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Perth And North Perthshire (uk Parliament Constituency)




  Type County
  Entity Scotland
  DivisionType Council Areas
  Division Perth And Kinross
  Year 2005
  MP Pete Wishart
  Party Scottish National Party
  EP Scotland


Perth and North Perthshire is a Constituency of the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It was created for the 2005 General Election , replacing some of Perth and most of Tayside North .


BOUNDARIES

The constituency covers the north of the Perth And Kinross council area.


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT




ELECTION RESULTS


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate Pete Wishart
  votes 15,469
  percentage 337
  change &minus23


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Douglas Taylor
  votes 13,948
  percentage 304
  change +54


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Doug Maughan
  votes 8,601
  percentage 187
  change &minus57


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Gordon Campbell
  votes 7,403
  percentage 161
  change +40


  party Scottish Socialist Party
  candidate Philip Stott
  votes 509
  percentage 11
  change &minus12


  votes 1521
  percentage 33


  votes 45,930
  percentage 648
  change +03


  winner Scottish National Party
  swing &minus38


This constituency was created in 2005 from parts of Perth and most of Tayside North . Results from both predecessors are listed below.
  title General Election 2001 : North Tayside


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate Peter Wishart
  votes 15,441
  percentage 401
  change &minus48


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Murdo Fraser
  votes 12,158
  percentage 316
  change &minus42


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Thomas Docherty
  votes 5,715
  percentage 148
  change +36


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Julia Robertson
  votes 4,365
  percentage 113
  change +32


  party Scottish Socialist Party
  candidate Rosie Adams
  votes 620
  percentage 16
  change ''N/A''


  party Independent
  candidate Tina MacDonald
  votes 220
  percentage 06
  change ''N/A''


  votes 3,283
  percentage 85


  votes 38,519
  percentage 625
  change &minus118


  winner Scottish National Party



  title General Election 2001 : Perth


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate Annabelle Ewing
  votes 11,237
  percentage 297
  change &minus67


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Liz Smith
  votes 11,189
  percentage 296
  change +03


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Marion Dingwall
  votes 9,638
  percentage 255
  change +07


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Vicki Harris
  votes 4,853
  percentage 128
  change +48


  party Scottish Socialist Party
  candidate Frank Byrne
  votes 899
  percentage 24
  change ''N/A''


  votes 48
  percentage 01


  votes 37,816
  percentage 615
  change &minus124


  winner Scottish National Party



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