Election results

'Last week, the gibe was that Campbell not only looks like a Tory, he is sounding like one too. His big idea for Liberal Democracy has been to join the tax-cutting consensus by ditching the 50p higher rate, and promising £20 billion in tax reductions.' Iain Macwhiter in the Sunday Herald, 11 th June 2006.

Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine (North East Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 65,235. Turnout 34,823, 53.38 % (+ 2.80 %)
	Mike Rumbles MSP (Also number 2 on North East Scotland list))
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	14,314
	%	41.11 %
	% change since 2003	- 4.89 %
	Dennis Robertson (Also number 6 on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,144
	%	26.26 %
	% change since 2003	+ 12.07 %
	Stewart Whyte (Also number 4 on North East Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	8,604
	%	24.71 %
	% change since 2003	- 4.23 %
	James Noble (Not standing on North East Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	2,761
	%	7.93 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.69 %
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		5,170
% majority		14.85 %
% change since 2003		- 2.22 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 65,235. Turnout 35,188 (53.94 %, + 3.41 %) 619 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	11,261	32.00 %	+ 16.67 %
	Liberal Democrats	8,765	24.91 %	- 6.88 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,990	22.71 %	- 4.78 %
	Labour	3,862	10.98 %	+ 0.72 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,472	4.18 %	- 2.39 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	461	1.31 %	(+ 1.31 %)
	British National Party	318	0.90 %	(+ 0.90 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	242	0.69 %	(+ 0.69 %)
	Solidarity	186	0.53 %	(+ 0.53 %)
	UK Independence Party	175	0.50 %	- 0.21 %
	Christian Peoples Alliance	149	0.42 %	(+ 0.42 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	96	0.27 %	- 2.89 %
	Socialist Labour Party	88	0.25 %	- 0.34 %
	NHSFirst Party	84	0.24 %	(+ 0.24 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	39	0.11 %	(+ 0.11 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	2,496	7.09 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 62,542. Turnout 31,636, 50.58 % (- 8.29 %)
	Mike Rumbles MSP (Also number 2 on North East Scotland list))
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	14,553
	%	46.00 %
	% change since 1999	+ 10.08 %
	David Davidson MSP (Also number 1 on North East Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	9,154
	%	28.94 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.58 %
	Cllr Ian Angus (Also number 8 on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,489
	%	14.19 %
	% change since 1999	- 7.35 %
	Kevin Hutchens (Also number 3 on North East Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	2,727
	%	8.62 %
	% change since 1999	- 4.39 %
	Alan Manley (Not standing on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	713
	%	2.25 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 2.25 %)
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		5,399
% majority		17.07 %
% change since 1999		+ 10.66 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 62,542. Turnout 31,603, 50.53 % 165 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Liberal Democrats	10,047	31.79 %	+ 7.36 %
	Conservative & Unionist	8,688	27.49 %	- 0.95 %
	Scottish National Party	4,846	15.33 %	- 8.80 %
	Labour	3,244	10.26 %	- 5.85 %
	Scottish Green Party	2,077	6.57 %	+ 3.38 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	913	2.89 %	+ 2.50 %
	The Fishing Party	703	2.22 %	(+ 2.22 %)
	Pensioners's Party	496	1.57 %	(+ 1.57 %)
	UK Independence Party	224	0.71 %	(+ 0.71 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	186	0.59 %	- 0.16 %
	Steven Mathers (Independent)	108	0.34 %	(+ 0.34 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	71	0.22 %	(+ 0.22 %)
	Liberal Democrat majority	1,359	4.30 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency vote

Electorate . Turnout
	Mike Rumbles (Also number 4 on North East Scotland list))
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	12,838
	%	35.92 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.16 %
	Ben Wallace (Also number 2 on North East Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	10,549
	%	29.52 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.40 %
	Maureen Watt (Also number 8 on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,699
	%	21.54 %
	% change since 1997	+ 8.48 %
	Gordon Guthrie (Also number 7 on North East Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	4,650
	%	13.01 %
	% change since 1997	+ 3.93 %
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		2,289
% majority		6.40 %
% change since 1997		+ 0.34 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Conservative & Unionist	10,166	28.44 %
	Liberal Democrats	9,091	25.43 %
	Scottish National Party	8,626	24.13 %
	Labour	5,760	16.11 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,140	3.19 %
	Hamish Watt	319	0.89 %
	Socialist Labour Party	268	0.75 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	140	0.39 %
	Sleaze Buster	138	0.39 %
	Natural Law Party	103	0.29 %
	Conservative & Unionist majority	1,075	3.01 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Sir Robert Smith	17,742	41.08 %
	Conservative & Unionist	George Kynoch MP	15,080	34.92 %
	Scottish National Party	Joy Mowatt	5,639	13.06 %
	Labour	Qaisra Khan	3,923	9.08 %
	Referendum	Steve Ball	805	1.86%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative	Liberal Democrat majority	2,662	6.16 %