Current MSP: Roseanna Cunningham (SNP) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Roseanna Cunningham * | 16073 | +4642 | 51.5 | +14.6 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Smith ^ | 8907 | -1140 | 28.5 | -3.9 | |
| Labour | Tricia Duncan | 3980 | +74 | 12.7 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Willie Robertson | 2256 | -2955 | 7.2 | -9.6 | |
| Majority | 7166 | Turnout | 31216 | Swing | +9.2% | SNP hold |
Roseanna Cunningham first won a Perth seat in a Westminster by-election for the SNP in 1995. She became an MSP in 1999, relinquishing her dual mandate in 2001. The constituency has had its boundaries re-drawn at every election since, ensuring this remained a marginal SNP-Conservative seat – until 2011 when Cunningham was returned with a large majority. Liz Smith was returned as a Mid Scotland and Fife regional MSP for the Conservatives.
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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