This article lists the Scottish National Party 's election resultsUK parliamentary elections.
Contents
1 Summary of general election performance 2 Election results
2.1 1935 general election 2.2 By-elections, 1935–45 2.3 1945 general election 2.4 By-elections, 1945–50 2.5 1950 general election 2.6 1951 general election 2.7 By-elections, 1951–55 2.8 1955 general election 2.9 1959 general election 2.10 By-elections, 1959–64 2.11 1964 general election 2.12 1966 general election 2.13 By-elections, 1966–70 2.14 1970 general election 2.15 By-elections, 1970–74 2.16 February 1974 general election 2.17 October 1974 general election 2.18 By-elections, 1974–79 2.19 1979 general election 2.20 By-elections, 1979–83 2.21 1983 general election 2.22 1987 general election 2.23 By-elections, 1987–92 2.24 1992 general election 2.25 By-elections, 1992–97 2.26 1997 general election 2.27 By-elections, 1997–2001 2.28 2001 general election 2.29 2005 general election 2.30 By-elections, 2005–10 2.31 2010 general election 2.32 By-elections, 2010–15 2.33 2015 general election 2.34 2017 general election 2.35 2019 general election 2.36 By-elections, 2019–present
3 References
Year
Number of Candidates
Total votes
Average votes per candidate
% UK vote
% Scottish vote
Change (percentage points)
Saved deposits[ 1]
Number of MPs
1935 8
29,517
3,690
0.2
1.3
N/A 3
0
1945 8
26,707
3,338
0.1
1.2
−0.1
2
0
1950 3
9,708
2,427
0.0
0.4
−0.1
0
0
1951 2
7,299
3,650
0.0
0.3
0.0
1
0
1955 2
12,112
6,056
0.1
0.5
+0.1
1
0
1959 5
21,738
4,348
0.1
0.5
0.0
2
0
1964 15
64,044
4,270
0.2
2.4
+0.1
3
0
1966 23
128,474
5,586
0.5
5.0
+0.3
13
0
1970 65
306,802
4,720
1.1
11.4
+0.6
22
1
1974 Feb 70
632,572
9,037
2.0
21.9
+0.9
63
7
1974 Oct 71
839,628
11,826
2.9
30.4
+0.9
71
11
1979 71
504,259
7,102
1.6
17.3
−1.3
29
2
1983 72
331,975
4,611
1.1
11.7
−0.5
19
2
1987 71
416,873
5,871
1.3
14.0
+0.2
70
3
1992 72
629,564
8,744
1.9
21.5
+0.6
72
3
1997 72
621,550
8,633
2.0
22.1
+0.1
72
6
2001 72
464,314
6,449
1.8
20.1
−0.2
72
5
2005 59
412,267
6,988
1.5
17.7
−0.3
59
6
2010 59
491,386
8,330
1.7
19.9
+0.2
59
6
2015 59
1,454,436
24,651
4.7
50.0
+3.0
59
56
2017 59
977,568
16,569
3.0
36.9
-1.7
59
35
2019 59
1,242,372
21,057
3.9
45.0
+1.9
59
48
2024 57
724,758
12,715
2.5
30.0
+15
59
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1935 general election
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1945 general election
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1951 general election
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1955 general election
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1959 general election
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1964 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 4]
Aberdeen South John B. Reid 3,898
7.6
3
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Douglas Drysdale 5,106
12.2
3
Dumfries John Gair 5,726
12.2
3
East Aberdeenshire Bruce Cockie 1,925
6.3
4
East Fife James Braid 2,635
6.8
4
Glasgow Springburn Angus McIntosh 2,366
9.2
3
Glasgow Woodside David Stevenson 1,600
5.1
4
Kinross and West Perthshire Arthur Donaldson 3,552
14.1
3
Kirkcaldy Burghs James C. Lees 4,423
10.9
3
Perth and East Perthshire Robert McIntyre 7,186
17.4
3
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles Anthony J. C. Kerr 1,093
2.5
4
Rutherglen R. N. Armstrong 1,657
4.6
3
Stirling and Falkirk Sandy Milne 4,526
10.0
3
West Dunbartonshire Alexander Gray 5,004
12.1
3
West Lothian William Wolfe 15,087
30.5
2
1966 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 4]
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Douglas Drysdale 8,225
20.1
3
Dumfries John Gair 5,727
12.6
3
Dunfermline James A. Cook 5,304
15.0
3
East Aberdeenshire Bruce Cockie 2,584
8.8
4
East Dunbartonshire W. Johnston 5,715
9.0
3
East Fife James Braid 5,394
14.4
3
Edinburgh South H. M. Robertson 2,856
7.3
3
Glasgow Craigton George Leslie 3,425
9.4
3
Glasgow Maryhill Hugh MacDonald 3,387
11.5
3
Glasgow Shettleston William Lindsay 3,732
12.1
3
Glasgow Springburn William Morton 2,222
9.4
3
Glasgow Woodside R. Fairlie 1,916
7.2
3
Kinross and West Perthshire Arthur Donaldson 4,884
20.5
2
Kirkcaldy Burghs James C. Lees 5,223
13.4
3
Lanark Harry Rankin 5,838
10.1
3
Midlothian Steven Rae 7,794
16.4
3
Perth and East Perthshire Malcolm Shaw 6,128
15.6
3
Rutherglen A. Peacock 2,194
6.4
3
Stirling and Falkirk Sandy Milne 6,322
14.4
3
West Dunbartonshire Robert Campbell 6,042
14.6
3
West Fife R. Reid Patrick 6,046
14.1
3
West Lothian William Wolfe 17,955
35.3
2
West Stirlingshire Robert McIntyre 9,381
26.0
2
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1970 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 4]
Aberdeen North John McKenna 3,756
8.4
3
Aberdeen South Bruce Cockie 2,777
5.3
4
Argyll Iain MacCormick 9,039
29.9
2
Ayr L. Anderson 2,186
5.2
3
Banffshire Hamish Watt 5,006
22.9
2
Berwick and East Lothian David Simpson 4,735
10.2
3
Bothwell Thomas McAlpine 6,157
12.8
3
Bute and North Ayrshire Peggy Macrae 3,852
10.9
3
Caithness and Sutherland Donald Barr 3,690
15.4
4
Central Ayrshire A. MacDonald 2,383
5.1
3
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Ian Macdonald 7,243
15.5
3
Coatbridge and Airdrie Wolseley Brown 2,667
6.0
3
Dumfriesshire John Gair 6,211
13.4
3
Dundee East Ian Macaulay 4,181
8.9
3
Dundee West J. A. Shepherd 4,441
8.7
3
Dunfermline Burghs James Cook 5,304
15.0
3
East Aberdeenshire Alex Farquhar 9,377
29.8
2
East Dunbartonshire Gordon Murray 8,257
11.3
3
East Fife James Braid 4,666
11.8
3
East Renfrewshire J. M. Buchanan 3,733
6.7
4
Edinburgh Central C. Moore 1,666
8.0
3
Edinburgh East Helena Davidson 3,502
8.2
3
Edinburgh Leith M. G. Thomson 1,827
7.0
3
Edinburgh Pentlands Steven Rae 2,814
5.9
4
Edinburgh South David Stevenson 2,861
6.9
4
Edinburgh West Muriel Gibson 3,711
6.8
4
Galloway Arthur Donaldson 5,723
20.6
2
Glasgow Bridgeton G. E. J. Wallace 1,550
8.8
3
Glasgow Central Angus McIntosh 1,688
14.1
3
Glasgow Craigton R. Edwards 2,946
7.9
3
Glasgow Gorbals Tom Brady 1,089
7.4
3
Glasgow Govan Michael Grieve 2,294
10.3
3
Glasgow Hillhead George Wotherspoon 1,957
8.2
3
Glasgow Maryhill Cameron Aitken 3,273
11.4
3
Glasgow Pollok George Leslie 3,733
8.9
3
Glasgow Provan Willie McRae 4,181
9.8
3
Glasgow Scotstoun A. Mitchell 4,313
9.4
3
Glasgow Shettleston William Lindsay 3,995
13.4
3
Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 3,323
14.3
3
Glasgow Woodside David Rollo 1,912
8.4
3
Hamilton Winifred Ewing 16,849
35.1
2
Inverness A. C. Cameron 2,781
7.1
4
Kilmarnock Alistair MacInnes 2,836
6.9
3
Kinross and West Perthshire Elizabeth Whitley 4,670
18.6
2
Kirkcaldy Burghs James C. Lees 4,863
11.9
3
Lanark Harry Rankin 7,859
11.7
3
Midlothian George Park 9,047
15.6
3
Moray and Nairn Thomas Howe 7,885
27.8
2
Motherwell Isobel Lindsay 3,861
9.9
3
North Angus and Mearns James McGuigan 4,677
16.9
3
North Lanarkshire John Hutchison 3,486
8.2
3
Paisley Margo MacDonald 3,432
7.3
3
Perth and East Perthshire Duncan Murray 7,112
17.0
3
Ross and Cromarty George Nicholson 2,268
11.7
4
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles H. Hastie 3,147
6.8
4
South Angus Malcolm Slesser 8,406
23.1
2
South Ayrshire Sam Purdie 7,785
19.9
3
Stirling and Falkirk Iain Murray 6,571
14.5
3
West Aberdeenshire John McKinlay 2,112
5.3
4
West Dunbartonshire Robert Campbell 5,414
12.0
3
Western Isles Donald Stewart 6,568
43.1
1
West Fife Jimmy Halliday 5,286
11.0
3
West Lothian William Wolfe 15,620
28.2
2
West Renfrewshire Allan Macartney 4,195
8.8
3
West Stirlingshire Robert McIntyre 8,279
21.4
3
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February 1974 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 5]
Aberdeen North James McGugan 11,337
23.3
2
Aberdeen South Sandy Stronach 7,599
13.7
3
Argyll Iain MacCormick 15,646
48.9
1
Ayr C. D. Caldman 4,706
11.0
3
Banffshire Hamish Watt 11,037
46.1
1
Berwick and East Lothian David Simpson 6,956
14.2
3
Bothwell Gerry Fisher 6,710
14.1
3
Bute and North Ayrshire John Murphy 6,104
16.3
3
Caithness and Sutherland Eric Sutherland 3,814
16.1
4
Central Ayrshire Leslie Anderson 7,255
15.0
3
Central Dunbartonshire Andrew Welsh 5,906
14.5
4
Central Fife David Livingstone 10,324
22.5
2
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire George Reid 22,289
43.5
1
Coatbridge and Airdrie R. Hill 7,961
17.3
3
Dumfriesshire L. A. B. Whitley 9,186
18.6
3
Dundee East Gordon Wilson 20,066
39.5
1
Dundee West Jim Fairlie 12,959
25.1
3
Dunfermline R. R. Patrick 8,695
17.8
3
East Aberdeenshire Douglas Henderson 18,333
50.8
1
East Dunbartonshire Margaret Bain 11,635
22.3
3
East Fife James Braid 8,593
19.5
2
East Kilbride D. P. MacQuarie 13,819
25.9
3
East Renfrewshire S. Watterson 5,268
10.4
4
Edinburgh Central A. W. S. Rae 4,074
13.6
4
Edinburgh East G. MacDougall 7,128
15.4
3
Edinburgh Leith H. Miller 6,569
21.2
3
Edinburgh North J. Lynch 4,550
12.7
4
Edinburgh Pentlands T. Forrest 5,491
12.5
4
Edinburgh South R. Shirley 5,770
12.8
4
Edinburgh West R. Moore 4,241
9.9
4
Galloway George Thompson 9,308
30.7
2
Glasgow Cathcart Alex Ewing 5,410
13.6
3
Glasgow Central S. Ewing 2,211
13.8
3
Glasgow Craigton G. Hooston 6,303
17.9
3
Glasgow Garscadden M. McRury 8,789
21.9
3
Glasgow Govan Margo MacDonald 9,783
40.9
2
Glasgow Hillhead Keith Bovey 3,702
11.3
4
Glasgow Kelvingrove C. MacKellar 5,666
19.2
3
Glasgow Maryhill A. MacIntosh 8,920
24.9
2
Glasgow Pollok M. D'Arcy Conyers 6,584
14.4
3
Glasgow Provan R. Edwards 7,367
19.6
2
Glasgow Queen's Park David MacKellar 4,394
15.6
3
Glasgow Shettleston W. Lindsay 5,834
22.0
3
Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 7,672
22.8
2
Greenock and Port Glasgow J. K. Wright 4,881
11.5
4
Hamilton Ian Macdonald 12,692
31.9
2
Inverness Rob Gibson 7,258
16.6
4
Kilmarnock A. MacInnes 7,644
15.3
3
Kinross and Western Perthshire Duncan Murray 6,274
23.1
2
Kirkcaldy Roger Knox 12,311
25.7
3
Lanark Thomas McAlpine 8,803
21.8
3
Midlothian John McKinlay 19,450
27.0
3
Moray and Nairn Winnie Ewing 16,046
49.3
1
Motherwell and Wishaw G. Nicholson 7,852
20.0
3
North Angus and Mearns Harry Rankin 6,837
23.4
2
North Lanarkshire P. Watt 8,187
18.5
3
Paisley David Rollo 10,455
21.3
3
Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 12,192
27.2
2
Ross and Cromarty Willie McRae 5,037
23.0
2
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles D. Purves 3,953
8.0
3
Rutherglen L. Leslie 6,089
15.2
3
South Angus Malcolm Slesser 15,179
36.6
2
South Ayrshire Roger Mullin 6,612
16.4
3
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth Robert McIntyre 17,836
34.5
2
West Aberdeenshire M. Suttar 6,827
15.4
3
West Dunbartonshire Stan Stratton 11,144
27.2
3
Western Isles Donald Stewart 10,079
67.1
1
West Lothian William Wolfe 21,690
35.0
2
West Renfrewshire Charles Cameron 8,394
15.2
3
West Stirlingshire Janette Jones 12,886
29.7
2
October 1974 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 5]
Aberdeen North James McGugan 13,509
29.7
2
Aberdeen South Sandy Stronach 10,481
20.1
3
Argyll Iain MacCormick 14,967
49.7
1
Ayr E. Robinson 6,902
16.7
3
Banffshire Hamish Watt 10,638
45.9
1
Berwick and East Lothian R. Macleod 6,323
13.2
3
Bothwell J. McCool 11,138
24.5
2
Bute and North Ayrshire John Murphy 9,055
25.9
3
Caithness and Sutherland Eric Sutherland 5,381
23.9
2
Central Ayrshire Leslie Anderson 11,533
24.5
3
Central Dunbartonshire C. Aitken 11,452
29.1
2
Central Fife David Livingstone 14,414
33.4
2
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire George Reid 25,998
50.8
1
Coatbridge and Airdrie R. Hill 12,466
27.9
2
Dumfriesshire L. A. B. Whitley 12,542
26.4
3
Dundee East Gordon Wilson 22,120
47.7
1
Dundee West Jim Fairlie 16,678
35.1
2
Dunfermline A. C. Cameron 13,179
28.6
2
East Aberdeenshire Douglas Henderson 16,304
48.5
1
East Dunbartonshire Margaret Bain 15,551
31.2
1
East Fife James Braid 13,202
31.8
2
East Kilbride Gordon Murray 19,106
36.7
2
East Renfrewshire I. Jenkins 11,137
23.2
2
Edinburgh Central Steven Rae 6,866
24.9
3
Edinburgh East G. MacDougall 11,213
25.6
2
Edinburgh Leith R. Scott 7,688
26.1
3
Edinburgh North J. Lynch 7,681
23.5
3
Edinburgh Pentlands J. Hutchinson 10,189
24.6
3
Edinburgh South R. Shirley 9,034
21.7
3
Edinburgh West C. M. Moore 8,135
20.2
3
Galloway George Thompson 12,242
40.3
1
Glasgow Cathcart Alex Ewing 6,292
16.5
3
Glasgow Central B. Nugent 2,790
19.2
3
Glasgow Craigton R. G. Houston 8,171
24.3
2
Glasgow Garscadden Keith Bovey 12,111
31.2
2
Glasgow Govan Margo MacDonald 9,440
41.0
2
Glasgow Hillhead G. Borthwick 6,897
22.8
3
Glasgow Kelvingrove C. Calman 6,274
23.2
3
Glasgow Maryhill A. MacIntosh 10,171
29.9
2
Glasgow Pollok D. P. Macquarrie 10,441
24.3
3
Glasgow Provan R. Edwards 10,268
30.2
2
Glasgow Queen's Park David MacKellar 5,660
21.8
2
Glasgow Shettleston R. Hamilton 7,042
28,.6
2
Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 9,049
28.3
2
Greenock and Port Glasgow J. K. Wright 9,324
21.1
2
Hamilton Ian Macdonald 15,155
39.0
2
Inverness Donald Barr 11,994
29.6
2
Kilmarnock Alistair MacInnes 14,655
