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