David Torrance (politician)
David Torrance (born March 13, 1961 in Kirkcaldy ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party .
Torrance attended Balwearie High School and Adam Smith College , which he graduated from with an engineering degree. He has been a member of the SNP since 1981 and was elected council member for the Fife region in 1995 . For the Scottish parliamentary elections in 2011 , Torrance stood as a candidate for the SNP for the constituency of Kirkcaldy . Here he was able to narrowly prevail against the candidate of the Labor Party , Marilyn Livingstone , who had represented the constituency since 1999, and moved into the Scottish Parliament for the first time .
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- ↑ a b Entry on the SNP website
- ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
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SURNAME | Torrance, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirkcaldy |