Scotland · 77,927Boundary · 2023

Inverness, Skye & West Ross-shire

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, from parts of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey and Ross, Skye and Lochaber.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by LD in its first election in 2024 by 4.5%.

Angus MacDonald made headlines in June 2025 by breaking with the Liberal Democrat majority on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- voting against the Bill's Third Reading and against amendments that would have tightened its scope, while backing a procedural amendment on doctor substitution. This puts him among the minority of Lib Dem MPs who opposed the assisted dying legislation, and his deviation from his party on end-of-life issues is the most pronounced in his voting profile (+28 percentage points above party average on end-of-life autonomy, though his overall votes suggest a more restrictive position than that label implies). More recently, he consistently sided with the Lords against the government on the Pension Schemes Bill -- opposing ministerial powers to direct pension fund investments -- and backed Lords amendments on fly-tipping enforcement in the Crime and Policing Bill.

His parliamentary participation rate of 58% sits below the Commons average, though representing one of Scotland's largest and most remote constituencies may be a factor. Where he does vote, he aligns with his party 96% of the time. His 129 contributions across 66 debates are spread across economy, environment, energy, local government, and fiscal policy -- a profile consistent with a rural Scottish seat. He has been notably active on Scottish defence industry issues, securing government confirmation of engagement with Scottish firms on Ukraine drone and air defence contracts.

284
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Angus MacDonald

Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrats

Mr Angus MacDonald is the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organising begging for profit, stronger protections for emergency workers against racial and religious abuse, removing the limitation period in child sexual abuse cases, and new offences around internal concealment of items for criminal purposes. The large Aye majority reflects broad government support for these law and order measures.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a safety measure. This was debated alongside New Clause 1, which would have decriminalised abortion for women, making it a free vote on conscience issues around abortion law reform.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Report Stage, after proceedings had been interrupted on 13 June when an objection was raised. The debate excerpts do not reveal the substantive content of New Clause 16.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Won by LD in its first election in 2024 by 4.5%.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

MacDonald’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.297 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where MacDonald has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
63
Economy
46
Employment
34
Crime & Policing
33
Welfare and Benefits
25
Pensions
21
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 117 Jun 2025
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10617 Jun 2025
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.11 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Aird Loch NessChris Ballance528Green Pa
Aird Loch NessDavid Fraser1,182Independ
Aird Loch NessEmma Knox1,364Scottish
Aird Loch NessHelen Crawford1,099Conserva
Caol MallaigDenis Rixson968Liberal
Culloden ArdersierGlynis Campbell-Sinclair1,542Scottish
Culloden ArdersierMorven Reid626Independ
Culloden ArdersierTrish Robertson626Liberal
Eilean A CheoCalum Munro583Independ
Eilean A CheoDrew Millar1,019Scottish
Eilean A CheoJohn Finlayson1,450Independ
Eilean A CheoRuraidh Stewart485Conserva
Median income
£26,900
HMRC SPI 2024
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