30.2
2
Kinross and Western Perthshire Derek Cameron 10,981
41.5
2
Kirkcaldy Roger Knox 14,587
32.0
2
Lanark Thomas McAlpine 14,250
35.8
2
Midlothian John McKinlay 24,568
35.6
2
Moray and Nairn Winnie Ewing 12,667
41.2
1
Motherwell and Wishaw J. MacKay 12,357
31.8
2
North Angus and Mearns I. Murray 9,284
34.2
2
North Lanarkshire P. Watt 11,561
26.9
2
Orkney and Shetland Howard Firth 3,025
17.2
2
Paisley David Rollo 15,778
33.1
2
Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 17,337
40.8
1
Ross and Cromarty Willie McRae 7,291
35.7
2
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles A. Edmonds 9,178
20.0
3
Rutherglen I. O. Bayne 9,732
25.3
2
South Angus Andrew Welsh 17,073
43.8
1
South Ayrshire Roger Mullin 7,851
19.8
2
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth Robert McIntyre 20,324
39.8
2
West Aberdeenshire Nicol Suttar 9,409
22.2
3
West Dunbartonshire A. Murray 13,697
33.7
2
Western Isles Donald Stewart 8,758
61.5
1
West Lothian William Wolfe 24,997
40.9
2
West Renfrewshire Charles Cameron 15,374
28.6
2
West Stirlingshire Janette Jones 16,331
38.2
2
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1979 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 5]
Aberdeen North M. Watt 5,796
12.9
3
Aberdeen South A. Stronach 4,361
8.5
4
Argyll Iain MacCormick 10,545
31.8
2
Ayr J. McGill 3,998
9.2
4
Banffshire Hamish Watt 9,781
41.2
2
Berwick and East Lothian A. McCartney 3,300
6.5
4
Bothwell J. F. McCool 5,202
10.8
4
Bute and North Ayrshire M. Brown 5,272
13.9
3
Caithness and Sutherland Robin Shaw 6,487
28.0
3
Central Ayrshire Ian Macdonald 5,596
10.4
3
Central Dunbartonshire W. Lindsay 6,055
15.3
3
Central Fife J. Lynch 9,208
19.4
3
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire George Reid 21,796
40.1
2
Coatbridge and Airdrie M. Johnston 3,652
10.5
3
Dumfriesshire E. Gibson 6,647
13.2
4
Dundee East Gordon Wilson 20,497
41.7
1
Dundee West Jim Fairlie 13,197
26.4
2
Dunfermline A. C. Cameron 7,351
14.3
3
East Aberdeenshire Douglas Henderson 16,269
41.4
2
East Dunbartonshire Margaret Bain 12,654
20.6
3
East Fife J. Marshall 6,612
14.1
4
East Kilbride Gordon Murray 9,090
15.6
3
East Renfrewshire J. Pow 3,989
7.7
4
Edinburgh Central G. Kennedy 2,486
9.8
4
Edinburgh East G. MacDougall 5,296
12.1
3
Edinburgh Leith W. R. Platt 2,706
9.7
4
Edinburgh North Neil MacCormick 3,521
10.8
4
Edinburgh Pentlands Stephen Maxwell 4,934
11.0
4
Edinburgh South R. Shirley 3,800
8.4
4
Edinburgh West Colin Bell 3,904
9.2
4
Galloway George Thompson 12,384
37.1
2
Glasgow Cathcart Alex Ewing 2,653
6.9
3
Glasgow Central S. Bird 1,308
11.1
3
Glasgow Craigton R. Silver 3,881
11.7
3
Glasgow Garscadden J. Bain 6,012
15.7
3
Glasgow Govan T. Wilson 2,340
13.6
3
Glasgow Hillhead G. Borthwick 3,050
10.1
4
Glasgow Kelvingrove I. O. Bayne 2,199
9.9
4
Glasgow Maryhill D. McGlashan 3,812
11.2
3
Glasgow Pollok A. McIntosh 4,187
9.6
3
Glasgow Provan R. Cunning 4,767
13.8
3
Glasgow Queen's Park P. Greene 2,276
9.7
3
Glasgow Shettleston Margo MacDonald 3,022
13.9
3
Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 3,587
12.6
3
Greenock and Port Glasgow J. K. Wright 3,435
7.6
4
Hamilton C. Stoddart 6,842
16.6
3
Inverness Donald Barr 9,603
20.6
3
Kilmarnock A. MacInnes 8,963
18.3
3
Kinross and Western Perthshire Ian Smith 9,045
29.4
2
Kirkcaldy A. Currie 9,416
19.9
3
Lanark Thomas McAlpine 7,902
18.8
3
Midlothian G. A. F. Spiers 13,260
16.8
3
Moray and Nairn Winnie Ewing 13,800
38.9
2
Motherwell and Wishaw J. MacKay 4,817
12.3
3
North Angus and Mearns I. Murray 7,387
23.2
2
North Lanarkshire J. Ralston 5,887
13.1
3
Orkney and Shetland M. Spens 935
4.8
4
Paisley David Rollo 7,305
15.7
3
Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 17,050
35.5
2
Ross and Cromarty Willie McRae 5,915
23.6
2
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles Angus Stewart 3,502
7.2
4
Rutherglen Michael Grieve 3,325
8.4
4
South Angus Andrew Welsh 19,066
41.5
2
South Ayrshire C. Cameron 3,233
8.0
4
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth J. Donarchy 8,856
17.0
2
West Aberdeenshire J. Hulbert 4,260
8.3
4
West Dunbartonshire Stan Stratton 7,835
17.9
3
Western Isles Donald Stewart 7,941
52.5
1
West Lothian William Wolfe 16,631
24.9
2
West Renfrewshire Charles Cameron 8,333
13.1
3
West Stirlingshire Janette Jones 8,627
18.3
3
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1983 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 6]
Aberdeen North James McGugan 3,790
9.3
4
Aberdeen South Sam Coull 1,974
5.0
4
Argyll and Bute Ian Smith 8,514
24.6
3
Ayr I. Goldie 2,431
4.9
4
Banff and Buchan Douglas Henderson 15,135
37.4
2
Caithness and Sutherland Jim Ingram 2,568
11.0
4
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Ron Wyllie 2,694
6.5
4
Central Fife J. Taggart 4,039
10.2
4
Clackmannan Janette Jones 6,839
19.0
2
Clydebank and Milngavie A. Aitken 3,566
9.2
4
Clydesdale Thomas McAlpine 5,271
11.4
4
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Gordon Murray 5,875
17.4
3
Cunninghame North Colin Cameron 3,460
8.6
4
Cunninghame South Kay Ullrich 2,451
6.9
4
Dumbarton I. O. Bayne 3,768
8.7
4
Dumfriesshire E. Gibson 4,527
10.8
4
Dundee East Gordon Wilson 20,276
43.8
1
Dundee West James Lynch 7,973
17.1
4
Dunfermline East G. A. Hunter 2,573
7.2
4
Dunfermline West Jim Fairlie 2,798
7.8
4
East Angus Andrew Welsh 15,691
36.0
2
East Kilbride D. M. Urquhart 4,795
10.2
4
East Lothian Roger Knox 2,083
4.4
4
Eastwood J. Herriot 2,618
5.8
4
Edinburgh Central R. Halliday 1,810
4.9
4
Edinburgh East P. Scott 1,976
5.5
4
Edinburgh Leith J. Young 2,646
6.5
4
Edinburgh Pentlands Donald Neil MacCormick 2,642
6.1
4
Edinburgh South Neil MacCallum 2,256
5.0
4
Edinburgh West J. Nicoll 2,126
4.6
4
Falkirk East John McGregor 4,490
11.9
4
Falkirk West Brian Cochrane 4,739
13.0
4
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale George Thompson 12,118
30.8
2
Glasgow Cathcart W. Steven 2,151
5.6
4
Glasgow Central P. Mallam 3,300
10.3
4
Glasgow Garscadden N. MacLeod 3,566
10.2
4
Glasgow Govan P. Kindlen 2,207
6.0
4
Glasgow Hillhead George Andrew Leslie 2,203
5.4
4
Glasgow Maryhill I. Morrison 2,408
7.1
4
Glasgow Pollok F. Hanningan 3,585
9.9
4
Glasgow Provan P. Kennedy 2,737
8.8
4
Glasgow Rutherglen K. Fee 2,438
5.5
4
Glasgow Shettleston D. Hood 2,801
7.9
4
Glasgow Springburn J. McLaughlin 2,804
8.1
4
Gordon Kenneth James Nicolson Guild 2,636
5.7
4
Greenock and Port Glasgow A. H. Clayton 2,989
6.8
4
Hamilton Mairi Whitehead 3,816
8.2
4
