Electoral Performance
Lewis Spence was the first nationalist to stand for election. He contested Midlothian and Peebles Northern at a by-election in 1929 and came fourth, with 4.5% of the vote.
The NPS contested many elections in its short existence but never managed to get any of its candidates elected to parliament.
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