Current MSP: Dave Thompson (SNP) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Dave Thompson ^ | 14737 | +6203 | 46.2 | +14.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Allan MacDonald MacRae | 9742 | -1576 | 30.5 | -11.3 | |
| Labour | Linda Stewart | 4112 | +255 | 12.9 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | Kerensa Carr | 2834 | -336 | 8.9 | -2.3 | |
| Independent | Ronnie Campbell # | 490 | +490 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 4995 | Turnout | 31915 | Swing | +13.0% | SNP gain |
Held since 1999 by the Liberal Democrats, the retirement of John Farquhar Munro and boundary changes made this much more of a marginal seat in 2011, though technically still a notional Liberal Democrat hold. Dave Thompson won it comfortably for the SNP, having been a Highlands list MSP since 2007.
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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