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Hamish William Vernal 4,395
9.8
4
Kilmarnock and Loudoun C. D. Calman 4,165
9.0
4
Kincardine and Deeside A. Tuttle 3,297
7.7
4
Kirkcaldy D. D. Wood 3,452
9.1
4
Linlithgow D. H. Ramsey 8,026
18.4
3
Livingston Kenny MacAskill 5,090
13.5
4
Midlothian M. J. Hird 2,826
6.2
4
Moray Hamish Watt 15,231
35.2
2
Motherwell North Richard Lyle 5,333
12.6
4
Motherwell South James Wright 3,743
9.8
4
Monklands East T. R. Johnston 3,185
8.9
4
Monklands West G. A. Lyon 2,473
6.5
4
North East Fife John Hulbert 2,442
6.6
3
North Tayside Alasdair Morgan 9,170
24.3
2
Orkney and Shetland Winifred Ewing 3,147
15.4
3
Paisley North H. Morell 2,783
8.0
4
Paisley South James Robert Mitchell 4,918
13.1
4
Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 11,155
25.1
2
Renfrew West and Inverclyde W. Taylor 3,653
8.8
4
Ross, Cromarty and Skye Kay B. Matheson 4,863
13.9
4
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Robert Shirley 852
2.7
4
Stirling W. Houston 3,488
8.2
4
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Margaret Bain 4,408
9.2
4
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale William John Allan Macartney 1,455
5.0
4
Western Isles Donald James Stewart 8,272
54.5
1
1987 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 6]
Aberdeen North Philip Bowers Greenhorn 5,827
13.2
4
Aberdeen South Michael Fraser Weir 2,776
6.6
4
Argyll Robert Richard Shaw 6,297
17.1
3
Ayr Colin Traynor Weir 3,548
6.7
4
Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 19,462
44.3
1
Caithness and Sutherland Archibal William Kerr MacGregor 2,371
10.3
4
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Charles Duncan Calman 4,094
9.6
4
Central Fife Daniel Hood 6,296
14.7
4
Clackmannan Allan Macartney 7,916
20.9
2
Clydebank and Milngavie Stanley Finlayson Fisher 4,935
12.5
4
Clydesdale Michael Russell 7,125
14.8
4
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Thomas Ross Johnston 6,982
19.6
2
Cunninghame North Matthew Brown 4,076
9.5
4
Cunninghame South Kay Ullrich 4,115
11.0
4
Dumbarton Jenny Herriot 5,564
12.1
4
Dumfriesshire Thomas McAlpine 6,391
14.2
4
Dundee East Gordon Wilson 18,524
40.1
2
Dundee West Alasdair Neil Morgan 7,164
15.3
3
Dunfermline East Alice McGarry 3,901
10.0
4
Dunfermline West Gordon John Hughes 3,435
8.7
4
East Angus Andrew Welsh 19,536
42.4
1
East Kilbride James Hand Taggart 6,275
12.6
4
East Lothian Alexander Burgon-Lyon 3,727
7.3
4
Eastwood James Alexander May Findlay 4,033
8.2
4
Edinburgh Central Brian Shaw 2,559
6.2
4
Edinburgh East Mungo Bovey 3,434
9.5
4
Edinburgh Leith William Scott Morrison 4,045
9.5
4
Edinburgh Pentlands Donald Neil MacCormick 3,264
7.2
4
Edinburgh South Catherina McMillan Moore 2,455
5.0
4
Edinburgh West Norman Irons 2,774
5.6
4
Falkirk East Ronald Neil Forbes Halliday 6,056
15.4
3
Falkirk West Ian Roy Goldie 6,696
17.4
3
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Stephen Frederick Norris 12,919
31.5
2
Glasgow Cathcart William Alexander Steven 3,883
10.3
4
Glasgow Central Alexander Bloomfield Wilson 3,339
10.0
4
Glasgow Garscadden Andrew Brophy 4,201
12.3
2
Glasgow Govan Felix McCabe 3,851
10.4
4
Glasgow Hillhead Bill Kidd 2,713
6.5
4
Glasgow Maryhill Gavin Roberts 3,895
11.0
3
Glasgow Pollok Andrew Doig 3,528
9.6
4
Glasgow Provan William Ramsay 3,660
12.1
2
Glasgow Rutherglen John Higgins 3,584
8.1
4
Glasgow Shettleston John Armstrong MacVicar 4,807
12.7
3
Glasgow Springburn Brendan O'Hara 2,554
10.2
2
Gordon George Easton Wright 3,876
7.2
4
Greenock and Port Glasgow Thomas Lenehan 3,721
8.6
4
Hamilton Christopher Crossley 6,093
12.7
4
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Niall Peter Johnson 7,001
14.8
4
Kilmarnock and Loudoun George Leslie 8,881
18.2
3
Kincardine and Deeside Frances Elsbeth Duncan 3,082
6.5
4
Kirkcaldy William Arthur Roger Mullin 4,794
11.7
4
Linlithgow Jim Sillars 11,496
24.9
2
Livingston Kenny MacAskill 6,969
16.6
3
Midlothian Ian MacKay Chisholm 4,947
10.6
4
Moray Margaret Ewing 19,510
43.2
1
Motherwell North Andrew Currie 6,230
14.0
2
Motherwell South James Wright 6,027
15.3
2
Monklands East Kenneth James Gibson 4,790
12.9
4
Monklands West Keith Bovey 4,260
10.8
4
North East Fife Francis David Roche 2,616
6.6
4
North Tayside Kenneth James Nicolson Guild 13,291
32.9
2
Paisley North Ian Taylor 4,696
12.9
4
Paisley South James Robert Mitchell 5,398
14.0
4
Perth and Kinross James McGregor Fairlie 13,040
27.6
2
Renfrew West and Inverclyde Colin McIver Campbell 4,578
10.1
4
Ross, Cromarty and Skye Robert McKay Gibson 4,492
11.8
4
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Marshall Neil Douglas 1,586
4.8
4
Stirling Iain Macdonald Lawson 4,897
10.7
4
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Gil Paterson 3,654
7.1
4
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Andrew Lumsden 2,660
9.1
4
Western Isles Ian Smith 4,701
28.5
2
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1992 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 6]
Aberdeen North James McGugan 9,608
24.0
2
Aberdeen South James Davidson 6,223
15.1
3
Argyll Neil MacCormick 8,689
23.8
3
Ayr Barbara Mullin 5,949
10.9
3
Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 21,954
47.5
1
Caithness and Sutherland Archibal William Kerr MacGregor 4,049
18.2
3
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Charles Douglas 6,910
16.2
3
Central Fife Tricia Marwick 10,458
25.1
2
Clackmannan Andrew Brophy 10,326
26.9
2
Clydebank and Milngavie Gordon Hughes 7,207
19.6
2
Clydesdale Iain Gray 11,084
23.1
3
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Thomas Johnston 10,640
28.9
2
Cunninghame North David Crossan 7,813
18.2
3
Cunninghame South Ricky Bell 9,007
24.2
2
Dumbarton Bill McKechnie 8,127
18.4
3
Dumfriesshire Alasdair Morgan 6,971
14.3
3
Dundee East David Coutts 14,197
33.4
2
Dundee West Keith Brown 9,894
23.6
2
Dunfermline East John Lloyd 5,746
15.1
3
Dunfermline West Jay Smith 7,563
19.4
3
East Angus Andrew Welsh 19,006
40.1
1
East Kilbride Kathleen McAlorum 12,063
23.5
2
East Lothian George R. Thomson 7,776
14.2
3
Eastwood Paul H. Scott 6,372
12.4
4
Edinburgh Central Lynne Devine 5,539
14.2
3
Edinburgh East Debin McKinney 6,225
18.4
3
Edinburgh Leith Fiona Hyslop 8,805
21.8
2
Edinburgh Pentlands Kathleen Caskie 6,882
15.4
3
Edinburgh South Roger Knox 5,727
12.8
4
Edinburgh West Graham Sutherland 4,117
8.4
4
Falkirk East Ronald Halliday 10,454
26.2
2
Falkirk West William Houston 9,350
24.3
2
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Matt Brown 16,213
