Here are the most recent election results for the Aberdeenshire East constituency.
Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.
| Name | Aberdeenshire East |
| Region | Scotland |
| Current Status | Abolished |
| Election | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Election 1979 | Conservative | |
| Election 1974 (October) | SNP | |
| Election 1974 (February) | SNP | |
View full Election 1979 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 16,827 | 42.82% | +7.35% | |
| SNP | 16,269 | 41.40% | -7.06% | |
| Labour | 6,201 | 15.78% | +6.35% | |
| Majority | 558 | 1.42% | ||
| Turnout | 39,297 | 72.38% | +1.91% | |
| Electorate | 54,292 | |||
Swing from SNP to CON | 7.21% | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 6.71% | |||
Swing from LAB to CON | 0.50% | |||
| Conservative gain from SNP | ||||
View full Election 1974 (October) results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 16,304 | 48.46% | -2.31% | |
| Conservative | 11,933 | 35.47% | +0.48% | |
| Labour | 3,173 | 9.43% | +2.74% | |
| Liberal | 2,232 | 6.63% | -0.92% | |
| Majority | 4,371 | 12.99% | ||
| Turnout | 33,642 | 70.48% | -6.12% | |
| Electorate | 47,736 | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 2.52% | |||
Swing from SNP to CON | 1.39% | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 1.13% | |||
| SNP hold | ||||
View full Election 1974 (February) results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 18,333 | 50.77% | N/A | |
| Conservative | 12,634 | 34.99% | N/A | |
| Liberal | 2,727 | 7.55% | N/A | |
| Labour | 2,416 | 6.69% | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,699 | 15.78% | ||
| Turnout | 36,110 | 76.59% | N/A | |
| Electorate | 47,147 | |||
| SNP win | ||||