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CARMICHAEL, Rt Hon Alistair |
Orkney & Shetland |
Liberal Democrat |
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Member for Orkney and Shetland since 2001. Committees: Member, Public Accounts Select Committee 2005-06; Member International Development Select Committee 2001-02; Member, Scottish Affairs Committee; Member, All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Archaeology, Beer, British Oil, Gas Industry, Falkland Islands, Fibromyalgia, Fisheries, Kuwait, Music, Wargraves and Battlefield Heritage, Whisky. Political career: Deputy Chief Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) since 2010; Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland July 2007-March 2008 (resigned); Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Transport April 2006-July 2007; LD Deputy Spokesman on Home Affairs May 2005-Mar 2006; Liberal Democrat Deputy Spokesperson on North Ireland 2002-05; Liberal Democrat Scottish Spokesperson on Energy 2001-05. Special political interests: Energy, agriculture, fishing, transport. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Education: Islay High School; Aberdeen University. Languages spoken: French, German. Hobbies: Music, amateur dramatics. b. 15 July 1965, Argyllshire. Married with two children. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| LIB DEM HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Lib Dem |
11,989 |
62.0 |
10.5 |
9,138 |
51.5 |
| Labour |
2,061 |
10.7 |
-3.5 |
2,511 |
14.2 |
| SNP |
2,042 |
10.6 |
0.3 |
1,833 |
10.3 |
| Conservative |
2,032 |
10.5 |
-2.8 |
2,357 |
13.3 |
| UKIP |
1,222 |
6.3 |
3.9 |
424 |
2.4 |
| Majority |
9,928 |
51.3 |
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6,627 |
37.4 |
| Turnout |
19,346 |
58.5 |
4.8 |
17,742 |
53.7 |
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