Election Results
| Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Ochil | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SNP | Keith Brown | 12,147 | 38.5 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Brian Fearon | 11,657 | 36.9 | -0.5 | |
| Conservative | George Murray | 4,284 | 13.6 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Caddell | 3,465 | 11.0 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 490 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 31,553 | 54.9 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | 0.4 | |||
| Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Ochil | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| SNP | George Reid | 11,659 | 38.3% | +0.1% | |
| Labour | Richard Simpson | 11,363 | 37.4% | -4.4% | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Parkin | 2,946 | 9.7% | -1.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Whittingham | 2,536 | 8.3% | -0.5% | |
| Scottish Socialist | Felicity Garvie | 1,102 | 3.6% | +3.6% | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Flash Gordon Approaching | 432 | 1.4% | +1.4% | |
| Independent | William Whyte | 378 | 1.2% | +1.2% | |
| Majority | 296 | 1.0% | -2.53% | ||
| Turnout | 30,416 | 54.7% | |||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 4.5% | |||
| Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Ochil | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Richard Simpson | 15,385 | 41.73% | N/A | |
| SNP | George Reid | 14,082 | 38.2% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Nick Johnston | 4,151 | 11.26% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | The Earl of Mar & Kellie | 3,249 | 8.81% | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,301 | 3.53% | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,867 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Note: Although George Reid was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in 2003, he became independent the same year, as the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
| Preceded by Lothians |
Constituency represented by the Presiding Officer 2003 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
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