Election Declaration of constituency result

Constituency Date of election Thursday, 5 May, 2016 ABERDEENSHIRE WEST

Electorate 59,576 Total votes cast 35,281 Turnout 59.22 %

I, JIM SAVEGE , being the Returning Officer for the ABERDEENSHIRE WEST Constituency, hereby give notice that the total number of votes cast for each candidate in the said election was as follows:-

Candidate Description Number Share of votes ALEXANDER BURNETT SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVE 13,400 38.07 % AND UNIONIST PARTY SARAH CHRISTINA DUNCAN PARTY 2,036 5.78 %

DENNIS ROBERTSON 12,500 35.51 % (SNP) MIKE RUMBLES SCOTTISH LIBERAL 7,262 20.63 % DEMOCRATS Total Valid Votes 35,198 100.00 %

Reason for rejection Number Share of votes Lack of official mark or unique identifying mark 0 0 % Voting for more than one candidate 10 12.05 % Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified 0 0 % Unmarked or void for uncertainty 73 87.95 % Total Rejected Votes 83 100.00 %

The following candidate is duly elected to serve as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the ABERDEENSHIRE WEST constituency: ALEXANDER BURNETT SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST PARTY

JIM SAVEGE Constituency Returning Officer 6th May, 2016 Ct5-SPC-Results Sheet (C) Scottish Parliament Election Declaration of regional votes cast in a constituency

Constituency ABERDEEN SHIRE WE ST Date of election Thursday 5 May 2016

Electorate 59,576 Total votes cast 35,274 Turnout 59.21 %

I, JIM SAVEGE , being the Returning Officer for the ABERDEENSHIRE WEST Constituency, hereby give notice that the total number of votes cast for each regional party or individual candidate named in the regional list paper in the election was as follows:-

Party/c andidate Description Number Share of votes 41 0.12 % COMMUNIST PARTY Scottish Communist Party OF BRITAIN 49 0.14 % RISE – RESPECT, INDEPENDENCE, SOCIALISM AND ENVIRONMENTALISM 204 0.58 % SCOTTISH CHRISTIAN Scottish Christian Party “Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship” PARTY “PROCLAIMING CHRIST’S LORDSHIP” 13,606 38.63 % for a Strong Opposition SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST PARTY 1,719 4.88 % SCOTTISH GREEN Maggie Chapman for North East PARTY 2,184 6.20 % SCOTTISH LABOUR Choose kids, not cuts PARTY 4,804 13.64 % SCOTTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS 78 0.22 % SCOTTISH Free Speech, Free Markets, Free LIBERTARIAN PARTY People

JIM SAVEGE Constituency Returning Officer 6th May, 2016 Ct5-SPC-Results Sheet (C) 48 0.13 % SCOTTISH NATIONAL FRONT 11,807 33.52 % SCOTTISH NATIONAL Nicola Sturgeon for First Minister PARTY (SNP) 70 0.20 % SOLIDARITY – Tommy Sheridan – IndyRef2 SCOTLAND’S SOCIALIST MOVEMENT 613 1.74 % UK INDEPENDENCE UKIP PARTY (UKIP) Total Valid Votes 35,223 100.00 %

Reason for rejection Number Share of votes Lack of official mark or unique identifying mark 0 0 % Voting for more than one candidate 4 7.84 % Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified 0 0 % Unmarked or void for uncertainty 47 92.16 % Total Rejected Votes 51 100.00%

JIM SAVEGE Constituency Returning Officer 6th May, 2016 Ct5-SPC-Results Sheet (C)