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Perth — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Perth was won by SNP at the 2001 general election, with a majority of 48 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Perth from 1832 to 2001.

Full Election History, 1832–2001

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Laurence Oliphant (Whig) 458 69.1% Patrick James Herbert Crichton-Stuart (Whig) 253 (38.2 pts) 85.0%
1835 Laurence Oliphant (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird (Whig) 355 65.4% Patrick Murray Threipland (Conservative) 167 (30.8 pts) 60.3%
1841 Fox Maule (Whig) 356 61.1% William Fechney Black (Conservative) 129 (22.1 pts) 53.9%
1847 Fox Maule (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird (Liberal) 1,648 63.7% Charles Scott (Conservative) 708 (27.4 pts) 67.0%
1880 Charles Stuart Parker (Liberal) 2,315 74.9% David Robertson Williamson (Conservative) 1,541 (49.9 pts) 77.2%
1885 Charles Stuart Parker (Independent Liberal) 1,652 44.4% John Chisholm (Conservative) 553 (14.9 pts) 85.1%
1886 Charles Stuart Parker (Liberal) 1,573 58.4% William Fowler (Liberal Unionist) 453 (16.8 pts) 61.6%
1892 William Whitelaw (Conservative) 1,398 40.2% Charles Stuart Parker (Liberal) 227 (6.5 pts) 81.3%
1895 Robert Wallace (Liberal) 2,137 54.8% William Whitelaw (Conservative) 374 (9.6 pts) 87.5%
1900 Robert Wallace (Liberal) 2,171 54.3% William Whitelaw (Conservative) 344 (8.6 pts) 82.0%
1906 Robert Wallace (Liberal) 2,875 60.6% Samuel Chapman (Conservative) 1,008 (21.3 pts) 87.8%
Jan 1910 Alexander Frederick Whyte (Liberal) 2,841 57.5% Samuel Chapman (Conservative) 738 (14.9 pts) 91.0%
Dec 1910 Alexander Frederick Whyte (Liberal) 2,852 60.3% Charles Edward Drummond Telfer-Smollett (Conservative) 974 (20.6 pts) 85.8%
1918 William Young (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Archibald Noel Skelton (Unionist) 11,387 46.3% William Henderson (Liberal) 5,513 (22.4 pts) 71.1%
1923 Robert MacGregor Mitchell (Liberal) 12,655 53.2% Archibald Noel Skelton (Unionist) 1,521 (6.4 pts) 68.7%
1924 Archibald Noel Skelton (Unionist) 13,022 49.4% Robert MacGregor Mitchell (Liberal) 5,024 (19.1 pts) 75.3%
1929 Archibald Noel Skelton (Unionist) 14,229 40.4% Francis Norie-Miller (Liberal) 1,530 (4.3 pts) 76.7%
1931 Mungo David Malcolm Murray (Unionist) 19,254 50.2% Francis Norie-Miller (Liberal) 3,858 (10.1 pts) 81.4%
1935 Thomas Hunter (Unionist) 23,011 73.7% Robert Gunn (Labour) 14,802 (47.4 pts) 64.0%
1945 Alan Gomme-Duncan (Unionist) 22,484 63.1% William Hughes (Labour) 10,867 (30.5 pts) 65.3%
1997 Roseanna Cunningham (SNP) 16,209 36.4% John Godfrey (Conservative) 3,141 (7.0 pts) 73.9%
2001 Annabelle Ewing (SNP) 11,237 29.7% Liz Smith (Conservative) 48 (0.1 pts) 61.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Oliphant Whig 45869.1% Yes
Patrick James Herbert Crichton-Stuart Whig 20530.9% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Laurence Oliphant Whig Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird Whig 35565.4% Yes
Patrick Murray Threipland Conservative 18834.6% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fox Maule Whig 35661.1% Yes
William Fechney Black Conservative 22738.9% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fox Maule Whig Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird Whig Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird Liberal Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird Liberal 1,64863.7% Yes
Charles Scott Conservative 94036.3% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Stuart Parker Liberal 2,31574.9% Yes
David Robertson Williamson Conservative 77425.1% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Stuart Parker Independent Liberal 1,65244.4% Yes
John Chisholm Conservative 1,09929.6% No
Alexander Macdougall Liberal 96726.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Stuart Parker Liberal 1,57358.4% Yes
William Fowler Liberal Unionist 1,12041.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Whitelaw Conservative 1,39840.2% Yes
