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[[Kirsty Blackman]] is the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) MP for Aberdeen North, having won the seat in the May 2015 general election. <ref name= "Blackman"> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-32641223 Election 2015: Alex Salmond hails roar of 'Scottish lion'] ''BBC News'', 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015 </ref>  
 
[[Kirsty Blackman]] is the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) MP for Aberdeen North, having won the seat in the May 2015 general election. <ref name= "Blackman"> [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-32641223 Election 2015: Alex Salmond hails roar of 'Scottish lion'] ''BBC News'', 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015 </ref>  
  
Blackman defeated the [[Labour Party]] candidate [[Richard Baker]], who previously held the seat since 2003, with a majority vote of 13,396 and gaining a 56% share of the vote. <ref name= "Blackman"/>
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Blackman defeated the [[Labour Party]] candidate [[Richard Baker]], who previously held the seat since 2003, with a majority vote of 13,396 and gaining a 56 per cent share of the vote. <ref name= "Blackman"/>
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Ms Blackman, following the 2015 general election result, was appointed Shadow SNP Spokesperson for the [[House of Lords]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/Commons/Kirsty-Blackman/4357 Kirsty Blackman Biography]Parliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015</ref>
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==Affiliations==
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*Secretary of the [[British Offshore Oil and Gas Industry All-Party Parliamentary Group]] as of July 2015
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*[[Scottish Affairs Committee]]
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 25 September 2015

Kirsty Blackman is the Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for Aberdeen North, having won the seat in the May 2015 general election. [1]

Blackman defeated the Labour Party candidate Richard Baker, who previously held the seat since 2003, with a majority vote of 13,396 and gaining a 56 per cent share of the vote. [1]

Ms Blackman, following the 2015 general election result, was appointed Shadow SNP Spokesperson for the House of Lords.[2]

Affiliations


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  1. 1.0 1.1 Election 2015: Alex Salmond hails roar of 'Scottish lion' BBC News, 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015
  2. Kirsty Blackman BiographyParliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015