| Year: | 1997 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency: | Dumfries |
| Turnout: | 78.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Brown, Russell | Labour | 23528 |
| Stevenson, Struan | Conservative | 13885 |
| Higgins, Robert | SNP | 5977 |
| Wallace, Neil | Liberal Democrats | 5487 |
| Parker, David | Referendum | 533 |
| Hunter, Elizabeth | Natural Law | 117 |