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Gordon — 2019

Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party) was elected with 23,885 votes42.7% of 55,916 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −7.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 55,916

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Richard Thomson Scottish National Party 23,88542.7%−7.3 ptsElected
2Colin Clark Conservative Party 23,06641.3%
3James Oates Liberal Democrats 5,91310.6%
4Heather Herbert Labour Party 3,0525.5%

Electorate 79,629 · Turnout 70.2% · Majority 819 · Back to 2019 overview

Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2019, retrieved 2026-05-19, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.