1979 General Election - Edinburgh Pentlands
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh Pentlands |
| Turnout | 76.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Rifkind, Malcolm | Conservative | 17,684 |
| Johnstone, AJ | Labour | 16,486 |
| Luckhurst, C | Liberal | 5,919 |
| Maxwell, S | SNP | 4,934 |