Michael Connarty
Michael Connarty (born September 3, 1947 in Coatbridge ) is a Scottish politician .
Life
Connarty was born in Coatbridge in 1947. He attended the University of Stirling , which he left in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He then moved to Jordanhill Educational College and graduated in 1975 with a higher education diploma. Until he was elected to the British House of Commons , he taught economics. Connarty is married, father of two and grandfather of three.
Political career
For the first time Connarty went to the general election in 1983 for elections at the national level. He ran for the Labor Party for the Stirling constituency mandate , but was defeated by the Conservative Michael Forsyth . Despite winning votes, he missed entry into the House of Commons in the 1987 general election against Forsyth.
At the general election in 1992 Connarty candidate in the constituency of Falkirk East . In doing so, he inherited his party colleague Harry Ewing , who no longer ran for these elections. Despite losing votes compared to Ewing's previous result, Connarty held the mandate for the Labor Party and moved into the British House of Commons for the first time.
In the subsequent elections in 1997 , he increased his share of the vote to 56.1% and thus kept his mandate safe. Following the elections, Connarty took the position of Parliamentary Private Secretary under Junior Secretary of Tourism and Film, Thomas Clarke , and held it until 1998. In the 2001 election , Connarty defended his mandate for Falkirk East before the constituency ended was dissolved.
For the general election in 2005 Connarty ran in the newly created constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk , in which parts of his former constituency had been absorbed. He received 47.7% of the vote and thus retained a seat in parliament. After Connarty was able to defend his mandate for Linlithgow and East Falkirk in the 2010 elections , he resigned from the House of Commons after the SNP had gained massive votes in the 2015 general election . The mandate went to the SNP candidate Martyn Day .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Biographical information ( memento of the original from April 1, 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.
- ↑ Michael Connarty in Hansard (English)
- ↑ Results of the parliamentary elections in 1983 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 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 in 1987 ( Memento of the original from May 8, 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 in 1992 ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2016 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.
- ↑ a b Results of the lower house elections in 1997 and 2001 ( 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 lower house elections 2005 ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 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 2010 general election ( Memento of the original from May 2, 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 2015
Web links
- Michael Connarty online presence
- Michael Connarty at Hansard (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Connarty, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 3, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coatbridge |