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  Dundee West - History
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Established February 23, 1950
Disbanded July 04, 2024
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia May 22, 2024 10:00pm
DescriptionThis seat consists of the old Dundee West constituency, including two wards that were shared with Dundee East, plus two wards from the old Dundee East constituency and one ward from the old Angus constituency. Once known as the city of 'jute, jam and journalism', the three industries that gave it fame and prosperity, Dundee is re-inventing itself, with a considerable degree of success, increasing tourism and investment. The jute mills are all gone but this constituency is home to the city's two Universities, Abertay, a centre of excellence for computer science and games technology, and Dundee, known for bio-medical and cancer research. Dundee West also has an impressive shopping mall which attracts visitors from as far afield as Aberdeen, searching for a bit of retail therapy.

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RACES [Show Primaries]
Redistricting: Light Green=Added Territory, Red=Removed Territory,
Dark Green=Kept Territory
Date Type Results
Dec 12, 2019 General Election
 Chris Law(I)
22,355
53.77% 		 Jim Malone
10,096
24.28% 		 Tess White
5,149
12.38% 		 Daniel Coleman
2,468
5.94% 		 Stuart Waiton
1,271
3.06% 		 Quinta Ebot Arrey
240
0.58%
Jun 08, 2017 General Election
 Chris Law(I)
18,045
46.66% 		 Alan Cowan
12,783
33.05% 		 Darren Cormack
6,257
16.18% 		 Jenny Blain
1,189
3.07% 		 Sean David Dobson
403
1.04%
May 07, 2015 General Election
 Chris Law
27,684
61.91% 		 Michael Marra
10,592
23.69% 		 Nicola Ross
3,852
8.61% 		 Pauline Hinchion
1,225
2.74% 		 Daniel Coleman
1,057
2.36% 		 Jim McFarlane
304
0.68%
May 06, 2010 General Election
 James "Jim" McGovern(I)
17,994
48.47% 		 Jim Barrie
10,716
28.86% 		 John Barnett
4,233
11.40% 		 Colin Stewart
3,461
9.32% 		 Andy McBride
365
0.98% 		 Jim McFarlane
357
0.96%
May 05, 2005 General Election
 James "Jim" McGovern
16,468
44.59% 		 Joe FitzPatrick
11,089
30.02% 		 Nykoma Garry
5,323
14.41% 		 Christopher McKinlay
3,062
8.29% 		 Jim McFarlane
994
2.69%
Date Type Results
Jun 07, 2001 General Election
 Ernie Ross(I)
14,787
50.57% 		 Gordon Archer
7,987
27.31% 		 Ian Hail
2,656
9.08% 		 Elizabeth Dick
2,620
8.96% 		 Jim McFarlane
1,192
4.08%
May 01, 1997 General Election
 Ernie Ross(I)
20,875
53.79% 		 John Dorward
9,016
23.23% 		 Neil Powrie
5,105
13.15% 		 Elizabeth Dick
2,972
7.66% 		 Mary Ward
428
1.10% 		 John MacMillan
411
1.06%
Date Type Results
Apr 09, 1992 General Election
 Ernie Ross(I)
20,498
48.97% 		 Keith Brown
9,894
23.64% 		 Andrew Spearman
7,746
18.50% 		 Elizabeth Dick
3,132
7.48% 		 Elly Hood
432
1.03% 		 Donald Arnold
159
0.38%
Jun 11, 1987 General Election
 Ernie Ross(I)
24,916
53.35% 		 John Donnelly
8,390
17.97% 		 Alasdair Morgan
7,164
15.34% 		 Rosemary Lonie
5,922
12.68% 		 Stephen Matthewson
308
0.66%
Jun 09, 1983 General Election
 Ernie Ross(I)
20,288
43.46% 		 David Senior
10,138
21.72% 		 Elizabeth Dick
7,976
17.09% 		 James Lynch
7,973
17.08% 		 Patrick Marks
302
0.65%
Date Type Results
May 03, 1979 General Election
 Ernie Ross
23,654
47.25% 		 Jim Fairlie
13,197
26.36% 		 Ian Stevenson
12,892
25.75% 		 Raymond Anthony Mennie
316
0.63%
Oct 10, 1974 General Election
 Peter Doig(I)
19,480
41.01% 		 Jim Fairlie
16,678
35.11% 		 Charles G. Findlay
8,769
18.46% 		 Richard Hewett
2,195
4.62% 		 Harry McLevy
381
0.80%
Feb 28, 1974 General Election
 Peter Doig(I)
22,193
43.03% 		 Maureen Tomison
15,745
30.53% 		 Jim Fairlie
12,959
25.13% 		 Harry McLevy
673
1.31%
Date Type Results
Jun 18, 1970 General Election
 Peter Doig(I)
26,271
51.54% 		 John A. Payne
19,449
38.16% 		 J. A. Shepherd
4,441
8.71% 		 Harry McLevy
809
1.59%
Mar 31, 1966 General Election
 Peter Doig(I)
26,705
53.71% 		 Colin A. Macnab
18,345
36.90% 		 J. Wilfred Cruddas
3,454
6.95% 		 David P. Bowman
1,217
2.45%
Oct 15, 1964 General Election
 Peter Doig(I)
27,090
53.34% 		 Henry C. Scarlett
22,473
44.25% 		 David P. Bowman
1,228
2.42%
Nov 21, 1963 By-election
 Peter Doig
22,449
50.56% 		 Robert R. Taylor
17,494
39.40% 		 James C. Lees
3,285
7.40% 		 David P. Bowman
1,170
2.64%
Oct 08, 1959 General Election
 John Strachey(I)
25,857
49.64% 		 Robert R. Taylor
25,143
48.27% 		 David P. Bowman
1,087
2.09%
May 26, 1955 General Election
 John Strachey(I)
26,082
50.52% 		 Gordon H. M. Pirie
24,208
46.89% 		 David P. Bowman
1,335
2.59%
Date Type Results
Oct 25, 1951 General Election
 John Strachey(I)
29,020
51.60% 		 John Junor
25,714
45.72% 		 David P. Bowman
1,508
2.68%
Feb 23, 1950 General Election
 John Strachey(I)
28,386
53.50% 		 Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn
23,685
44.64% 		 Colin J. Canning
986
1.86%

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