# Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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. 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

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

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. 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:
* Carse of Gowrie
* Strathmore
* Blairgowrie and Glens
* Highland
* Strathtay
* Perth City Centre

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | John Swinney | Scottish National Party |
* ↑ Incumbent for North Tayside constituency since 1999.

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Swinney | 19,860 | 49.5 | 0.9 | 16,090 | 40.1 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 15,807 | 39.4 | 0.6 | 14,670 | 36.5 | 1.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 3,241 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
| | Labour | Ryan Smart | 2,324 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 2,838 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett | 1,802 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1,728 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 658 | 1.6 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 270 | 0.7 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Donald Marshall | 334 | 0.8 | New | 230 | 0.6 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 111 | 0.3 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 105 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 96 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 51 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 34 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | 25 | 0.1 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 8 | 0.0 | New |
| | Independent | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | 4 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,053 | 10.1 | 0.3 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,127 | | | 40,159 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 141 | | | 73 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,268 | 69.9 | 6.9 | 40,232 | 69.9 | 6.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Swinney | 16,526 | 48.6 | 12.2 | 14,218 | 41.7 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 13,190 | 38.8 | 12.5 | 13,038 | 38.2 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | Anna McEwan | 2,604 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 2,599 | 7.6 | 1.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,045 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett | 1,705 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1,336 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 634 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 104 | 0.3 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 78 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 60 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,336 | 9.8 | 24.7 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,025 | | | 34,112 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 112 | | | 59 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,137 | 63.0 | 6.7 | 34,171 | 63.0 | 6.7 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Swinney | 18,219 | 60.8 | N/A | 15,908 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 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 | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 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 | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | 440 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 334 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 187 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 110 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 97 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 88 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 74 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | 42 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 17 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,353 | 34.5 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,953 | | | 29,958 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 117 | | | 117 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,070 | 56.3 | N/A | 30,075 | 56.3 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for the North Tayside constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||