Constituency Profile
Constituency: |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire |
| Current MSP : | John Lamont |
| Current Party : |  |
| Majority 2007(%) : | 7.73 |
2007 Results: |
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| Candidate | Votes | % | % change from '03 | |
 | John Lamont | 10556 | 41.11 | +10.95 |
 | Euan Robson | 8571 | 33.38 | -7.84 |
 | Aileen Orr | 4127 | 16.07 | +3.56 |
 | Mary Lockhart | 2108 | 8.21 | -4.24 |
Winnability |
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| Swing req for LIB gain | 3.8649% |
| LIB winability* | 5 |
| Swing req for SNP gain | 12.5175% |
| SNP winability* | 49 |
| Swing req for LAB gain | 16.4486% |
| LAB winability* | 27 |
| * This is the rank of each seat according to marginality by party | |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Candidate Profiles
|  John Lamont MSP John Lamont has been selected as the Tory candidate after he increased the party's vote by 6.8% in the same area in the 2005 General election. |
|  Euan Robson Born in February 1954, and educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, Mr Robson had a short career in teaching before going back to University to gain a masters in Political Science. He started his political career as a councillor on Northumberland County Council in the 80s. Elected to the first Scottish Parliament in 1999, he was Lib Dem spokesperson for rural affairs and team leader on fisheries until the start of 2001, when he became spokesperson on justice. Mr Robson is now spokesman on health and communities, a position he has held since June 2003. |
|  Aileen Orr Aileen Orr will be standing for the first time as a candidate in 2007, but has been a long term member of the SNP. |
| Mary Lockhart . |
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