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'{{about|the former UK Parliamentary constituency|the present-day local government area|Perth and Kinross}} {{Refimprove|date=October 2007}} {{Infobox UK constituency main |name = Perth and Kinross |parliament = uk |map1 = |map2 = |map_entity = |map_year = |year = 1983 |abolished = 1997 |type = County |elects_howmany = One |previous = [[Perth and East Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth & East Perthshire]] |next = [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]] |region = Scotland |county = [[Perthshire]] |towns = [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] }} '''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. == Boundaries == The Perth and Kinross constituency was largely a replacement for the [[Perth and East Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth and East Perthshire]] constituency.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} As first used in the [[United Kingdom general election|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 [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]] of three districts, including the [[district of Perth and Kinross]]. In 1997 the Perth and Kinross constituency was largely replaced by the [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]] constituency.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} {{Expand section|date=June 2008}} == Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref>{{Rayment-hc|p|1|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Party!!Notes |- |style="background-color: {{Conservative and Unionist/meta/color}}" | | [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]] | [[Nicholas Fairbairn|Sir Nicholas Fairbairn]] | [[Scottish Conservative Party|Conservative]] | Died in office February 1995 |- |style="background-color: {{Scottish National Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995|1995 by-election]] | [[Roseanna Cunningham]] | [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] | subsequently MP for [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]] |- |colspan="2" align="center"| [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997]] |colspan="3"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Perth (UK Parliament constituency)|Perth]]'' |} == Election results == {{Empty section|date=August 2014}} ==Elections of the 1990s== {{Election box begin | |title=[[Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995|By-election 1995]]: Perth and Kinross}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = [[Roseanna Cunningham]] |votes = 16,931 |percentage = 40.4 |change = +4.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = [[Douglas Alexander]] |votes = 9,620 |percentage = 22.9 |change = +10.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Godfrey |votes = 8,990 |percentage = 21.4 |change = &minus;18.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats |candidate = [[Veronica Linklater]] |votes = 4,952 |percentage = 11.8 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party |candidate = [[Screaming Lord Sutch]] |votes = 586 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Vivian T. Linacre |votes = 504 |percentage = 1.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = [[Robin Harper]] |votes = 223 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Michael A. Halford |votes = 88 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Natural Law Party |candidate = Gary D. Black |votes = 54 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 7,311 |percentage = 17.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 41.948 |percentage = 61.7 |change = &minus;14.8 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Scottish National Party |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = +11.6 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1992|General Election 1992]]: Perth and Kinross}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]] |votes = 20,195 |percentage = 40.2 |change = +0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = [[Roseanna Cunningham]] |votes = 18,101 |percentage = 36.0 |change = +8.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Mervyn J. Rolfe |votes = 6,267 |percentage = 12.4 |change = &minus;3.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats |candidate = Malcolm Black |votes = 5,714 |percentage = 11.4 |change = &minus;5.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,094 |percentage = 4.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,950 |percentage = 76.9 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} ==Elections of the 1980s== {{Election box begin | |title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1987|General Election 1987]]: Perth and Kinross}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]] |votes = 18,716 |percentage = 39.6 |change = &minus;0.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = [[Jim Fairlie]] |votes = 13,040 |percentage = 27.6 |change = +2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = S. Donaldson |votes = 7,969 |percentage = 16.9 |change = &minus;7.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = J.W. McConnell |votes = 7,490 |percentage = 15.9 |change = +6.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,676 |percentage = 12.0 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,215 |percentage = 74.4 |change = +2.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | |title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|General Election 1983]]: Perth and Kinross}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = [[Nicholas Fairbairn]] |votes = 17,888 |percentage = 40.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = G.D. Crawford |votes = 11,155 |percentage = 25.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = J.B. Coutts |votes = 10,997 |percentage = 23.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = A.J. Stuart |votes = 4,414 |percentage = 9.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,733 |percentage = 15.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 44,454 |percentage = 72.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) }} {{Election box end}} == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perth And Kinross (Uk Parliament Constituency)}} [[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)]] [[Category:Politics of Perth and Kinross]] [[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983]] [[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1997]]'