36.5
2
Glasgow Cathcart William Steven 6,107
18.1
3
Glasgow Central Brendan O'Hara 6,322
20.8
2
Glasgow Garscadden Dick Douglas 5,580
19.0
2
Glasgow Govan Jim Sillars 12,926
37.1
2
Glasgow Hillhead Sandra White 6,484
16.5
4
Glasgow Maryhill Clifford Williamson 6,033
19.1
2
Glasgow Pollok George Leslie 5,107
15.7
4
Glasgow Provan Alexandra McRae 5,182
21.7
2
Glasgow Rutherglen John Higgins 6,470
16.3
3
Glasgow Shettleston Nicola Sturgeon 6,831
19.1
2
Glasgow Springburn Stuart Miller 5,863
19.5
2
Gordon Brian Adam 8,445
14.3
3
Greenock and Port Glasgow Ian Black 7,279
19.0
2
Hamilton Bill Morrison 9,246
19.7
2
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing 12,562
24.7
3
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alex Neil 15,231
30.7
2
Kincardine and Deeside Allan Macartney 5,927
11.3
3
Kirkcaldy Stewart Hosie 8,761
22.5
2
Linlithgow Kenny MacAskill 14,577
30.3
2
Livingston Peter Johnston 12,140
26.6
2
Midlothian Andrew Lumsden 10,254
21.9
2
Moray Margaret Ewing 20,299
44.3
1
Motherwell North David A. Clark 8,942
20.3
2
Motherwell South Kay Ullrich 7,758
20.3
2
Monklands East Jim Wright 6,554
18.0
2
Monklands West Keith Bovey 6,319
16.6
2
North East Fife David Roche 3,589
8.6
3
North Tayside John Swinney 16,288
37.5
2
Orkney and Shetland Frances McKie 2,301
11.2
4
Paisley North Roger Mullin 7,940
23.3
2
Paisley South Iain Lawson 7,455
27.5
2
Perth and Kinross Roseanna Cunningham 18,101
36.0
2
Renfrew West and Inverclyde Colin McIver Campbell 9,444
12.5
3
Ross, Cromarty and Skye Rob Gibson 7,618
18.5
3
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Marshall Douglas 3,437
10.2
3
Stirling Gerard Fisher 6,558
13.7
3
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Tom Chalmers 6,275
12.5
3
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Christine Creech 5,244
17.0
3
Western Isles Frances MacFarlane 5,961
37.2
2
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1997 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 7]
Aberdeen Central Brian Topping 5,767
16.2
3
Aberdeen North Brian Adam 8,379
21.8
2
Aberdeen South Jim Towers 4,299
11.6
4
Airdrie and Shotts Keith Robertson 10,048
24.4
2
Angus Andrew Welsh 20,792
48.3
1
Argyll and Bute Neil MacCormick 8,278
23.2
2
Ayr Ian Blackford 5,625
12.6
3
Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 22,409
55.8
1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Euan Harper 6,710
23.0
3
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Christine Hutchison 8,190
16.7
3
Central Fife Tricia Marwick 10,199
25.0
2
Clydebank and Milngavie Jim Yuill 8,263
21.1
2
Clydesdale Andrew Doig 10,050
22.1
2
Coatbridge and Chryston Brian Nugent 6,402
17.0
2
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Colin Barrie 10,013
27.8
2
Cunninghame North Kim Nicoll 7,584
18.4
3
Cunninghame South Margaret Burgess 7,364
20.8
2
Dumbarton Bill McKechnie 9,587
23.2
2
Dumfriesshire Robert Higgins 5,977
12.1
3
Dundee East Shona Robison 10,757
26.5
2
Dundee West John Dorward 9,016
23.2
2
Dunfermline East John Ramage 5,690
15.6
2
Dunfermline West John Lloyd 6,984
19.2
2
East Kilbride George Gebbie 10,200
20.9
2
East Lothian David McCarthy 6,825
15.7
3
Eastwood Douglas Yates 6,826
13.1
3
Edinburgh Central Fiona Hyslop 6,750
15.8
3
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Derrick White 8,034
19.1
2
Edinburgh North and Leith Anne Dana 8,231
20.1
2
Edinburgh Pentlands Stewart Gibb 6,882
13.0
3
Edinburgh South John Hargreaves 5,791
12.9
4
Edinburgh West Graham Sutherland 4,210
8.8
4
Falkirk East Keith Brown 9,959
23.9
2
Falkirk West David Alexander 8,989
23.4
2
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Alasdair Morgan 18,449
43.9
1
Glasgow Anniesland Bill Wilson 5,797
17.1
2
Glasgow Baillieston Patsy Thomson 6,085
19.1
2
Glasgow Cathcart Maire Whitehead 6,913
18.5
2
Glasgow Govan Nicola Sturgeon 11,302
35.1
2
Glasgow Kelvin Sandra White 6,978
21.4
2
Glasgow Maryhill John Wailes 5,037
16.9
2
Glasgow Pollok David Logan 5,862
17.9
2
Glasgow Shettleston Humayun Hanif 3,748
14.0
2
Glasgow Springburn John Brady 5,208
16.5
2
Gordon Rhona Kemp 5,760
15.6
3
Greenock and Inverclyde Richard Lochhead 8,435
20.0
3
Hamilton North and Bellshill Michael Matheson 7,255
19.1
2
Hamilton South Ian Black 5,831
17.6
2
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing 13,848
29.0
2
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alex Neil 16,365
34.5
2
Kirkcaldy Stewart Hosie 8,020
22.9
2
Linlithgow Kenny MacAskill 10,631
26.8
2
Livingston Peter Johnston 11,763
27.5
2
Midlothian Lawrence Millar 8,991
25.5
2
Moray Margaret Ewing 16,529
41.6
1
Motherwell and Wishaw James McGuigan 8,229
22.5
2
North East Fife Colin Welsh 4,545
10.8
3
North Tayside John Swinney 20,447
44.8
1
Ochil George Reid 15,055
34.4
2
Orkney and Shetland Willie Ross 2,624
12.7
3
Paisley North Ian Mackay 7,481
21.9
2
Paisley South William Martin 8,732
23.4
2
Perth Roseanna Cunningham 16,209
36.4
1
Ross, Skye and Inverness West Margaret Paterson 7,821
19.6
3
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Malcolm Balfour 3,959
11.3
4
Rutherglen Ian Gray 5,423
15.3
2
Stirling Ewan Dow 5,752
13.4
3
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Graeme McCormick 8,111
16.3
3
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Ian Goldie 6,671
17.1
4
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Joy Mowatt 5,649
13.1
3
West Renfrewshire Colin Campbell 10,546
26.5
2
Western Isles Anne Lorne Gillies 5,379
33.4
2
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2001 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[ 8]
Aberdeen Central Wayne Gault 5,379
20.4
2
Aberdeen North Alasdair Allan 8,708
28.7
2
Aberdeen South Ian Angus 4,293
11.6
4
Airdrie and Shotts Alison Lindsay 6,138
19.3
2
Angus Mike Weir 12,347
35.3
1
Argyll and Bute Agnes Samuel 6,433
20.8
4
Ayr Jim Mather 4,621
12.0
3
Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 16,710
54.2
1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross John MacAdam 5,273
21.2
3
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Tom Wilson 6,258
15.6
3
Central Fife David Alexander 8,235
25.3
2
Clydebank and Milngavie Jim Yuill 6,525
20.1
2
Clydesdale Jim Wright 10,028
26.2
2
Coatbridge and Chryston Peter Kearney 4,493
14.8
2
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth David McGlashan 8,624
29.0
2
Cunninghame North Campbell Martin 7,173
21.2
2
Cunninghame South Bill Kidd 5,194
18.5
2
Dumbarton Iain Robertson 6,576
19.3
2
Dumfriesshire Gerard Fisher 4,103