Charles Stuart Parker Liberal 1,17133.7% No
James Woollen Perth Liberal and Radical Association 90726.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wallace Liberal 2,13754.8% Yes
William Whitelaw Conservative 1,76345.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wallace Liberal 2,17154.3% Yes
William Whitelaw Conservative 1,82745.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wallace Liberal 2,87560.6% Yes
Samuel Chapman Conservative 1,86739.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Frederick Whyte Liberal 2,84157.5% Yes
Samuel Chapman Conservative 2,10342.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Frederick Whyte Liberal 2,85260.3% Yes
Charles Edward Drummond Telfer-Smollett Conservative 1,87839.7% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Young Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Noel Skelton Unionist 11,38746.3% Yes
William Henderson Liberal 5,87423.9% No
William Westwood Labour 4,65118.9% No
William Robert Gourlay National Liberal 2,68910.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert MacGregor Mitchell Liberal 12,65553.2% Yes
Archibald Noel Skelton Unionist 11,13446.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Noel Skelton Unionist 13,02249.4% Yes
Robert MacGregor Mitchell Liberal 7,99830.4% No
Cameron Roberts Labour 5,31620.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Noel Skelton Unionist 14,22940.4% Yes
Francis Norie-Miller Liberal 12,69936.1% No
Helen Gault Labour 8,29123.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mungo David Malcolm Murray Unionist 19,25450.2% Yes
Francis Norie-Miller Liberal 15,39640.1% No
Helen Gault Labour 3,7059.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Hunter Unionist 23,01173.7% Yes
Robert Gunn Labour 8,20926.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Gomme-Duncan Unionist 22,48463.1% Yes
William Hughes Labour 11,61732.6% No
James Blair Brown SNP 1,5474.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roseanna Cunningham SNP 16,20936.4% Yes
John Godfrey Conservative 13,06829.3% No
Douglas Alexander Labour 11,03624.8% No
Chic Brodie Liberal Democrat 3,5838.0% No
Robert McAuley Referendum Party 3660.8% No
Matthew Henderson UKIP 2890.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Annabelle Ewing SNP 11,23729.7% Yes
Liz Smith Conservative 11,18929.6% No
Marion Dingwall Labour 9,63825.5% No
Vicki Harris Liberal Democrat 4,85312.8% No
Frank Byrne Scottish Socialist 8992.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 38.2 pts 1837: Whig margin 30.8 pts 1841: Whig margin 22.1 pts 1874: Liberal margin 27.4 pts 1880: Liberal margin 49.9 pts 1885: Independent Liberal margin 14.9 pts 1886: Liberal margin 16.8 pts 1892: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1895: Liberal margin 9.6 pts 1900: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 21.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 14.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 20.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 22.4 pts 1923: Liberal margin 6.4 pts 1924: Unionist margin 19.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 4.3 pts 1931: Unionist margin 10.1 pts 1935: Unionist margin 47.4 pts 1945: Unionist margin 30.5 pts 1997: SNP margin 7.0 pts 2001: SNP margin 0.1 pts 1832 1837 1841 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1997 2001

Trend

Perth has been contested at 30 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Liberal, Independent Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Perth in the 2001 general election?

SNP won Perth in 2001 with 11,237 votes (29.7%), a majority of 48 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Perth since 1832?

Since 1832, Perth has been won by: Conservative, Independent Liberal, Liberal, SNP, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Perth?

The closest result on record for Perth was 2001, when SNP beat Conservative by just 48 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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