Nethy Bridge student elected to Scottish Youth Parliament
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A Nethy Bridge student has been elected as one of the new members of the Scottish Youth Parliament to represent the Highlands.
Hamish Knott, who studies at the University of Highlands, has been voted in for the Inverness and Nairn area - which includes Strathspey - along with Ziva Kinsman, from Millburn in the Highland capital.
The Scottish Youth Parliament has welcomed five new Highland members in total following the outcome of recent elections.
Members are elected every two years and become the voice of Scotland’s young people.
The elections took place between March 4 and 15 and were open to vote for people aged between 12 and 25 years.
Rory Young, from Lochaber, was returned for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch and a bi-election will take place soon for the other vacancy in this area.
Caithness Sutherland and Ross will be represented by Jamie Dickson, from Alness, and Megan Travers, from Wick.
MSYPs range in age from 14-to-25 and represent constituencies in all 32 local authorities throughout the country.
The youth parliament was established on June 30, 1999 - making it older than the Scottish Parliament.
SYP’s mission is to provide a national platform for young people to discuss the matters that are crucial to them, and campaign for changes to the nation that they live in.
High Life Highland senior youth development officer Audrey Anthoney said: “The new members will now be participating in Scottish Youth Parliament campaigns and contributing at the SYP sittings which take place three times throughout the year.
“They will also collaborate with their local youth forums, groups, the Highland Youth Parliament and Highland Youth Convener, to ensure that the perspective and views of young people across the Highland area are voiced and represented on a national scale.”
