
The UK Parliament represents the people of the United Kingdom and has the power to make decisions and pass laws.
Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected using a First Past the Post System (FPTP). The elections take place every 5 years and depending on where you live in Perth and Kinross, you can vote to return an MP for the Perth and North Perthshire constituency, or the Ochil and South Perthshire constituency.
The Returning Officer, Karen Reid, has the responsibility for the management of the election in the Perth and North Perthshire constituency.
The Returning Officer for the Ochil and South Perthshire constituency is the Chief Executive of Clackmannanshire Council. The count for Ochil and South Perthshire took place in Alloa and results for that constituency can be found on the Clackmannanshire Council website.
General Election 2019
Voting in the UK Parliamentary General Election took place on 12 December 2019.
For the Perth and North Perthshire constituency the turnout was 74.63%, with 54,187 voters returning a ballot paper from a total registered electorate of 72,600.
Pete Wishart (SNP) was re-elected as MP for this constituency.
Candidate | Votes |
Peter Barrett, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 3, 780 |
Angela Bretherton, Scottish Labour Party | 2, 471 |
Angus Forbes, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 19, 812 |
Stuart Powell, Brexit Party | 651 |
Pete Wishart, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 27, 362 |
Rejected: 111
General Election 2017
Voting in the UK Parliamentary General Election took place on 8 June 2017.
For the Perth and North Perthshire constituency the turnout was 71.96%, with 51,624 voters returning a ballot paper from a total registered electorate of 71,762.
Pete Wishart (SNP) has been re-elected as MP for this constituency.
Candidate | Votes |
Peter Barrett, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 2,589 |
Ian Duncan, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,783 |
David Roemmele, Scottish Labour | 5,349 |
Pete Wishart, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 21,804 |
General Election 2015
Voting in the UK Parliamentary General Election took place on 7 May 2015.
For the Perth and North Perthshire constituency the turnout was 74.89%, with 54,263 voters returning a ballot paper from a total registered electorate of 72,449.
Pete Wishart (SNP) has been re-elected as MP for this constituency.
Results for the Perth and North Perthshire constituency:
Candidate | Votes |
---|---|
Peter Barrett, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 2059 |
Xander McDade, Independent | 355 |
John Myles, UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1110 |
Scott Nicholson, Scottish Labour Party | 4413 |
Louise Ramsay, Scottish Green Party | 1146 |
Alexander Stewart, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 17738 |
Pete Wishart, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 27379 |
Rejected: 64