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REID, Alan |
Argyll & Bute |
Liberal Democrat |
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Member for Argyll and Bute since 2001. Committees: Member, Scottish Select Committee since 2010; Member, Broadcasting Committee 2001-05; Vice-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Scotch Whisky Group. Political career: Liberal Democrat Whip 2009-10; Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Scotland 2007-10; Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland 2006-10; Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Information Technology 2005-06; Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry 2005-06; Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Scotland 2004-05; Liberal Democrat Whip 2002-05; Councillor, Renfrew District Council 1988-96. Special political interests: Environment, employment, fuel tax, health, fishing industry, local issues, elderly, farming, rural development, international affairs. Profession/Trade: Computer programmer. Education: Strathclyde University, BSc (Hons) Pure and Applied Maths. b. 7 August 1954, Ayr. Single. |
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| LIB DEM HOLD |
Votes |
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+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Lib Dem |
14,292 |
31.6 |
-4.9 |
15,786 |
36.5 |
| Conservative |
10,861 |
24.0 |
0.5 |
10,150 |
23.5 |
| Labour |
10,274 |
22.7 |
0.3 |
9,696 |
22.4 |
| SNP |
8,563 |
18.9 |
3.4 |
6,716 |
15.5 |
| Green |
789 |
1.7 |
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| Independent |
272 |
0.6 |
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| Scottish Jacobite |
156 |
0.3 |
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| Majority |
3,431 |
7.6 |
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5,636 |
13.0 |
| Turnout |
45,207 |
67.3 |
3.1 |
43,229 |
64.2 |
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