Electoral history of John Swinney
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Leader of the Scottish National Party Incumbent Cabinet positions (2007–2023)
First Minister of Scotland (2024–present)
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This is a summary of the electoral history of John Swinney, the First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party since 2024.
Scottish Parliamentary elections
[edit]2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | John Swinney[a] | 19,860 | 49.5 | ![]() |
16,090 | 40.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser[b] | 15,807 | 39.4 | ![]() |
14,670 | 36.5 | ![]() | |
Scottish Green | 3,241 | 8.1 | ![]() | |||||
Labour | Ryan Smart | 2,324 | 5.8 | ![]() |
2,838 | 7.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett | 1,802 | 4.5 | ![]() |
1,728 | 4.3 | ![]() | |
Alba | 658 | 1.6 | New | |||||
All for Unity | 270 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Scottish Family | Donald Marshall | 334 | 0.8 | New | 230 | 0.6 | New | |
Reform UK | 111 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 105 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Freedom Alliance (UK) | 96 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Scottish Libertarian | 51 | 0.1 | ![]() | |||||
UKIP | 34 | 0.1 | ![]() | |||||
Independent | Martin Keatings | 25 | 0.1 | New | ||||
Renew | 8 | 0.0 | New | |||||
Independent | Mercy Kamanja | 4 | 0.0 | New | ||||
Majority | 4,053 | 10.1 | ![]() |
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Valid Votes | 40,127 | 40,159 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 141 | 73 | ||||||
Turnout | 40,268 | 69.9 | ![]() |
40,232 | 69.9 | ![]() | ||
SNP hold | Swing | |||||||
Notes
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2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | John Swinney[a] | 16,526 | 48.6 | ![]() |
14,218 | 41.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser[b] | 13,190 | 38.8 | ![]() |
13,038 | 38.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Anna McEwan | 2,604 | 7.7 | ![]() |
2,599 | 7.6 | ![]() | |
Scottish Green | 2,045 | 6.0 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett | 1,705 | 5.0 | ![]() |
1,336 | 3.9 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 634 | 1.9 | ![]() | |||||
RISE | 104 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Solidarity | 78 | 0.2 | ![]() | |||||
Scottish Libertarian | 60 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Majority | 3,336 | 9.8 | ![]() |
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Valid Votes | 34,025 | 34,112 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 112 | 59 | ||||||
Turnout | 34,137 | 63.0 | ![]() |
34,171 | 63.0 | ![]() | ||
SNP hold | Swing | |||||||
Notes
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Party | Candidate | Constituency | Region | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | John Swinney[a] | 18,219 | 60.8 | N/A | 15,908 | 53.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser[b] | 7,866 | 26.3 | N/A | 7,491 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Pete Cheema | 2,672 | 8.9 | N/A | 2,690 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Scottish Green | 1,359 | 4.5 | N/A | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Victor Clements | 1,196 | 4.0 | N/A | 1,121 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Scottish Senior Citizens | 440 | 1.5 | N/A | |||||
UKIP | 334 | 1.1 | N/A | |||||
BNP | 187 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Christian | 110 | 0.4 | N/A | |||||
Socialist Labour | 97 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
CPA | 88 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Socialist | 74 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
Independent | Andrew Roger | 42 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
Solidarity | 17 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
Majority | 10,353 | 34.5 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 29,953 | 29,958 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 117 | 117 | ||||||
Turnout | 30,070 | 56.3 | N/A | 30,075 | 56.3 | N/A | ||
SNP win (new seat) | ||||||||
Notes
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2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | John Swinney | 18,281 | 51.6 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 10,697 | 30.2 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Michael Marra | 3,243 | 9.2 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Taylor | 3,175 | 9.0 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 7,584 | 21.4 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 35.395 | 57.1 | +3.9 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | John Swinney | 14,969 | 44.9 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 10,466 | 31.4 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Gordon MacRae | 3,527 | 10.6 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Forrest | 3,206 | 9.6 | +1.9 | |
Scottish Socialist | Rosie Adams | 941 | 2.8 | New | |
Scottish People's | George Ashe | 234 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 4,503 | 13.5 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 33,343 | 53.2 | |||
SNP hold | Swing | +0.8 |
1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | John Swinney | 16,786 | 44.11 | N/A | |
Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 12,594 | 33.09 | N/A | |
Labour | Marion Dingwall | 5,727 | 15.05 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Regent | 2,948 | 7.75 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,192 | 11.02 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,055 | ||||
SNP win (new seat) |
Party elections
[edit]2024 Scottish National Party leadership election
[edit]TBA
First Minister Nominating Elections
[edit]TBA
References
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- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.