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| − | [[Mhairi Black]] is | + | [[Mhairi Black]] is the [[Scottish National Party]] MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South having won the seat in the May 2015 General Election. <ref> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000053 Election 2015] BBC, accessed 7 May 2015 </ref> |
| − | At just 20 years of age, Black | + | At just 20 years of age, Black challenged Labour candidate [[Douglas Alexander]] for the seat in Scotland, which had previously been a secure Labour seat for a number of years. Described as a 'rising star' she was said however, to have 'found herself at the epicentre of the hurricane which seems to have swept through Scotland since the independence referendum last September,' <ref> [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/snp-hopeful-mhairi-black-people-5639687 SNP hopeful Mhairi Black: "People want a change."] ''Daily Record'', 5 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015 </ref> with recent polls suggesting that Black could be set to overhaul Alexander who held a majority of 16,614 in the 2010 election. |
| − | Black is a student at the [[University of Glasgow]] and is set to take her final exams in politics after the election | + | Black is a student at the [[University of Glasgow]] and is set to take her final exams in politics after the election.<ref> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/SNP/11574555/Head-butts-Nazis-and-sham-campaigns-The-scandals-linked-to-the-SNP-firebrands-who-could-be-MPs.html Head-butts, Nazis and 'sham' campaigns: The scandals linked to the SNP firebrands who could be MPs] ''The Telegraph'', 2 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015 </ref> She is now also Britain's youngest MP since 1667. |
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| + | The Guardian noted that Black 'was up against one of the best-known Labour MPs left in Scotland, Douglas Alexander, who was defending a majority of more than 16,000.' <ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/08/snp-mhairi-black-20-labour-student-mp Mhairi Black: the 20-year-old who beat a Labour heavyweight] ''The Guardian'', 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015 </ref> Despite this, Black was able to win the seat in 2015 with 51% of the vote share and a majority of 5,684. <ref> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/SNP/11591144/SNPs-Mhairi-Black-becomes-Britains-youngest-MP-since-1667-after-defeating-Douglas-Alexander.html SNP's Mhairi Black becomes Britain's youngest MP since 1667 after defeating Douglas Alexander] ''The Telegraph'', 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:28, 8 May 2015
Mhairi Black is the Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South having won the seat in the May 2015 General Election. [1]
At just 20 years of age, Black challenged Labour candidate Douglas Alexander for the seat in Scotland, which had previously been a secure Labour seat for a number of years. Described as a 'rising star' she was said however, to have 'found herself at the epicentre of the hurricane which seems to have swept through Scotland since the independence referendum last September,' [2] with recent polls suggesting that Black could be set to overhaul Alexander who held a majority of 16,614 in the 2010 election.
Black is a student at the University of Glasgow and is set to take her final exams in politics after the election.[3] She is now also Britain's youngest MP since 1667.
The Guardian noted that Black 'was up against one of the best-known Labour MPs left in Scotland, Douglas Alexander, who was defending a majority of more than 16,000.' [4] Despite this, Black was able to win the seat in 2015 with 51% of the vote share and a majority of 5,684. [5]
Notes
- ↑ Election 2015 BBC, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ SNP hopeful Mhairi Black: "People want a change." Daily Record, 5 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Head-butts, Nazis and 'sham' campaigns: The scandals linked to the SNP firebrands who could be MPs The Telegraph, 2 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Mhairi Black: the 20-year-old who beat a Labour heavyweight The Guardian, 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015
- ↑ SNP's Mhairi Black becomes Britain's youngest MP since 1667 after defeating Douglas Alexander The Telegraph, 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015
