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| SNP's Mark McDonald wins Aberdeen Donside by-election | SNP's Mark McDonald wins Aberdeen Donside by-election |
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| The SNP's Mark McDonald has won the Aberdeen Donside Holyrood by-election. | The SNP's Mark McDonald has won the Aberdeen Donside Holyrood by-election. |
| It followed the death of the SNP MSP Brian Adam, who died in April aged 64, after a battle with cancer. | It followed the death of the SNP MSP Brian Adam, who died in April aged 64, after a battle with cancer. |
| Mr McDonald secured 9,814 votes - down more than 5,000 on the 2011 result - while Labour's Willie Young in second got 7,789. The turnout was 38.8%. | |
| Lib Dem Christine Jardine was third and Conservative Ross Thomson was fourth. Mr McDonald said: "I will work hard to earn trust, as Brian Adam did." | |
| He added: "I cannot help thinking of Brian Adam at this time." | |
| He said his top priority was to fight the closure of schools. | He said his top priority was to fight the closure of schools. |
| Mr McDonald thanked his family and the people of Donside after the result. | |
| The SNP politician received just over 2,000 votes more than his Labour rival. | |
| First Minister Alex Salmond said it was a "fantastic" win. | |
| The electorate for the Aberdeen Donside constituency was 60,242. The total number of valid votes was 23,378 ,with 18 rejected votes. | |
| The result came just after 01:50 on Friday. | The result came just after 01:50 on Friday. |