Angus North and Mearns
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Angus North and Mearns is a Scottish Parliament constituency in the Angus and Aberdeenshire area, represented at Holyrood and encompassing a mix of coastal towns and rural communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angus North and Mearns canonical | 6 |
| Angus North and Mearns shown within the North East Scotland electoral region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1855577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angus North and Mearns Context triple: [Kirriemuir, hasScottishParliamentConstituency, Angus North and Mearns]
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A.
North East Fife
North East Fife is a Scottish parliamentary constituency in the Fife council area, known for encompassing historic towns such as St Andrews and Cupar.
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B.
Angus council area
Angus council area is a local government region on the east coast of Scotland, known for its mix of agricultural land, historic towns, and coastal landscapes.
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C.
North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire is a council area in southwest Scotland that includes parts of the mainland and several islands, notably the Isle of Arran.
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D.
Tayside
Tayside is a former administrative region in eastern Scotland that included areas such as Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross.
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E.
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire is a historic county in central Scotland centered on the city of Stirling, known for its strategic location and rich medieval and early modern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angus North and Mearns Target entity description: Angus North and Mearns is a Scottish Parliament constituency in the Angus and Aberdeenshire area, represented at Holyrood and encompassing a mix of coastal towns and rural communities.
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A.
North East Fife
North East Fife is a Scottish parliamentary constituency in the Fife council area, known for encompassing historic towns such as St Andrews and Cupar.
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B.
Angus council area
Angus council area is a local government region on the east coast of Scotland, known for its mix of agricultural land, historic towns, and coastal landscapes.
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C.
North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire is a council area in southwest Scotland that includes parts of the mainland and several islands, notably the Isle of Arran.
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D.
Tayside
Tayside is a former administrative region in eastern Scotland that included areas such as Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross.
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E.
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire is a historic county in central Scotland centered on the city of Stirling, known for its strategic location and rich medieval and early modern history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aberdeenshire West
Angus South ⓘ Banff and Buchan ⓘ
surface form:
Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Dundee City East ⓘ Dundee City East ⓘ
surface form:
Dundee City West
Perthshire North ⓘ |
| contains |
Arbroath
ⓘ
surface form:
Arbroath (northern parts)
Brechin ⓘ Laurencekirk ⓘ Montrose ⓘ Stonehaven ⓘ coastal communities on the North Sea ⓘ rural communities in Aberdeenshire ⓘ rural communities in Angus ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| created | 2011 ⓘ |
| electoralRegionHasAdditionalMembers | North East Scotland regional list MSPs ⓘ |
| elects | one constituency MSP ⓘ |
| firstElectionHeld | 2011 Scottish Parliament election ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | North Sea ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem | first past the post ⓘ |
| hasGovernment | devolved government representation ⓘ |
| hasMapCaption |
Angus North and Mearns
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Angus North and Mearns shown within the North East Scotland electoral region
|
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasType | county constituency ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish parliamentary constituencies established in 2011 ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| liesInCouncilArea |
Aberdeenshire Council area
ⓘ
Angus Council area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Scotland ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Holyrood ⓘ |
| region | North East Scotland electoral region ⓘ |
| replaced |
Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency)
ⓘ
Kincardine and Deeside (Scottish Parliament constituency) ⓘ |
| represents |
Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
Angus ⓘ |
| uses | additional member system at regional level ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angus North and Mearns Description of subject: Angus North and Mearns is a Scottish Parliament constituency in the Angus and Aberdeenshire area, represented at Holyrood and encompassing a mix of coastal towns and rural communities.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angus North and Mearns shown within the North East Scotland electoral region