9.6
4
Dundee East Stewart Hosie 10,169
31.4
2
Dundee West Gordon Archer 7,987
27.3
2
Dunfermline East Johnny Mellon 4,424
14.7
2
Dunfermline West Brian Goodall 5,390
17.4
2
East Kilbride Archie Buchanan 9,450
22.7
2
East Lothian Hilary Brown 5,381
14.6
4
Eastwood Stewart Maxwell 4,137
8.6
4
Edinburgh Central Ian McKee 4,832
14.1
4
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Rob Munn 5,956
17.3
2
Edinburgh North and Leith Kaukab Stewart 5,290
15.9
3
Edinburgh Pentlands Stewart Gibb 4,210
10.8
4
Edinburgh South Heather Williams 3,683
9.9
4
Edinburgh West Alyn Smith 4,047
10.3
4
Falkirk East Isobel Hutton 7,824
23.2
2
Falkirk West David Kerr 7,490
24.2
2
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Malcolm Fleming 12,148
33.8
2
Glasgow Anniesland Grant Thoms 4,048
15.1
2
Glasgow Baillieston Lachlan McNeill 4,361
18.7
2
Glasgow Cathcart Josephine Docherty 4,086
14.9
2
Glasgow Govan Karen Neary 6,064
24.0
2
Glasgow Kelvin Frances Rankin 4,513
16.8
3
Glasgow Maryhill Alex Dingwall 3,532
15.9
2
Glasgow Pollok David Ritchie 4,229
16.7
2
Glasgow Shettleston Jim Byrne 3,417
16.7
2
Glasgow Springburn Sandy Bain 4,675
19.4
2
Gordon Rhona Kemp 5,760
15.6
3
Greenock and Inverclyde Andrew Murie 4,248
14.9
3
Hamilton North and Bellshill Chris Stephens 5,225
17.2
2
Hamilton South John Wilson 5,190
19.4
2
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Angus MacNeil 10,889
25.6
2
Kilmarnock and Loudoun John Brady 9,592
25.5
2
Kirkcaldy Shirley-Anne Somerville 6,264
22.2
2
Linlithgow James Sibbald 8,078
25.5
2
Livingston Graham Sutherland 8,492
23.6
2
Midlothian Ian Goldie 6,131
21.3
2
Moray Angus Robertson 10,076
30.3
1
Motherwell and Wishaw James McGuigan 5,725
19.3
2
North East Fife Kris Murray-Browne 3,596
10.4
4
North Tayside Pete Wishart 15,441
40.1
1
Ochil Keith Brown 10,655
30.2
2
Orkney and Shetland John Mowat 2,473
14.8
4
Paisley North George Adam 5,737
21.1
2
Paisley South Brian Lawson 5,920
19.4
2
Perth Annabelle Ewing 11,237
29.7
1
Ross, Skye and Inverness West Jean Urquhart 4,901
14.1
3
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Roderick Campbell 2,806
9.7
4
Rutherglen Anne McLaughlin 4,135
14.2
2
Stirling Fiona Macaulay 5,877
16.4
3
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Calum Smith 6,675
16.1
3
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Richard Thomson 4,108
12.4
4
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine John Green 4,634
12.2
4
West Renfrewshire Carol Puthucheary 7,145
21.3
2
Western Isles Alasdair Nicholson 4,850
36.9
2
2005 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberdeen North Kevin Stewart 8,168
22.3
3
Aberdeen South Maureen Watt 4,120
9.9
4
Airdrie and Shotts Malcolm Balfour 5,484
16.5
2
Angus Mike Weir 12,840
33.7
1
Argyll and Bute Isobel Strong 6,716
15.5
4
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Chic Brodie 5,932
13.2
4
Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 19,044
51.2
1
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Aileen Orr 3,885
8.6
4
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Karen Shirron 3,686
13.3
3
Central Ayrshire Jahangir Shanif 4,969
11.6
4
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Duncan Ross 5,206
13.6
2
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Jamie Hepburn 8,689
22.2
2
Dumfries and Galloway Douglas Henderson 6,182
12.1
3
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Andrew Wood 4,075
9.1
4
Dundee East Stewart Hosie 14,708
37.2
1
Dundee West Joe Fitzpatrick 11,089
30.0
2
Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 8,026
18.9
3
East Dunbartonshire Chris Sagan 2,716
5.8
4
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Douglas Edwards 8,541
17.9
2
East Lothian Paul McLennan 5,995
13.1
4
East Renfrewshire Osama Bhutta 3,245
6.8
4
Edinburgh East Stefan Tymkewycz 6,760
17.0
3
Edinburgh North and Leith Davie Hutchison 4,344
10.2
4
Edinburgh South Graham Sutherland 2,635
6.2
4
Edinburgh South West Nick Elliott-Cannon 4,654
10.6
4
Edinburgh West Sheena Cleland 4,124
9.1
4
Falkirk Laura Love 9,789
21.4
2
Glasgow Central Bill Kidd 4,148
14.8
3
Glasgow East Lachlan McNeill 5,268
17.0
2
Glasgow North Kenneth McLean 3,614
12.9
3
Glasgow North East John McLaughlin 5,019
17.7
2
Glasgow North West Graeme Hendry 4,676
13.7
3
Glasgow South Finlay MacLean 4,860
12.6
3
Glasgow South West James Dornan 4,757
15.4
2
Glenrothes John Beare 8,731
23.4
2
Gordon Joanna Strathdee 7,098
16.0
4
Inverclyde Stuart McMillan 7,059
19.6
2
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Dave Thompson 5,992
13.5
3
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Daniel Coffey 12,273
27.7
2
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Alan Bath 6,062
14.5
2
Lanark and Hamilton East John Wilson 7,746
17.8
3
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Gordon Guthrie 10,919
23.5
2
Livingston Angela Constance 9,560
21.6
2
Midlothian Colin Beattie 6,400
17.0
3
Moray Angus Robertson 14,196
36.6
1
Motherwell and Wishaw Ian MacQuarrie 6,105
16.5
2
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,213
44.9
1
North Ayrshire and Arran Tony Gurney 7,938
18.4
2
North East Fife Roderick Campbell 4,011
10.4
4
Ochil and South Perthshire Annabelle Ewing 13,957
29.9
2
Orkney and Shetland John Mowat 1,833
10.3
4
Paisley and Renfrew North Bill Wilson 7,696
18.8
2
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Andrew Doig 6,653
17.6
3
Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 15,469
33.7
1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Mhairi Will 3,119
9.6
4
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Park 6,023
13.9
3
Stirling Frances McGlinchey 5,503
12.6
4
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Caroline Little 4,700
11.3
4
West Dunbartonshire Tom Chalmers 9,047
21.8
2
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2010 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberdeen North Joanna Strathdee 8,385
22.2
2
Aberdeen South Mark McDonald 5,102
11.9
4
Airdrie and Shotts Sophia Coyle 8,441
23.5
2
Angus Mike Weir 15,020
39.6
1
Argyll and Bute Mike MacKenzie 8,563
18.9
4
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Chic Brodie 8,276
18.0
3
Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford 15,868
41.3
1
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Paul Wheelhouse 4,497
9.2
4
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jean Urquhart 5,516
19.2
3
Central Ayrshire John Mullen 8,364
19.0
3
