Current MSP: Michael Matheson (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP Michael Matheson * 15607 +3478 55.3 +13.5
Labour Dennis Goldie 9862 -1524 35.0 -4.3
Conservative Allan Finnie 2086 -843 7.4 -2.7
Liberal Democrat Callum Chomczuk # 644 -1904 2.3 -6.5
Majority 5745 Turnout 28199 Swing +8.9% SNP hold
Michael Matheson won this seat in 2007 following the retirement of Independent MSP Dennis Canavan, and was returned in 2011 with a much increased majority. He was appointed Minister for Public Health in the Scottish Government following the election. Dennis Goldie was a first time challenger for Labour. The Liberal Democrat candidate, Callum Chomczuk, lost his deposit.

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.

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* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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