Peter Grant (politician)

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Peter Grant
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Member of Parliament
for Glenrothes
In office
7 May 2015 30 May 2024
Labour Lindsay Roy 19,946 55.11% +3.20%
SNP Peter Grant13,20936.49%+13.12%
Conservative Maurice Golden 1,3813.82%−3.27%
Liberal Democrats Harry Wills9472.62%−10.03%
Scottish Senior Citizens Jim Parker2960.82%+0.82%
Scottish Socialist Morag Balfour2120.59%−1.30%
UKIP Kris Seunarine1170.32%−0.86%
Solidarity Louise McLeary870.24%+0.24%
Total votes36,195 100.00%
2015 general election in Glenrothes election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Peter Grant 28,459 59.79% +38.06%
Labour Melanie Ward14,56230.59%−31.75%
Conservative Alex Stewart-Clark3,6857.74%+0.53%
Liberal Democrats Jane Ann Liston8921.87%−5.80%
Total votes47,598 100.00%
2017 general election in Glenrothes election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Peter Grant (incumbent) 17,291 42.80% −16.99%
Labour Altany Craik14,02434.71%+4.12%
Conservative Andrew Brown7,87619.50%+11.76%
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Bell1,2082.99%+1.12%
Total votes40,399 100.00%
2019 general election in Glenrothes election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Peter Grant (incumbent) 21,234 51.11% +8.31%
Labour Pat Egan9,47722.81%−10.90%
Conservative Amy Thomson6,92016.66%−2.84%
Liberal Democrats Jane Ann Liston2,6396.35%+3.36%
Brexit Party Victor Farrell1,2763.07%+3.07%
Total votes41,546 100.00%

References

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  11. "2019 General Election". Parliament of the United Kingdom . Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. "Parliamentary career". Parliament of the United Kingdom . Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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  14. "'Murdering babies wasn't on the Nazi manifesto': SNP MP apologises over bizarre twitter rant". The Press and Journal . 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Glenrothes

20152024
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