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Swinney had represented the constituency for the SNP since the first Scottish election in 1999. He was the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, and was SNP leader from 2000 to 2004.
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1096:2011–
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358:Blairgowrie
260:Westminster
127:Angus South
118:Replaced by
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1581:Categories
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1334:Midlothian
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1324:Linlithgow
858:Candidate
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455:Candidate
185:See also:
1647:Pitlochry
1536:Dumbarton
1367:Kirkcaldy
1025:Footnotes
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346:Highlands
209:Kirkcaldy
92:Abolished
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1488:Dumfries
1392:Stirling
1286:Lothians
1276:Shetland
1043:Archived
378:Election
300:and the
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152:Holyrood
70:Scotland
41:for the
1627:Brechin
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