# Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Perthshire South and Kinross-shire 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 seat has been held by Jim Fairlie of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## 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 North 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

The Perth and Kinross council area is represented in the Scottish Parliament by two constituencies, Perthshire North and Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, defined by the 2011 first periodical review of Scottish Parliament constituencies. Prior to this, Perth and Kinross was represented by three constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, which were used from the opening of the Parliament in 1999 until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, these were: North Tayside, Perth and Ochil.
The electoral wards used in Perthshire South and Kinross-shire are:
* Strathearn
* Strathallan
* Kinross-shire
* Almond and Earn
* Perth City South
* Perth City North

## Constituency profile

BBC profile:
* This is a relatively prosperous, largely rural, lowland constituency on the fringe of the Highlands with successful livestock and fruit-growing sectors reliant on its good soil quality.
* The beautiful scenery also attracts tourism, and the constituency as a whole enjoys relatively low unemployment. A sizeable amount of the electorate lives in the city of Perth while other towns in the constituency include Auchterarder, Crieff, and Bridge of Earn. Kinross was added to the constituency in the border review of 2011.
* The Tories held Perth's predecessor seats at Westminster for most of the post-war period. But in the 1995 by-election, the SNP's Roseanna Cunningham won through and retained the seat at the 1997 General Election. She went on to be elected to Holyrood when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1999, and was returned in 2003, 2007 and again in 2011.
The Perthshire South and Kinross-shire constituency covers the southern half of the Perth and Kinross council area, forming its northern boundaries with the Perthshire North constituency following the River Almond and the River Tay east of Perth. The seat covers a majority of the city of Perth to the north-east, covering the western side of the city from Dunkeld Road and the railway line.

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | Roseanna Cunningham | Scottish National Party |
| | 2021 | Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire South and Kinross-shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Jim Fairlie | 20,126 | 45.7 | 3.3 | 16,074 | 36.4 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative | Liz Smith | 18,178 | 41.2 | 2.8 | 16,317 | 36.9 | 1.6 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 3,814 | 8.6 | 2.3 |
| | Labour | Janine Rennie | 2,943 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 3,575 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Brown | 2,823 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 2,694 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 669 | 1.5 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 310 | 0.7 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 225 | 0.5 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 142 | 0.3 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 121 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 98 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 53 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 50 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | Martin Keatings | 18 | 0.0 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 13 | 0.0 | New |
| | Independent | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | Mercy Kamanja | 8 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,948 | 4.5 | 0.6 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 44,070 | | | 44,181 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 147 | | | 84 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,217 | 69.8 | 8.7 | 44,265 | 69.9 | 8.8 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Perthshire South and Kinross-shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Roseanna Cunningham | 15,315 | 42.4 | 9.1 | 13,668 | 37.7 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative | Liz Smith | 13,893 | 38.4 | 9.9 | 13,966 | 38.5 | 13.4 |
| | Labour | Scott Nicholson | 3,389 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 3,429 | 9.4 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Willie Robertson | 3,008 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 1,949 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,264 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 635 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| | Independent politician | Craig Finlay | 544 | 1.5 | New | | | |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 123 | 0.3 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 95 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 70 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 3.9 | 19.1 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,149 | | | 36,271 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 112 | | | 72 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,261 | 61.1 | 7.2 | 36,271 | 61.1 | 7.2 |
| | 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 South and Kinross-shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Roseanna Cunningham | 16,073 | 51.49 | 14.6 | 14,957 | 47.73 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Liz Smith | 8,907 | 28.53 | 3.9 | 7,865 | 25.10 | N/A |
| | Labour | Patricia Duncan | 3,980 | 12.75 | 0.2 | 3,907 | 12.47 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Willie Robertson | 2,256 | 7.23 | 9.6 | 1,527 | 4.87 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,512 | 4.82 | N/A |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | Scottish Senior Citizens | 522 | 1.67 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 349 | 1.11 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 183 | 0.58 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 107 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 104 | 0.33 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 86 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 75 | 0.24 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | Andrew Roger | 55 | 0.18 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 14 | 0.04 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,166 | 23.0 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,216 | | | 31,263 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 90 | | | 75 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,603 | 53.9 | N/A | 31,338 | 53.9 | 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 ↑ Percentage change in constituency shown relative to notional result ↑ Incumbent member for the Perth constituency ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2000s: Notional Result

The following is the notional result for the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, as calculated by the BBC.
Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Perthshire South and Kinross-shire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | N/A | 11,431 | 36.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | N/A | 10,047 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | N/A | 5,211 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | N/A | 3,906 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 420 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,384 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
* ↑ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 160. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
* ↑ "Perthshire South and Kinross-shire - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News.
* 1 2 "Scottish Parliamentary election results". Retrieved 15 July 2021.
* ↑ "Constituencies A-Z: Perthshire South & Kinross-shire". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
* ↑ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
* ↑ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2021.