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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>
 
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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Revision as of 09:28, 10 November 2015

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]

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Notes

  1. Lib Dems step up Scottish campaign after polling boost The Guardian, 27 April 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
  2. Ross election count sees history in making as SNP surge to a landslide Ross-Shire Journal, 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015
  3. General Election: When the big names will lose their seats Mirror, 7 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
  4. Ian Blackford selected as SNP candidate for Ross, Skye and Lochaber West Highland Free Press, 20 January 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
  5. Ian Blackford BiographyParliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015
  6. 'Freedom Declared: Who we are', Freedom Declared website, undated, accessed 6 November 2015