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Five to do battle in Perthshire North constituency as deputy first minister looks to hold seat

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Perthshire North constituency in next month's Scottish election. Nominations closed on Wednesday, with John Swinney the favourite to take the seat for the third time next month.

Mr Swinney has been an MSP since 1999, first for Tayside North and then the Perthshire seat from 2011 after the constituency was redrawn slightly.

In 2016, the deputy first minister won nearly 49 per cent of the vote to defeat Tory Murdo Fraser - who had to make do with a seat on the list - with a majority of 3336.The pair will again battle it out for votes in the region.

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