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Dumfries |
| Current MSP : |
Elaine Murray |
| Current Party : |
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| Majority 2007 (%) : |
8.5 |
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| 2007 Results: |
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Candidate |
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% change from '03 |
| Elaine Murray | 13707 | 41.02 | +1.05 |
 | Murray Tosh | 10868 | 32.52 | -4.04 |
 | Michael Russell | 6306 | 18.87 | +6.63 |
 | Lynne Hume | 2538 | 7.59 | +0.13 |
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| Winnability |
| Swing req for CON gain | 4.25% | | CON winability* | 5 | | Swing req for SNP gain | 11.07% | | SNP winability* | 45 | | Swing req for LIB gain | 16.71% | | LIB winability* | 32 |
| * This is the rank of each seat according to marginality by party |
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Dumfries
Candidate Profiles |
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Elaine Murray MSP
A member of both the Finance and Education Committee, Dr Elaine Murray is also a Substitute Member of the Local Government and Transport Committee. Educated at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge.
Dr. Murray has worked as a research fellow and senior research officer at the Institute of Food Research, before being elected to Strathclyde Regional Council and then South Ayrshire Council.
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Murray Tosh
Murray Tosh has been an MSP for the West of Scotland Region since 2003.
He was as a Regional Member for the South of Scotland in the 1999 election.
He is currently a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.
Tosh was a councillor on the former Kyle and Carrick District Council.
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Michael Russell
Michael was born in Bromley in Kent in 1953 and was educated at Marr College in Troon and Edinburgh University where he graduated with an MA in Scottish History and Literature. Michael was the SNP's Chief Executive for the SNP from 1994 until his election in 1999.
He directed the 1997 General Election campaign and the by-elections in Perth and Paisley South.
He was MSP for South of Scotland (1999-2003) and Shadow Minister for Children and Education, and SNP spokesperson on Culture, Broadcasting and Gaelic, as well as serving on the Parliament's Education, Culture and Sport Committee. Russell lost his seat in 2003.
His website is here.
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Lynne Hume
Lynne Hume is a lecturer at Borders College, and also operates her own outside catering business. The Lib Dem activist is also a partner in her family's farm.
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Constituency Comments
Let everyone know how the party campaigns are going locally. Using the form below you can add your comments about the candidates, their chances of election and how well they are campaigning on the ground.
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Remember Mundell's seat goes further North and doesn't have Dumfries in it. He should be ok considering how many Tory councillors have got in throughout the DCT constituency. I do agree though that Tosh was a mistake, not much personality and little known out with the Parliamentary circles. You would have thought in this supposed hotbed of Conservatism in the Dumfries and Moffat area they could have found someone more local with a bit of personality to stand. Although Elaine Murray is not exactly strong in the personality department it has to be said.
Posted by Webwatcher on 8/5/2007
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I hope Mundell is in trouble Fred. I'd rather see a labour MP in there than Mundell given his antics.
Posted by Star on 8/5/2007
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Good result for Elaine Murray. What does this mean for the Westminster election? Is Mundell in trouble?
Posted by Fred on 7/5/2007
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I can only shrug my shoulders and think that Tosh (who was a West of Scotland MSP until this election) should never have been parachuted into this electorate. It's a sad state of affairs when the party couldn't pick a local but had to get a blow in from the north!
Posted by expatinOZ on 5/5/2007
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Anybody know the list vote here? Weber Shandwick do you have them -these would be a useful addition to see where tactical voting occurs. All the best - the site has been great and thanks for providing it. Paul : )
Posted by PaulW on 5/5/2007
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