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*Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, 1992-97<ref name="PARL"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-kirkwood-of-kirkhope/635 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhop] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 19 December 2014 </ref>
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Kirkwood held the seat of Roxburgh, Berwickshire and Selkirk, a [[Liberal Democrats]] stronghold, for twenty-two years before his retirement consistently polling over 45% of the vote.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1260/berwickshire-roxburgh-and-selkirk Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency] ''Guardian'', accessed 19 December 2014 </ref>
  
Kirkwood held the seat of Roxburgh, Berwickshire and Selkirk, a [[Liberal Democrats]] stronghold, for twenty-two years before his retirement consistently polling over 45% of the vote.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1260/berwickshire-roxburgh-and-selkirk Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency] ''Guardian'', accessed 19 December 2014 </ref>
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During his time in parliament he was the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip from 1992 to 1997.<ref name="PARL"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-kirkwood-of-kirkhope/635 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhop] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 19 December 2014 </ref>
  
 
==Interests==
 
==Interests==

Latest revision as of 17:05, 19 December 2014

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Archy Kirkwood (Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope) is a former Liberal Democrats member of parliament for Roxburgh, Berwickshire and Selkirk from 1983 until 2005[1], when he was made a peer in the House of Lords, joining on the 10 June.

Parliament

Kirkwood held the seat of Roxburgh, Berwickshire and Selkirk, a Liberal Democrats stronghold, for twenty-two years before his retirement consistently polling over 45% of the vote.[2]

During his time in parliament he was the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip from 1992 to 1997.[3]

Interests

Contact

Email: kirkwooda@parliament.uk

Notes

  1. Archy Kirkwood Liberal Democrats, accessed 19 December 2014
  2. Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency Guardian, accessed 19 December 2014
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhop Parliament.UK, accessed 19 December 2014