Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{distinguish|Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Perthshire North
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = 150px
| image2 = 150px
| caption2 = Perthshire North shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 2011
| abolished =
| next =
| previous = North Tayside,
Perth
| party_label = Party
| party = Scottish National Party
| member_label = MSP
| member = John Swinney
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = Perth and Kinross
| population = 72,577 (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx|title=Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)|publisher=National Records of Scotland|accessdate=6 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates|title=accompanying summary notes}}
}}
Perthshire North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Perth and Kinross. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and comprises areas that were formerly part of the constituencies of Angus, Perth and North Tayside, which were abolished.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/08_09_10_boundaryreport.pdf|title=The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011|date=8 September 2010|publisher=BBC News online|access-date=24 November 2021|page=25}} Since first created it has been held by John Swinney of the Scottish National Party, who was previously the member for North Tayside.
Electoral region
{{See also|Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, North East Fife, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.
The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area and all of the Stirling council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
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Perth and Kinross is represented in the Scottish Parliament by two constituencies, Perthshire North and Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, which together cover the entire council area.
When the Scottish Parliament was established constituency boundaries were the same as the pre-existing Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies, and consequently Perth and Kinross was spread across four constituencies: Angus, North Tayside, Ochil and Perth. In 2005 Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies whilst Scottish Parliament constituencies were left unchanged for the 2007 election.{{cite web|url=https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/5th_wmin_chapters%20%281%29.pdf|title=The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland|publisher=Boundary Commission for Scotland|date=December 2004|access-date=15 July 2021}} Scottish Parliament constituencies were reviewed ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and the existing constituencies covering Perth and Kinross were abolished, leading to the current situation.
Perthshire North covers the northern part of Perth and Kinross, including part of the City of Perth, and the towns of Aberfeldy, Blairgowrie and Rattray, Coupar Angus, Dunkeld, Pitlochry and Scone. The electoral wards used in Perthshire North are listed below. All of these wards are part of Perth and Kinross:{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/1st_SP_Review_Report.pdf|title=First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report|page=160|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=7 July 2021|date=May 2010}}
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| 2011 | John Swinney{{efn|Incumbent for North Tayside constituency since 1999.}} |
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Election results
=2020s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2021 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire North{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000137|title=Constituencies A-Z: Perthshire North|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/14943/Scottish-Parliamentary-election-results|title=Scottish Parliamentary election results|access-date=15 July 2021}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Swinney
|votes = 19,860
|percentage = 49.5
|change = {{increase}}0.9
|list_votes = 16,090
|list_percentage = 40.1
|list_change = {{decrease}}1.6
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Murdo Fraser
|votes = 15,807
|percentage = 39.4
|change = {{increase}}0.6
|list_votes = 14,670
|list_percentage = 36.5
|list_change = {{decrease}} 1.7
|status = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 3,241
|list_percentage = 8.1
|list_change = {{increase}}2.1
}}{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Ryan Smart
|votes = 2,324
|percentage = 5.8
|change = {{decrease}}1.9
|list_votes = 2,838
|list_percentage = 7.1
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.5
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Peter Barrett
|votes = 1,802
|percentage = 4.5
|change = {{decrease}}0.5
|list_votes = 1,728
|list_percentage = 4.3
|list_change = {{increase}}0.4
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 658
|list_percentage = 1.6
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 270
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|candidate = Donald Marshall
|votes = 334
|percentage = 0.8
|change = New
|list_votes = 230
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 111
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 105
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = 96
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes =51
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = {{decrease}}0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 34
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change ={{down}}1.8
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Martin Keatings
|list_votes = 25
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Renew Party
|list_votes = 8
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mercy Kamanja
|list_votes = 4
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes=4,053
|percentage=10.1
|change={{increase}}0.3
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =40,127
|list_votes =40,159
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =141
|list_votes =73
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes= 40,268
|percentage=69.9
|change={{up}}6.9
|list_votes = 40,232
|list_percentage =69.9
|list_change = {{up}}6.9
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|swing =
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
=2010s=
{{AMS election box begin
| title=2016 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire North
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Swinney
|votes = 16,526
|percentage = 48.6
|change = {{decrease}}12.2
|list_votes = 14,218
|list_percentage = 41.7
|list_change ={{decrease}}11.4
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Murdo Fraser
|votes = 13,190
|percentage = 38.8
|change = {{increase}}12.5
|list_votes = 13,038
|list_percentage = 38.2
|list_change ={{up}}13.2
|status = list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Anna McEwan
|votes = 2,604
|percentage = 7.7
|change = {{decrease}}1.2
|list_votes = 2,599
|list_percentage = 7.6
|list_change ={{decrease}}1.4
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 2,045
|list_percentage = 6.0
|list_change ={{up}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Peter Barrett
|votes = 1,705
|percentage = 5.0
|change = {{increase}}1.0
|list_votes = 1,336
|list_percentage = 3.9
|list_change ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 634
|list_percentage = 1.9
|list_change = {{up}}0.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 104
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 78
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change ={{up}}0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 60
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 3,336
|percentage = 9.8
|change = {{decrease}}24.7
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =34,025
|list_votes =34,112
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =112
|list_votes =59
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 34,137
|percentage = 63.0
|change = {{up}}6.7
|list_votes = 34,171
|list_percentage = 63.0
|list_change = {{up}}6.7
}}
{{AMS election box hold
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
{{AMS election box begin |
title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire North{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-scottish-parliament-election|title=Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}{{cite web|url=https://archive2021.parliament.scot/Electionresults/2011_ElectionAnalysis.xls|title=2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)|publisher=Scottish Parliament|access-date=23 June 2021}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Region
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Swinney{{efn|Incumbent member for the North Tayside constituency}}
|votes = 18,219
|percentage = 60.8
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 15,908
|list_percentage =53.1
|list_change = N/A
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Murdo Fraser
|votes = 7,866
|percentage = 26.3
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 7,491
|list_percentage =25.0
|list_change = N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Pete Cheema
|votes = 2,672
|percentage = 8.9
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 2,690
|list_percentage =9.0
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =1,359
|list_percentage =4.5
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Victor Clements
|votes = 1,196
|percentage = 4.0
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 1,121
|list_percentage =3.7
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
|list_votes = 440
|list_percentage =1.5
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 334
|list_percentage =1.1
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes =187
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes =110
|list_percentage =0.4
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes =97
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|list_votes =88
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes =74
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Andrew Roger
|list_votes =42
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes =17
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 10,353
|percentage = 34.5
|change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =29,953
|list_votes =29,958
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =117
|list_votes =117
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 30,070
|percentage =56.3
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 30,075
|list_percentage =56.3
|list_change=N/A
}}
{{AMS election box win
|winner = Scottish National Party
|reason=seat
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Perthshire_North.pdf|title=Perthshire North constituency map|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=14 July 2021}}
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