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Nicola Sturgeon: general election record

Nicola Sturgeon led the SNP at 3 general elections (2015, 2017, 2019). Seats, vote share and outcome of each.

ElectionPartySeatsVote shareVotesOutcome
2019Scottish National Party48 / 6503.9%1,242,380Not the largest party
2017Scottish National Party35 / 6503.0%977,568Not the largest party
2015Scottish National Party56 / 6504.7%1,454,436Not the largest party
0142842562015: 5620152017: 3520172019: 482019
Seats won at each general election as leader

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Questions and answers

How many general elections did Nicola Sturgeon fight as party leader?

3: 2015 (Scottish National Party, 56 seats), 2017 (Scottish National Party, 35 seats), 2019 (Scottish National Party, 48 seats).

What was Nicola Sturgeon's best general election result?

56 seats at the 2015 general election, with 4.7% of the vote.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data