Hugh O'Donnell (politician)
Hugh O'Donnell (born May 1, 1952 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician and former member of the Liberal Democrats .
Life
O'Donnell attended Falkirk College of Further Education and graduated with a degree in communications and media studies. He went to Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh and then to Southern Connecticut State University for a bachelor's degree in communications. O'Donnell is married and has a son and daughter.
Political career
British House of Commons
O'Donnell ran several times in general election for the Liberal Democrats. However, he was unable to win a seat in the 2000 elections in the Falkirk West constituency or in the 2001 general election , again for Falkirk West, or in 2005 for Cumbernauld Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East .
Scottish Parliament
In the Scottish parliamentary elections in 1999 , 2003 and 2007 , O'Donnell ran for the constituency of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth but only received the third or fourth highest number of votes and thus missed the entry into the Scottish Parliament via direct mandate. Due to the resignation of Donald Gorrie before the 2007 elections, O'Donnell moved to the first position on the regional electoral list of the Liberal Democrats for the electoral region of Central Scotland and in 2007 won the only mandate for the party in this region. A few months before the end of the legislature, O'Donnell resigned from the party due to disagreements over political orientation and sharply criticized Chairman Tavish Scott . In the 2011 Scottish general election , O'Donnell ran as a non-party, but received only 821 votes.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical information ( Memento from March 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from October 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Results of the lower house elections ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Results of the lower house elections 2005 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ BBC News: Scottish elections: Lib Dem candidate quits party
- ^ Scotsman: MSP quits Lib Dems in protest
- ↑ Results of the 2011 parliamentary elections
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Donnell, Hugh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |