| 1983–2024 | |
| Created from | Moray & Nairn and Banffshire[1] |
| Replaced by | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey and Aberdeenshire North and Moray East |
Moray (/ˈmʌri/ MURR-ee; Scots: Moray; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh) was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
A rural constituency, Elgin is the main town, with the rest of the population sprinkled across several small fishing and farming communities.
The constituency voted against Scottish independence in a referendum held in 2014 on an above-average margin of 57.6% "No" 42.4% "Yes", and had the highest percentage for "Leave" of any council area in Scotland at the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum at 50.1% "Remain" 49.9% "Leave".[2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes – losing eastern parts, including Buckie and Keith and expanding to the west, gaining Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey – it was reformed as Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
- ^ "'Moray', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Razaq, Lindsay (14 November 2018). "Changing attitudes to Brexit in north-east, report claims". Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report