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This is a summary of the electoral history of Alex Salmond , the former First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014 and Leader of the Scottish National Party from 2004 to 2014 and 1990 to 2001, and a Member of the Scottish Parliament and a Member of the UK Parliament for various constituencies since 1987.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 19,462 | 44.3 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Albert McQuarrie | 17,021 | 38.7 | −1.0 | |
SDP | George Burness | 4,211 | 9.6 | −5.4 | |
Labour | James Livie | 3,281 | 7.5 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 2,441 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,975 | 70.8 | +3.8 | ||
SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 21,954 | 47.5 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Sandy Manson | 17,846 | 38.6 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Brian Balcombe | 3,803 | 8.2 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rhona Kemp | 2,588 | 5.6 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 4,108 | 8.9 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,191 | 71.2 | +0.4 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 22,409 | 55.8 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | William Frain-Bell | 9,564 | 23.8 | −10.9 | |
Labour | Megan Harris | 4,747 | 11.8 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Fletcher | 2,398 | 6.0 | +0.1 | |
Referendum | Alan Buchan | 1,060 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 12,845 | 32.0 | +23.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,178 | 68.7 | −2.5 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +11.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 16,710 | 54.2 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Sandy Wallace | 6,207 | 20.1 | −3.7 | |
Labour | Ted Harris | 4,363 | 14.2 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 2,769 | 9.0 | +3.0 | |
Scottish Socialist | Alice Rowan | 447 | 1.5 | New | |
UKIP | Eric Davidson | 310 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 10,503 | 34.1 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,806 | 54.4 | −14.3 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 19,044 | 51.2 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Sandy Wallace | 7,207 | 19.4 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Anderson | 4,952 | 13.3 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Rami Okasha | 4,476 | 12.0 | −1.5 | |
Christian Vote | Victor Ross | 683 | 1.8 | New | |
UKIP | Kathleen Kemp | 442 | 1.2 | +0.3 | |
Scottish Socialist | Steve Will | 412 | 1.1 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 11,837 | 31.8 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 37,216 | 56.6 | +2.2 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond [7] | 27,717 | 47.7 | +25.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Jardine | 19,030 | 32.7 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | Colin Clark | 6,807 | 11.7 | −7.0 | |
Labour | Braden Davy | 3,441 | 5.9 | −14.2 | |
UKIP | Emily Santos [8] | 1,166 | 2.0 | New | |
Majority | 8,687 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 58,161 | 73.3 | +6.9 | ||
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Clark | 21,861 | 40.7 | +29.0 | |
SNP | Alex Salmond [9] | 19,254 | 35.9 | -11.8 | |
Labour | Kirsten Muat [10] | 6,340 | 11.8 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Evans [11] | 6,230 | 11.6 | -21.1 | |
Majority | 2,607 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,740 | 68.4 | -4.9 | ||
Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +20.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 16,695 | 52.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Davidson | 5,403 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Maitland Mackie | 5,315 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Megan Harris | 4,321 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,292 | 35.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,734 | N/A | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 14,650 | 41.4 | +18.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nora Radcliffe | 12,588 | 35.6 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Nanette Milne | 5,348 | 15.1 | -8.8 | |
Labour | Neil Cardwell | 2,276 | 6.4 | -3.9 | |
Independent | Donald Marr | 199 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Dave Mathers | 185 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Scottish Enterprise | Bob Ingram | 117 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,062 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,363 | 54.1 | +6.6 | ||
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Alex Salmond | 19,533 | 64.5 | +19.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison McInnes | 4,238 | 14.0 | -16.6 | |
Conservative | Geordie Stuart | 4,211 | 13.9 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Peter Smyth | 2,304 | 7.6 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 15,295 | 50.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,286 | N/A | |||
SNP win (new seat) |
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