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| − | + | '''Ian Blackford''' is the [[Scottish National Party]] MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, having won the seat in the May 2015 general election. <ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/27/lib-dems-ramp-up-scottish-campaign-after-polling-data-boost Lib Dems step up Scottish campaign after polling boost] ''The Guardian'', 27 April 2015, accessed 7 May 2015 </ref> Blackford gained 48 per cent of the vote and a majority of 5,124. <ref> [http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/News/Ross-election-count-sees-history-in-making-as-SNP-surge-to-a-landslide-08052015.htm Ross election count sees history in making as SNP surge to a landslide] ''Ross-Shire Journal'', 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015 </ref> | |
| − | Blackford | + | Blackford defeated former [[Liberal Democrats]] leader [[Charles Kennedy]], who had held the seat since 1983. <ref> [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/general-election-big-names-lose-5650436 General Election: When the big names will lose their seats] ''Mirror'', 7 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015 </ref> |
He was only selected to stand for the SNP in this constituency in January 2015, but has previous political experience as national treasurer for the SNP and as a member of the shadow cabinet with responsibility for social security and pensions. <ref> [http://www.whfp.com/2015/01/20/ian-blackford-selected-as-snp-candidate-for-ross-skye-and-lochaber/ Ian Blackford selected as SNP candidate for Ross, Skye and Lochaber] ''West Highland Free Press'', 20 January 2015, accessed 7 May 2015 </ref> | He was only selected to stand for the SNP in this constituency in January 2015, but has previous political experience as national treasurer for the SNP and as a member of the shadow cabinet with responsibility for social security and pensions. <ref> [http://www.whfp.com/2015/01/20/ian-blackford-selected-as-snp-candidate-for-ross-skye-and-lochaber/ Ian Blackford selected as SNP candidate for Ross, Skye and Lochaber] ''West Highland Free Press'', 20 January 2015, accessed 7 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | Blackford was appointed as Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Pensions in May of 2015.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/Commons/Ian-Blackford/4390 Ian Blackford Biography]Parliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Steven Brown]] - Councillor, East Lothian District Council | [[John O'Leary]] <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-01.htm Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 19 April 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief]] <ref>[https://freedomdeclared.org/about/appg/ 'Freedom Declared: Who we are'], Freedom Declared website, undated, accessed 6 November 2015 </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 19 April 2016
Ian Blackford is the Scottish National Party MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, having won the seat in the May 2015 general election. [1] Blackford gained 48 per cent of the vote and a majority of 5,124. [2]
Blackford defeated former Liberal Democrats leader Charles Kennedy, who had held the seat since 1983. [3] He was only selected to stand for the SNP in this constituency in January 2015, but has previous political experience as national treasurer for the SNP and as a member of the shadow cabinet with responsibility for social security and pensions. [4]
Blackford was appointed as Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Pensions in May of 2015.[5]
Staff
Steven Brown - Councillor, East Lothian District Council | John O'Leary [6]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Lib Dems step up Scottish campaign after polling boost The Guardian, 27 April 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Ross election count sees history in making as SNP surge to a landslide Ross-Shire Journal, 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015
- ↑ General Election: When the big names will lose their seats Mirror, 7 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Ian Blackford selected as SNP candidate for Ross, Skye and Lochaber West Highland Free Press, 20 January 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Ian Blackford BiographyParliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015
- ↑ Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 19 April 2016
- ↑ 'Freedom Declared: Who we are', Freedom Declared website, undated, accessed 6 November 2015
