Current MSP: John Swinney (SNP) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | John Swinney * | 18219 | +2901 | 60.8 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Murdo Fraser ^ | 7866 | -910 | 26.3 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | Pete Cheema | 2672 | +87 | 8.9 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Victor Clements # | 1196 | -2394 | 4.0 | -7.8 | |
| Majority | 10353 | Turnout | 29953 | Swing | +6.5% | SNP hold |
A re-drawn boundary transforming this constituency from North Tayside into Perthshire North did not cause any problems for incumbent SNP MSP, John Swinney who took nearly 61% of the votes cast to be returned with a huge majority. Murdo Fraser, Conservative Deputy Leader, was elected on the Mid Scotland and Fife 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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| Clackmannanshire & Dunblane | Cowdenbeath | Dunfermline | Kirkcaldy | Mid-Fife & Glenrothes | North-East Fife | Perthshire North | Perthshire South & Kinross-shire | Stirling |