Arbuthnott Commission the Scottish Parliament, and would require Westminster legislation. All the main political parties in Scotland participated in a consultation process. So did 22 local government councils, and various other bodies and individuals. The commission's main recommendations for change may be summarised as follows: Arbuthnott Commission The Arbuthnott Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems was set up in July 2004 by Alistair Darling, then Secretary of State for Scotland, under the chairmanship of Sir John Arbuthnott, to examine various consequences of having four different electoral systems in Scotland, and different boundaries for constituencies of the House of Commons (Parliament of
John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of Arbuthnott David Arbuthnott, 11th Viscount of Arbuthnott. John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of Arbuthnott DL (b. Kincardineshire 20 July 1843 - d. Arbuthnott House 30 November 1895) was the son of John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott whom he succeeded in 1891. Lt. 49th Foot Regiment. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Kincardineshire. Married Anna Harriet Allen (born London 1852/3, died at Arbuthnott House 23 April 1892) at the home of her uncle, Inchmartine House, Inchture (Errol), 20 April 1871). Anna Harriet Allen was the only daughter of Edmund Allen of Strathmartin. John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of