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84:Incumbent
32:Liz Smith
1360:Category
1143:(1 seat)
1102:(Greens)
1057:Stirling
807:Archived
640:Archived
569:for the
330:Cricinfo
328:Source:
312:Last ODI
287:Scotland
943:in the
861:21 June
592:in the
588:at the
578:in 2011
574:in 2007
542:by the
485:Ireland
477:England
462:Cumbria
401:in the
397:at the
387:in 2011
383:in 2007
306:England
267:Bowling
259:Batting
1141:Greens
1133:Labour
1055:(SNP,
1045:(SNP,
1035:(SNP,
1025:(SNP,
1005:(SNP,
995:(SNP,
985:(SNP,
975:(SNP,
839:26 May
509:Munros
505:Slioch
289:(2001)
1114:(Con)
1108:(Con)
1096:(Lab)
1090:(Con)
1084:(Con)
1078:(Lab)
598:Perth
594:Perth
544:SNP's
536:Perth
481:ducks
407:Perth
403:Perth
97:
39:
863:2016
841:2016
582:2016
580:and
391:2016
389:and
197:Born
69:for
1125:SNP
355:CBE
41:MSP
37:CBE
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