This year’s election is just weeks away, and for one of the first times in British history the race for the keys for Number 10 are far from a two horse race.
And by far the most contentious horse in this race would be the former first minister Alex Salmond, who will be running for a seat in Westminster.
But to even get near Downing Street Mr Salmond must first be elected in Gordon, a constituency that has been a safe Liberal Democrat seat since it was first created in the 1983 general election, and has been held by Malcolm Bruce, deputy leader of the Lib Dems, in every election since.
But now that Mr Bruce has announced that he will not be running in this year’s election, his potential spot in Westminster has been replaced by Christine Jardine, a former journalist for BBC Scotland.
Mrs Jardine has also worked for the Deeside Piper, and claims on her website that “Gordon needs someone who will stand up for the area, not an SNP Yes man doing the bidding of the Central Belt.”
And in the red corner, Labour MP Anne Begg’s assistant Braden Davy has been put forward to challenge the former First Minister for a place in Westminster.
The young candidate has previously been an active member of Aberdeen City Youth Council, a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament for Aberdeen Donside, and studied Economics in Durham.
The Tory candidate is Colin Clark, a north-east born businessman who aims to use his experience in the business world to “improve Gordon’s infrastructure, help support those left behind by the latest oil boom, keep taxes and mortgages low and represent Gordon people at the heart of a Conservative government.”
UKIP have put forward Emily Santos, a nurse from Inverurie. When her candidacy was announced, Ms Santos said: “Alex Salmond has done nothing to save our health service and I’ll be sure to point that out. He and his party squandered away millions to campaign for separation when that money could have gone into providing better services.”
So who do you think will win the hotly contested Gordon seat?