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In the 2015 general election Sheppard defeated the [[Labour Party]] candidate [[Sheila Gilmore]], who had held the seat since 2010 <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sheila-gilmore/3965 Sheila Gilmoure] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 29 May 2015 </ref>, with a majority of 9,106. <ref> | In the 2015 general election Sheppard defeated the [[Labour Party]] candidate [[Sheila Gilmore]], who had held the seat since 2010 <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sheila-gilmore/3965 Sheila Gilmoure] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 29 May 2015 </ref>, with a majority of 9,106. <ref> | ||
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000022 Edinburgh East parliamentary constituency] ''BBC News'', 8 May 2015, accessed 29 May 2015 </ref> | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000022 Edinburgh East parliamentary constituency] ''BBC News'', 8 May 2015, accessed 29 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | After the general election in November 2015, Sheppard was appointed to the Select Committee on Privileges. <ref>[https://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/analysis/arrivals-moves-departures-latest-appointments-civil-service-politics-and-public-1 Dods people, 'Arrivals, moves and departures'], Civil Service World, accessed 3 November 2015</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 11:04, 3 November 2015
Tommy Sheppard is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East. [1]
In the 2015 general election Sheppard defeated the Labour Party candidate Sheila Gilmore, who had held the seat since 2010 [2], with a majority of 9,106. [3]
After the general election in November 2015, Sheppard was appointed to the Select Committee on Privileges. [4]
Background
In 1993 Sheppard was appointed assistant general secretary of the Labour Party under John Smith but three years later was asked to leave by Tony Blair. [5] He removed himself from politics setting up a comedy club in Edinburgh called The Stand but the 2014 independence referendum prompted Sheppard to join the SNP and he became actively involved in the 'YES' campaign. [6]
Notes
- ↑ Tommy Sheppard MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 29 May 2015
- ↑ Sheila Gilmoure www.parliament.uk, accessed 29 May 2015
- ↑ Edinburgh East parliamentary constituency BBC News, 8 May 2015, accessed 29 May 2015
- ↑ Dods people, 'Arrivals, moves and departures', Civil Service World, accessed 3 November 2015
- ↑ Tommy Sheppard MP SNP, accessed 29 May 2015
- ↑ Tommy Sheppard, local councillor turned comedy impresario, is elected MP The List, 8 May 2015, accessed 29 May 2015
