Paul Martin (politician, 1967)

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Paul Martin

Paul Martin (born March 17, 1967 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .

Life

Martin attended All Saints Secondary School and Barmulloch College in Glasgow. From 1993 he was a member of the Glasgow Council.

Political career

In the Scottish parliamentary elections in 1999 , Martin ran for the constituency of Glasgow Springburn and won the mandate with a clear lead over the candidate of the SNP . As a result, he moved into the newly created Scottish Parliament . He defended his mandate in the parliamentary elections in 2003 and 2007 . In the course of the 2011 constituency revision, the Glasgow Springburn constituency was dissolved. Large parts went into the newly created constituency Glasgow Provan , for which Martin ran in the 2011 parliamentary elections. With a clear lead he prevailed against the competition and kept his parliamentary seat. With a loss of votes, Martin lost to the SNP candidate Ivan McKee in the following parliamentary elections in 2016 and subsequently resigned from the Scottish Parliament.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biographical information ( Memento from July 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from September 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website.
  4. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website.
  5. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website.
  6. ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website.
  7. ↑ Results of the general election 2016 on the Scottish Parliament website.

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personal data
SURNAME Martin, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow