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'''Perth and Kinross''' was a [[county constituency]] of the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] from 1983 to 1997. It elected one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election.
'''Perth and Kinross''' was a [[county constituency]] of the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] from 1983 to 1997. It elected one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election.


== Boundaries ==
== Boundaries ==
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref>{{Rayment-hc|p|1|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Party!!Notes
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref>{{Rayment-hc|p|1|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Party!!Notes
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative and Unionist/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative and Unionist}}" |
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
| [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
| Sir [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
| Sir [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
| [[Scottish Conservative Party|Conservative]]
| [[Scottish Conservative Party|Conservative]]
| Died February 1995
| Previously MP for Kinross and West Perthshire from October 1974. Died in office February 1995
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish National Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995|1995 by-election]]
| [[1995 Perth and Kinross by-election|May 1995 by-election]]
| [[Roseanna Cunningham]]
| [[Roseanna Cunningham]]
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
| Subsequently MP for [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]]
| Subsequently MP for [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]] from 1997
|-
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
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|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Perth and Kinross<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Perth and Kinross<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
|candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
|votes = 17,888
|votes = 17,888
|percentage = 40.3
|percentage = 40.2
|change = ''N/A''
|change = -3.6
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 11,155
|votes = 11,155
|percentage = 25.1
|percentage = 25.1
|change = ''N/A''
|change = -7.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|candidate = John Coutts
|candidate = John Coutts
|votes = 10,997
|votes = 10,997
|percentage = 23.9
|percentage = 24.7
|change = ''N/A''
|change = +15.2
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 4,414
|votes = 4,414
|percentage = 9.9
|percentage = 9.9
|change = ''N/A''
|change = -4.2
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,733
|votes = 6,733
|percentage = 15.2
|percentage = 15.2
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,454
|votes = 44,454
|percentage = 72.3
|percentage = 72.3
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
{{Election box new seat win|
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|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Perth and Kinross<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Perth and Kinross<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
|candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
|votes = 18,716
|votes = 18,716
|percentage = 39.6
|percentage = 39.6
|change = −0.7
|change = −0.6
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Jim Fairlie]]
|candidate = [[Jim Fairlie (politician, born 1940)|Jim Fairlie]]
|votes = 13,040
|votes = 13,040
|percentage = 27.6
|percentage = 27.6
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|votes = 7,969
|votes = 7,969
|percentage = 16.9
|percentage = 16.9
|change = −7.0
|change = −7.8
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Perth and Kinross<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Perth and Kinross<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|accessdate=28 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedate=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
|candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mervyn Rolfe
|candidate = [[Mervyn Rolfe]]
|votes = 6,267
|votes = 6,267
|percentage = 12.4
|percentage = 12.4
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995|By-election 1995]]: Perth and Kinross}}
|title=[[1995 Perth and Kinross by-election|By-election 1995]]: Perth and Kinross}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Roseanna Cunningham]]
|candidate = [[Roseanna Cunningham]]
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|votes = 586
|votes = 586
|percentage = 1.4
|percentage = 1.4
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 504
|votes = 504
|percentage = 1.2
|percentage = 1.2
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 223
|votes = 223
|percentage = 0.5
|percentage = 0.5
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Scottish Conservatory and Unionist<ref>{{cite web |title=Conservatory candidate |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12107386.conservatory-candidate/ |website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |access-date=2 November 2023 |date=12 May 1995}}</ref>
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael A. Halford
|candidate = Michael A. Halford
|votes = 88
|votes = 88
|percentage = 0.2
|percentage = 0.2
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 54
|votes = 54
|percentage = 0.1
|percentage = 0.1
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,311
|votes = 7,311
|percentage = 17.4
|percentage = 17.5
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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[[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)]]
[[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)]]
[[Category:Politics of Perth and Kinross]]
[[Category:Politics of Perth and Kinross]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1997]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997]]

Latest revision as of 09:28, 15 July 2024

Not to be confused with Perth and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency).
This article is about the former UK Parliamentary constituency. For the present-day local government area, see Perth and Kinross.

Perth and Kinross
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandPerthshire
Major settlementsPerth
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created fromPerth & East Perthshire, Kinross and West Perthshire, Dundee West and Angus South[1]
Replaced byPerth, Ochil, Angus, Dundee West and North Tayside[1]

Perth and Kinross was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

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The Perth and Kinross constituency was largely a replacement for the Perth and East Perthshire constituency.[1] As first used in the 1983 general election, it covered part of the region of Tayside, which had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as a region of three districts, including the district of Perth and Kinross. In 1997 the Perth and Kinross constituency was largely replaced by the Perth constituency.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[2] Party Notes
1983 Sir Nicholas Fairbairn Conservative Previously MP for Kinross and West Perthshire from October 1974. Died in office February 1995
May 1995 by-election Roseanna Cunningham SNP Subsequently MP for Perth from 1997
1997 constituency abolished: see Perth

Election results

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Elections of the 1980s

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General election 1983: Perth and Kinross[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Fairbairn 17,888 40.2 −3.6
SNP Douglas Crawford 11,155 25.1 −7.5
Liberal John Coutts 10,997 24.7 +15.2
Labour Alistair Stuart 4,414 9.9 −4.2
Majority 6,733 15.2
Turnout 44,454 72.3
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Perth and Kinross[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Fairbairn 18,716 39.6 −0.6
SNP Jim Fairlie 13,040 27.6 +2.5
Liberal Stewart Donaldson 7,969 16.9 −7.8
Labour Jack McConnell 7,490 15.9 +6.0
Majority 5,676 12.0 −3.2
Turnout 47,215 74.4 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

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General election 1992: Perth and Kinross[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Fairbairn 20,195 40.2 +0.6
SNP Roseanna Cunningham 18,101 36.0 +8.4
Labour Mervyn Rolfe 6,267 12.4 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Black 5,714 11.4 −5.5
Majority 2,094 4.2 −7.8
Turnout 47,950 76.9 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing
By-election 1995: Perth and Kinross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Roseanna Cunningham 16,931 40.4 +4.4
Labour Douglas Alexander 9,620 22.9 +10.5
Conservative John Godfrey 8,990 21.4 −18.8
Liberal Democrats Veronica Linklater 4,952 11.8 +0.4
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 586 1.4 New
UKIP Vivian T. Linacre 504 1.2 New
Scottish Green Robin Harper 223 0.5 New
Scottish Conservatory and Unionist[6] Michael A. Halford 88 0.2 New
Natural Law Gary D. Black 54 0.1 New
Majority 7,311 17.5 N/A
Turnout 41.948 61.7 −14.8
SNP gain from Conservative Swing +11.6

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "'Perth and Kinross', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  3. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Conservatory candidate". The Herald. 12 May 1995. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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