Tayside North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Tayside North County constituency |
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| Created: | 1983 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | One |
Tayside North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. In 2005, the constituency was abolished, and the area is now represented by Angus and Perth and North Perthshire.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of North Tayside, which covered the same area, continues in existence.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Bill Walker | Conservative Party | |
| 1997 | John Swinney | SNP | |
| 2001 | Peter Wishart | SNP | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2001: North Tayside | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Scottish National Party | Peter Wishart | 15,441 | 40.1 | −4.8 | |
| Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 12,158 | 31.6 | −4.2 | |
| Labour | Thomas Docherty | 5,715 | 14.8 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Julia Robertson | 4,365 | 11.3 | +3.2 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Rosie Adams | 620 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Tina MacDonald | 220 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,283 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 38,519 | 62.5 | −11.8 | ||
| Scottish National Party hold | Swing | ||||
