This constituency no longer exists
It was abolished in the 2023 boundary review. See Gordon and Buchan for the current constituency covering this area. The data below is historical.
Apr 2026
A marginal seat — won by just 819 votes (1.5%) in 2019.
With no recorded votes, speeches, or committee activity in the available data, Richard Thomson presents as one of Westminster's lower-profile MPs at this snapshot in time. No rebel votes, no significant news coverage, and no speech data are recorded for the period under review -- making it difficult to characterise any recent parliamentary activity.
Thomson has represented Gordon since December 2019, sitting for the SNP. As an SNP MP, his party's position is to prioritise Scottish independence and, in practice, SNP members rarely vote on matters deemed purely English or Welsh affairs -- which may partly explain the absence of recorded divisions. However, participation and speech data are absent entirely here, so no meaningful pattern of engagement can be established from this dataset.
SNP regained this seat from Con — last held it in 2015.
Former Member of Parliament

Richard Thomson
Scottish National PartyRichard Thomson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Gordon, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
A marginal seat — won by just 819 votes (1.5%) in 2019.
2019 General Election
2019 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 23,885 | 42.7% | |
Won 2017 GE | Con | 23,066 | 41.3% |
| LD | 5,913 | 10.6% | |
| Lab | 3,052 | 5.5% |
2017 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con | 21,861 | 40.7% | |
Won 2015 GE | SNP | 19,254 | 35.9% |
| Lab | 6,340 | 11.8% | |
| LD | 6,230 | 11.6% |
2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 27,717 | 47.7% | |
Won 2024 GEWon 2019 GEWon 2017 GE | LD | 19,030 | 32.7% |
Won 2017 GE | Con | 6,807 | 11.7% |
| Lab | 3,441 | 5.9% | |
| Ind | 1,166 | 2.0% |
2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD | 17,575 | 36.0% | |
Won 2019 GE | SNP | 10,827 | 22.2% |
| Lab | 9,811 | 20.1% | |
Won 2017 GE | Con | 9,111 | 18.7% |
| Green | 752 | 1.5% | |
| Ind | 699 | 1.4% |
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