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− | Sir [[Menzies Campbell]] | + | Sir [[Menzies Campbell]] was the [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for North East Fife from 1987 to 2015. He was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sir- |
menzies-campbell/627 Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> | menzies-campbell/627 Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> | ||
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+ | In October 2013 he announced he would not be standing in the 2015 election.<ref> Connor Beaton [http://thetarge.co.uk/article/current-affairs/0120/menzies-campbell-mp-begins-process-of-retiring Menzies Campbell MP begins ‘process of retiring’] ''The Targe'', 9 October 2013, accessed 11 May 2015.</ref> His replacement was [[Tim Brett]] who lost by 4,344 votes to the [[SNP]]'s [[Stephen Gethins]].<ref> BBC News [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000049 Fife North East], accessed 11 May 2015.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== |
Latest revision as of 16:03, 11 May 2015
Sir Menzies Campbell was the Liberal Democrats MP for North East Fife from 1987 to 2015. He was leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007.[1]
In October 2013 he announced he would not be standing in the 2015 election.[2] His replacement was Tim Brett who lost by 4,344 votes to the SNP's Stephen Gethins.[3]
Notes
- ↑ [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sir- menzies-campbell/627 Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Connor Beaton Menzies Campbell MP begins ‘process of retiring’ The Targe, 9 October 2013, accessed 11 May 2015.
- ↑ BBC News Fife North East, accessed 11 May 2015.