# Electoral history of Alex Salmond

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014 and Leader of the Scottish National Party from 2004 to 2014 and 1990 to 2001, and a Member of the Scottish Parliament and a Member of the UK Parliament for various constituencies since 1987.

## UK Parliamentary elections
### 1987 UK Parliament election

General election 1987: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 19,462 | 44.3 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Albert McQuarrie | 17,021 | 38.7 | −1.0 |
| | SDP | George Burness | 4,211 | 9.6 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | James Livie | 3,281 | 7.5 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,441 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,975 | 70.8 | +3.8 |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.9 | |

### 1992 UK Parliament election

General election 1992: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 21,954 | 47.5 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Manson | 17,846 | 38.6 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Brian Balcombe | 3,803 | 8.2 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhona Kemp | 2,588 | 5.6 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,108 | 8.9 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,191 | 71.2 | +0.4 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### 1997 UK Parliament election

General election 1997: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 22,409 | 55.8 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | William Frain-Bell | 9,564 | 23.8 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Megan Harris | 4,747 | 11.8 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Fletcher | 2,398 | 6.0 | +0.1 |
| | Referendum | Alan Buchan | 1,060 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,845 | 32.0 | +23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,178 | 68.7 | −2.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +11.5 | |

### 2001 UK Parliament election

General election 2001: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 16,710 | 54.2 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Wallace | 6,207 | 20.1 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Ted Harris | 4,363 | 14.2 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Herbison | 2,769 | 9.0 | +3.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Alice Rowan | 447 | 1.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Eric Davidson | 310 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,503 | 34.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,806 | 54.4 | −14.3 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### 2005 UK Parliament election

General election 2005: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 19,044 | 51.2 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Wallace | 7,207 | 19.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Anderson | 4,952 | 13.3 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Rami Okasha | 4,476 | 12.0 | −1.5 |
| | Christian Vote | Victor Ross | 683 | 1.8 | New |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Kemp | 442 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Steve Will | 412 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,837 | 31.8 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,216 | 56.6 | +2.2 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | −1.1 | |

### 2015 UK Parliament election

General election 2015: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 27,717 | 47.7 | +25.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Jardine | 19,030 | 32.7 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Colin Clark | 6,807 | 11.7 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Braden Davy | 3,441 | 5.9 | −14.2 |
| | UKIP | Emily Santos | 1,166 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,687 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,161 | 73.3 | +6.9 |
| | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.4 | |

### 2017 UK Parliament election

General election 2017: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Clark | 21,861 | 40.7 | +29.0 |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 19,254 | 35.9 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Kirsten Muat | 6,340 | 11.8 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 6,230 | 11.6 | −21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,607 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,740 | 68.4 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +20.4 | |

## Scottish Parliamentary elections
### 1999 Scottish Parliament election

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 16,695 | 52.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Davidson | 5,403 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maitland Mackie | 5,315 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Megan Harris | 4,321 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,292 | 35.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,734 | | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |

### 2007 Scottish Parliament election

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 14,650 | 41.4 | +18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nora Radcliffe | 12,588 | 35.6 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Nanette Milne | 5,348 | 15.1 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Neil Cardwell | 2,276 | 6.4 | −3.9 |
| | Independent | Donald Marr | 199 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dave Mathers | 185 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Enterprise | Bob Ingram | 117 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,062 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,363 | 54.1 | +6.6 |
| | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.7 | |

### 2011 Scottish Parliament election

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeenshire East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 19,533 | 64.5 | +19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison McInnes | 4,238 | 14.0 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Geordie Stuart | 4,211 | 13.9 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Smyth | 2,304 | 7.6 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,295 | 50.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,286 | | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |