Current MSP: Nigel Don (SNP) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Nigel Don ^ | 13660 | +3466 | 54.8 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Alex Johnstone ^ | 6374 | +1096 | 25.6 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | Kevin Hutchens | 3160 | +46 | 12.7 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sanjay Samani | 1726 | -3162 | 6.9 | -13.9 | |
| Majority | 7286 | Turnout | 24920 | Swing | +4.1% | SNP hold |
Consisting of a combination of parts of the former Aberdeenshire West, North Tayside and Angus constituencies, this is effectively a new constituency. However, it was always likely to be a very safe seat for the SNP, and Nigel Don, a list MSP from 2007, comfortably won the seat for the party. Alex Johnstone for the Conservatives also returned to Holyrood via the regional list.
Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.
Symbols used:
* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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