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Scottish Parliament election
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![]() DESCRIPTION: Moray
The local economy of Moray relies heavily upon farming, forestry and fishing. It is also at the heart of whisky-producing country. The largest town in the seat is Elgin, a market town which attracts its fair share of tourists. This seat and the neighbouring constituency, Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber, have suffered from the downturn in the oil industry, with the closure of the Barmac oil fabrication plants in the summer of 2000 causing nearly 3,000 job losses.
Margaret Ewing regained Moray for the SNP in 1987 after eight years of Tory rule. In 1999 Mrs Ewing secured her seat in the Scottish Parliament by winning with a solid majority of 12%. The recent crisis in the fishing industry and concerns over rural policy will doubtless figure in the campaign - although Labour has made strong showings in Moray in 2001 election and at local council level. ![]() PREVIOUS RESULTS
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