Current MSP: John Mason (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/- % +/-
SNP John Mason 10128 +4401 47.8 +17.4
Labour Frank McAveety * 9542 -425 45.0 -7.8
Conservative David Wilson 1163 -247 5.5 -2.0
Liberal Democrat Ruaraidh Dobson # 371 -832 1.7 -4.6
Majority 586 Turnout 21204 Swing +12.6% SNP gain

John Mason became an MP in 2008, winning the Glasgow East by-election for the SNP. He then lost the seat to Labour’s Margaret Curran in the 2010 General Election. In 2011 he defeated incumbent Labour MSP Frank McAveety with a near 13% swing to the SNP. McAveety, a former Minister, had been the constituency’s MSP since 1999.

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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