| Year | Turnout | Candidate | Party | Votes | %Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 72.9 |
J.J. MacKay Mrs. J.R. Michie I. Smith C. McCafferty |
Conservative Liberal SNP Labour |
13,380 9,536 8,514 3,204 |
38.6 27.5 24.6 9.3 |
| 1987 | 75.5 |
Mrs. J.R. Michie J.J. MacKay R.R. Shaw D. Tierney |
Liberal/SLD Conservative SNP Labour |
13,726 12,332 6,297 4,437 |
37.3 33.5 17.1 12.1 |
| 1992 | 76.1 |
Mrs. J.R. Michie J.A. Corrie D.N. MacCormick D. Browne |
Liberal Democrat Conservative SNP Labour |
12,739 10,117 8,689 4,946 |
34.9 27.7 23.8 13.6 |
| 1997 | 72.2 |
Ray Michie Neil MacCormick Ralph Leishman Ali Syed Michael Stewart |
Liberal Democrat SNP Conservative Labour Referendum |
14,359 8,278 6,774 5,596 713 |
40.2 23.2 19 15.7 2 |
| 2001 | 63 |
Alan Reid Hugh Raven Dave Petrie Agnes Samuel Des Divers |
Liberal Democrat Labour Conservative SNP Scottish Socialist |
9,245 7,592 6,436 6,433 1,251 |
29.9 24.5 20.8 20.8 4 |
Election Results 1983 - 2001
Year Turnout Candidate Party Votes %Share 1983 72.9 J.J. MacKay Mrs. J.R. Michie I. Smith C. McCafferty Conservative Liberal SNP Labour 13,380 9,536 8,514 3,204 38.6 27.5 24.6 9.3