Election results

'The position of the Labour Party going into the Scottish Parliament elections will be that we would not, on principle, block an application for a new nuclear power station in Scotland.' Dr Elaine Murray MSP, 2 nd July 2006.

Dumfries (South of Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 62,514. Turnout 33,419, 53.46 % (+ 1.26 %)
	Dr Elaine Murray MSP (Not standing on South of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	13,707
	%	41.02 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.05 %
	Neil Murray Tosh MSP (Also number 4 on South of Scotland list
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	10,868
	%	32.52 %
	% change since 2003	- 4.04 %
	Michael Russell (Also number 2 on South of Scotland list
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,306
	%	18.87 %
	% change since 2003	+ 6.63 %
	Lynne Hume (Not standing on South of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,538
	%	7.59 %
	% change since 2003	+ 0.13 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		2,839
% majority		8.50 %
% change since 2003		+ 5.09 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 62,514. Turnout 33,236 (53.17 %, + 1.08 %) 1,190 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	11,150	33.55 %	+ 3.01 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,553	28.74 %	- 3.10 %
	Scottish National Party	6,960	20.94 %	+ 7.63 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,225	6.69 %	- 3.05 %
	Scottish Green Party	940	2.83 %	- 0.65 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	665	2.00 %	(+ 2.00 %)
	British National Party	409	1.23 %	(+ 1.23 %)
	Solidarity	270	0.81 %	(+ 0.81 %)
	UK Independence Party	254	0.76 %	- 0.06 %
	Socialist Labour Party	230	0.69 %	- 0.86 %
	Scottish Christian Party	225	0.68 %	(+ 0.68 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	134	0.40 %	(+ 0.40 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	108	0.32 %	- 3.52 %
	Scottish Voice	66	0.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Paddy Scott Hogg	47	0.14 %	(+ 0.14 %)
	Labour majority	1,597	4.81 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 61,517. Turnout 32,110, 52.20 % (- 8.57 %)
	Dr Elaine Murray MSP (Not standing on South of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	12,834
	%	39.97 %
	% change since 1999	+ 3.23 %
	David Mundell MSP (Also number 4 on South of Scotland list
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	11,738
	%	36.56 %
	% change since 1999	+ 9.34 %
	Andrew Wood (Also number 9 on South of Scotland list
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	3,931
	%	12.24 %
	% change since 1999	- 7.67 %
	Clare Hamblen (Not standing on South of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,394
	%	7.46 %
	% change since 1999	- 8.72 %
	John Dennis (Also number 6 on South of Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,213
	%	3.78 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 3.78 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,096
% majority		3.41 %
% change since 1999		- 6.11 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 61,517. Turnout 32,046, 52.09 % 226 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Conservative & Unionist	10,202	31.84 %	+ 7.15 %
	Labour	9,788	30.54 %	+ 0.15 %
	Scottish National Party	4,264	13.31 %	- 8.43 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,122	9.74 %	- 2.15 %
	Pensioners Party	1,393	4.35 %	(+ 4.35 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,236	3.86 %	+ 3.10 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,115	3.48 %	+ 1.15 %
	Socialist Labour Party	498	1.55 %	(+ 1.55 %)
	UK Independence Party	264	0.82 %	(+ 0.82 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	123	0.38 %	(+ 0.38 %)
	Am Partaidh Dhuthchail The Rural Party	41	0.13 %	(+ 0.13 %)
	Conservative & Unionist majority	414	1.29 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency Result

Electorate . Turnout
	Cllr Dr Elaine Murray (Not standing on South of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	14,101
	%	36.64 %
	% change since 1997	- 10.87 %
	David Mundell (Also number 4 on South of Scotland list
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	10,447
	%	27.15 %
	% change since 1997	- 0.89 %
	Stephen Norris (Also number 5 on South of Scotland list
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,625
	%	19.81 %
	% change since 1997	+ 7.74 %
	Neil Wallace (Not standing on South of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,209
	%	16.39 %
	% change since 1997	+ 5.31 %
Labour win
Labour majority		3,654
% majority		9.49 %
% change since 1997		- 9.98 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	11,670	30.39 %
	Conservative & Unionist	9,481	24.69 %
	Scottish National Party	8,347	21.74 %
	Liberal Democrats	4,564	11.89 %
	Socialist Labour Party	2,118	5.52 %
	Scottish Green Party	894	2.33 %
	Liberal Party	599	1.56 %
	UK Independence Party	308	0.80 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	293	0.76 %
	Natural Law Party	123	0.32 %
	Labour majority	2,189	5.70 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Cllr Russell Brown	23,528	47.51 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Struan Stevenson	13,885	28.04 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr Robert Higgins	5,977	12.07 %
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Wallace	5,487	11.08 %
	Referendum	David Parker	533	1.08 %
	Natural Law	Liz Hunter	117	0.24 %
	Labour gain from Conservative & Unionist	Labour majority	9,643	19.47 %