Election results

'In an ill-fated attempt to describe his opponent's stance, the first minister said, mysteriously: 'I can't use the word that at Westminster would be unparliamentary - but it begins with an 'h' and ends with a 'y'.' What could the word be that dare not speak its name - heresy, harlotry, hospitality? A ripple went round the ranks of MSPs, made flesh for the Nats by Margaret Ewing as she shouted out a devastating answer: 'Henry!' Cue collapse of parliamentarians.' Frances Horsburgh in the Herald, 16 th February 2001.

Moray (Highlands & Islands Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,959. Turnout 30,274, 49.66 % (+ 3.34 %)
	Richard Lochhead MSP (Not standing on Highlands & Islands list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	15,045
	%	49.70 %
	% change since 2003	+ 7.51 %
	Mary Scanlon (Also number 1 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	7,121
	%	23.52 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.02 %
	Lee Butcher (Not standing on Highlands & Islands list)
	Labour
	Votes	4,580
	%	15.13 %
	% change since 2003	- 3.98 %
	Dominique Rommel (Also number 3 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,528
	%	11.65 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.52 %
Scottish National Party hold
Scottish National Party majority		7,924
% majority		26.17 %
% change since 2003		+ 6.48 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	12,629	41.46 %	+ 10.54 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,990	19.66 %	- 1.61 %
	Labour	5,086	16.70 %	- 3.77 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,957	9.71 %	- 1.67 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,230	4.04 %	- 2.49 %
	Scottish Christian Party	416	1.37 %	(+ 1.37 %)
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	637	2.09 %	(+ 2.09 %)
	British National Party	463	1.52 %	(+ 1.52 %)
	UK Independence Party	246	0.81 %	- 0.81 %
	Solidarity	215	0.71 %	(+ 0.71 %)
	Publican Party	141	0.46 %	(+ 0.46 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	132	0.43 %	- 0.58 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	94	0.31 %	- 2.67 %
	Scottish Voice	99	0.33 %	(+ 0.33 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	91	0.30 %	(+ 0.30 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	35	0.11 %	(+ 0.11 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	6,639	21.80 %	+ 12.15 %

27 th April 2006 Holyrood By-Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,285. Turnout 27,420, 45.70 % (- 0.63 %)
	Richard Lochhead MSP
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	12,653
	%	46.15 %
	% change since 2003	+ 3.96 %
	Mary Scanlon MSP
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	6,268
	%	22.86 %
	% change since 2003	+ 0.36 %
	Cllr Linda Gorn
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	5,310
	%	19.37 %
	% change since 2003	+ 7.20 %
	Cllr Alexander Keith
	Labour
	Votes	2,696
	%	9.83 %
	% change since 2003	- 9.28 %
	Melville (Mev) Brown
	NHSFirst Party
	Votes	493
	%	1.80 %
	% change since 2003	(+ 1.80 %)
Scottish National Party hold
Majority		6,385
% majority		23.29 %
% change since 2003		+ 3.60 %

¹ Richard Lochead and Mary Scanlon resigned as MSPs for North East Scotland and for the Highlands & Islands respectively on the 7 th April 2006 in order to contest the Moray by-election.

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 58,242. Turnout 26,981, 46.33 % (- 11.18 %)
	Margaret Ewing MSP (Also number 3 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	11,384
	%	42.19 %
	% change since 1999	+ 3.39 %
	Tim Wood (Also number 8 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	6,072
	%	22.50 %
	% change since 1999	- 3.10 %
	Peter Peacock MSP (Also number 1 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Labour
	Votes	5,157
	%	19.11 %
	% change since 1999	- 7.39 %
	Cllr Linda Gorn (Also number 3 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,283
	%	12.17 %
	% change since 1999	+ 3.07 %
	Norma Anderson (Also number 4 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,085
	%	4.02 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 4.02 %)
Scottish National Party hold
Scottish National Party majority		5,312
% majority		19.69 %
% change since 1999		+ 7.39 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 58,242. Turnout 27,198, 46.70 % 248 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	8,333	30.92 %	+ 0.76 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,732	21.27 %	- 1.02 %
	Labour	5,517	20.47 %	- 6.20 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,067	11.38 %	- 0.31 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,759	6.53 %	+ 2.92 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	804	2.98 %	+ 2.54 %
	Protect Rural Scotland	417	1.55 %	(+ 1.55 %)
	UK Independence Party	333	1.24 %	(+ 1.24 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	272	1.01 %	- 0.79 %
	The Countryside Party	231	0.86 %	(+ 0.86 %)
	Robbie the Pict	219	0.81 %	+ 0.41 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	155	0.58 %	(+ 0.58 %)
	Arthur Robertson	96	0.36 %	+ 0.03 %
	The Rural Party	15	0.06 %	(+ 0.06 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	2,601	9.65 %	+ 6.16 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate . Turnout
	Margaret Ewing MSP (Also number 2 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	13,027
	%	38.80 %
	% change since 1997	- 2.77 %
	Cllr Ali Farquharson (Not standing on Highlands & Islands list)
	Labour
	Votes	8,898
	%	26.50 %
	% change since 1997	+ 6.67 %
	Andrew Findlay (Also number 4 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	8,595
	%	25.60 %
	% change since 1997	- 1.97 %
	Patsy Kenton (Also number 5 on Highlands & Islands list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,056
	%	9.10 %
	% change since 1997	+ 0.18 %
Scottish National Party hold
Scottish National Party majority		4,129
% majority		12.30 %
% change since 1999		- 1.70 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Scottish National Party	10,101	30.16 %
	Labour	8,932	26.67 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,467	22.29 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,915	11.69 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,208	3.61 %
	Socialist Labour Party	604	1.80 %
	Sir Iain Noble	473	1.41 %
	Highlands & Islands Alliance	159	0.47 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	148	0.44 %
	Scottish People's Mission	139	0.41 %
	International Independent	128	0.38 %
	Natural Law Party	113	0.34 %
	Arthur Robertson	109	0.33 %
	Scottish National Party majority	1,169	3.49 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Scottish National Party	Margaret Ewing MP	16,529	41.57 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Andrew Findlay	10,963	27.57 %
	Labour	Dr. Lewis Macdonald	7,886	19.83 %
	Liberal Democrat	Debra Storr	3,548	8.92 %
	Referendum	Paddy Mieklejohn	840	2.11 %
	Scottish National Party hold	Scottish National Party majority	5,566	14.00 %