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Frances McGlinchey 7,014
16.9
2
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Julie Hepburn 9,794
23.8
2
Dumfries and Galloway Andrew Wood 6,419
12.3
3
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Aileen Orr 4,945
10.8
4
Dundee East Stewart Hosie 15,350
37.8
1
Dundee West Jim Barrie 10,716
28.9
2
Dunfermline and West Fife Joe McCall 5,201
10.6
3
East Dunbartonshire Iain White 5,054
10.5
4
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow John McKenna 11,738
23.0
2
East Lothian Andrew Sharp 7,883
16.0
4
East Renfrewshire Gordon Archer 4,535
8.9
4
Edinburgh East George Kerevan 8,133
20.4
2
Edinburgh North and Leith Calum Cashley 4,568
9.6
4
Edinburgh South Sandy Howat 3,354
7.7
4
Edinburgh South West Kaukab Stewart 5,530
12.2
4
Edinburgh West Sheena Cleland 6,115
13.2
4
Falkirk John McNally 15,364
30.3
2
Glasgow Central Osama Saeed 5,357
17.5
2
Glasgow East John Mason 7,957
24.7
2
Glasgow North Patrick Grady 3,530
11.9
3
Glasgow North East Billy McAllister 4,158
14.1
2
Glasgow North West Margaret Park 5,430
15.3
3
Glasgow South Malcolm Fleming 8,078
20.1
2
Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 5,192
16.3
2
Glenrothes David Alexander 8,799
21.7
2
Gordon Richard Thomson 10,827
22.2
2
Inverclyde Innes Nelson 6,577
17.5
2
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey John Finnie 8,803
18.7
3
Kilmarnock and Loudoun George Leslie 12,082
26.0
2
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Douglas Chapman 6,550
14.3
2
Lanark and Hamilton East Clare Adamson 9,780
21.0
2
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Tam Smith 13,081
25.4
2
Livingston Lis Bardell 12,424
25.9
2
Midlothian Colin Beattie 8,100
20.6
2
Moray Angus Robertson 16,273
39.7
1
Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 7,104
18.2
2
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,723
45.7
1
North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 11,965
25.9
2
North East Fife Roderick Campbell 5,685
14.2
4
Ochil and South Perthshire Annabelle Ewing 13,944
27.6
2
Orkney and Shetland John Mowat 2,042
10.6
3
Paisley and Renfrew North Mags MacLaren 8,333
19.1
2
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Andrew Doig 7,228
18.1
2
Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 19,118
39.6
1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Alasdair Stephen 5,263
15.1
3
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Graeme Horne 7,564
16.1
2
Stirling Alison Lindsay 8,091
17.3
3
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Dennis Robertson 7,086
15.7
3
West Dunbartonshire Graeme McCormick 8,497
20.1
2
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2015 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberdeen North Kirsty Blackman 24,793
56.4
1
Aberdeen South Callum McCaig 20,221
41.6
1
Airdrie and Shotts Neil Gray 23,887
53.9
1
Angus Mike Weir 24,130
54.2
1
Argyll and Bute Brendan O'Hara 22,959
44.3
1
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Corri Wilson 25,492
48.8
1
Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford 27,487
60.2
1
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Calum Kerr 20,145
36.6
1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Paul Monaghan 15,831
46.3
1
Central Ayrshire Philippa Whitford 26,999
53.2
1
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Phil Boswell 28,696
56.6
1
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Stuart McDonald 29,572
59.9
1
Dumfries and Galloway Richard Arkless 23,440
41.4
1
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Emma Harper 19,961
38.3
2
Dundee East Stewart Hosie 28,765
59.7
1
Dundee West Chris Law 27,684
61.9
1
Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 28,096
50.3
1
East Dunbartonshire John Nicolson 22,093
40.3
1
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Lisa Cameron 33,678
55.6
1
East Lothian George Kerevan 25,104
42.5
1
East Renfrewshire Kirsten Oswald 23,013
40.6
1
Edinburgh East Tommy Sheppard 23,188
49.2
1
Edinburgh North and Leith Deidre Brock 23,742
40.9
1
Edinburgh South Neil Hay 16,656
33.8
2
Edinburgh South West Joanna Cherry 22,168
43.0
1
Edinburgh West Michelle Thomson 21,378
39.0
1
Falkirk John McNally 34,831
57.7
1
Glasgow Central Alison Thewliss 20,658
52.5
1
Glasgow East Natalie McGarry 24,116
56.9
1
Glasgow North Patrick Grady 19,610
53.1
1
Glasgow North East Anne McLaughlin 21,976
58.1
1
Glasgow North West Carol Monaghan 23,908
54.5
1
Glasgow South Stewart McDonald 26,773
54.9
1
Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 23,388
57.2
1
Glenrothes Peter Grant 28,459
59.8
1
Gordon Alex Salmond 27,717
47.7
1
Inverclyde Ronnie Cowan 24,585
55.1
1
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Drew Hendry 28,838
50.1
1
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alan Brown 30,000
55.7
1
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Roger Mullin 27,628
52.2
1
Lanark and Hamilton East Angela Crawley 29,976
48.8
1
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 32,055
52.0
1
Livingston Hannah Bardell 32,736
56.9
1
Midlothian Owen Thompson 24,453
50.6
1
Moray Angus Robertson 24,384
49.5
1
Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 27,275
56.5
1
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 8,662
54.3
1
North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 28,641
53.2
1
North East Fife Stephen Gethins 18,523
40.9
1
Ochil and South Perthshire Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh 26,620
46.0
1
Orkney and Shetland Danus Skene 8,590
37.8
2
Paisley and Renfrew North Gavin Newlands 25,601
50.7
1
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Mhairi Black 23,548
50.9
1
Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 27,379
50.5
1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Ian Blackford 20,119
48.1
1
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Ferrier 30,279
52.6
1
Stirling Steven Paterson 23,783
45.6
1
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Stuart Donaldson 22,949
41.6
1
West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty 30,198
59.0
1
2017 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberdeen North Kirsty Blackman 15,170
41.3
1
Aberdeen South Callum McCaig 13,994
31.5
2
Airdrie and Shotts Neil Gray 14,291
37.6
1
Angus Mike Weir 15,503
38.6
2
Argyll and Bute Brendan O'Hara 17,304
36.0
2
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Corri Wilson 15,776
34.1
2
Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford 16,283
39.1
2
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Calum Kerr 17,153
32.8
2
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Paul Monaghan 9,017
29.2
2
Central Ayrshire Philippa Whitford 16,771
37.2
1
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Phil Boswell 17,607
39.1
2
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Stuart McDonald 19,122
43.6
1
Dumfries and Galloway Richard Arkless 16,701
32.4
2
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Mairi McAllan 14,736
30.1
2
Dundee East Stewart Hosie 18,391
42.8
1
Dundee West Chris Law 18,045
46.7
1
Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 18,121
35.5
1
East Dunbartonshire John Nicolson 15,684
30.3
2
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Lisa Cameron 21,023
38.9
1
East Lothian George Kerevan 17,075
30.6
2
East Renfrewshire Kirsten Oswald 16,784
31.2
2
Edinburgh East Tommy Sheppard 18,509
42.5
1
Edinburgh North and Leith Deidre Brock 19,243
34.0
1
Edinburgh South Jim Eadie 10,755
22.5
2
Edinburgh South West Joanna Cherry 17,575
35.6
1
Edinburgh West Toni Giugliano 15,120
28.6
2
Falkirk John McNally 20,952
38.9
1
Glasgow Central Alison Thewliss 16,096
44.7
1
Glasgow East David Linden 14,024
38.8
1
Glasgow North Patrick Grady 12,597
37.6
1
Glasgow North East Anne McLaughlin 13,395
42.2
2
Glasgow North West Carol Monaghan 16,508
42.5
1
Glasgow South Stewart McDonald 18,312
41.1
1
Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 14,386
40.7
1
Glenrothes Peter Grant 17,291
42.8
1
Gordon Alex Salmond 19,254
35.9
2
Inverclyde Ronnie Cowan 15,050
38.5
1
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Drew Hendry 21,042
39.9
1
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alan Brown 19,690
42.3
1
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Roger Mullin 16,757
36.3
2
Lanark and Hamilton East Angela Crawley 16,444
32.6
1
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 20,388
36.3
1
Livingston Hannah Bardell 21,036
40.1
1
Midlothian Owen Thompson 15,573
34.4
2
Moray Angus Robertson 18,478
38.8
2
Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 16,150
38.5
1
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,013
40.6
1
North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 18,451
38.9
1
North East Fife Stephen Gethins 13,743
32.9
1
Ochil and South Perthshire Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh 19,110
35.3
2
Orkney and Shetland Miriam Brett 6,749
29.0
2
Paisley and Renfrew North Gavin Newlands 17,455
37.4
1
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Mhairi Black 16,964
40.7
1
Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 21,804
42.3
1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Ian Blackford 15,480
40.2
1
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Ferrier 18,836
37.0
2
Stirling Steven Paterson 18,143
36.8
2
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Stuart Donaldson 16,755
32.5
2
West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes 18,890
42.9
1
2019 general election
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Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberdeen North Kirsty Blackman 20,205
54.0
1
Aberdeen South Stephen Flynn 20,388
44.7
1
Airdrie and Shotts Neil Gray 17,929
45.0
1
Angus Dave Doogan 21,216
49.1
1
Argyll and Bute Brendan O'Hara 21,040
43.8
1
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Allan Dorans 20,272
43.5
1
Banff and Buchan Paul Robertson 17,064
40.4
2
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Calum Kerr 20,599
38.8
2
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Karl Rosie 11,501
36.6
2
Central Ayrshire Philippa Whitford 21,483
46.2
1
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Steven Bonnar 22,680
46.9
1
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Stuart McDonald 24,158
52.7
1
Dumfries and Galloway Richard Arkless 20,873
40.6
2
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Amanda Burgauer 18,830
38.3
2
Dundee East Stewart Hosie 24,361
53.8
1
Dundee West Chris Law 22,355
53.8
1
Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 23,727
44.4
1
East Dunbartonshire Amy Callaghan 19,672
37.1
1
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Lisa Cameron 26,113
46.4
1
East Lothian Kenny MacAskill 21,156
36.2
1
East Renfrewshire Kirsten Oswald 24,877
44.9
1
Edinburgh East Tommy Sheppard 23,165
48.4
1
Edinburgh North and Leith Deidre Brock 25,925
43.7
1
Edinburgh South Catriona McDonald 12,650
25.4
2
Edinburgh South West Joanna Cherry 24,830
47.6
1
Edinburgh West Sarah Masson 17,997
33.0
2
Falkirk John McNally 29,351
52.5
1
Glasgow Central Alison Thewliss 19,750
49.2
1
Glasgow East David Linden 18,357
47.7
1
Glasgow North Patrick Grady 16,982
46.9
1
Glasgow North East Anne McLaughlin 15,911
46.9
1
Glasgow North West Carol Monaghan 19,678
49.5
1
Glasgow South Stewart McDonald 22,829
48.1
1
Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 17,643
47.9
1
Glenrothes Peter Grant 21,234
51.1
1
Gordon Richard Thomson 23,885
42.7
1
Inverclyde Ronnie Cowan 19,295
48.4
1
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Drew Hendry 26,247
47.9
1
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alan Brown 24,216
50.8
1
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Neale Hanvey 16,568
35.2
1
Lanark and Hamilton East Angela Crawley 22,243
41.9
1
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 25,551
44.2
1
Livingston Hannah Bardell 25,617
46.9
1
Midlothian Owen Thompson 20,033
41.5
1
Moray Laura Mitchell 21,599
44.2
2
Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 20,622
46.4
1
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,531
45.1
1
North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 23,376
48.5
1
North East Fife Stephen Gethins 18,447
40.2
2
Ochil and South Perthshire John Nicolson 26,882
46.5
1
Orkney and Shetland Robert Leslie 7,874
34.0
2
Paisley and Renfrew North Gavin Newlands 23,353
47.0
1
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Mhairi Black 21,637
50.2
1
Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 27,362
50.6
1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Ian Blackford 19,263
48.3
1
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Ferrier 23,775
44.2
1
Stirling Alyn Smith 26,895
51.1
1
West Aberdeenshire Fergus Mutch 21,909
41.1
2
West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes 22,396
49.6
1
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