Martin Docherty
Martin Docherty MP |
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Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | Gemma Doyle |
Majority | 14,171 (27.7%) |
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Born | Martin John Docherty 21 January 1971 Clydebank, Scotland |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Alma mater | Glasgow Metropolitan College University of Essex Glasgow School of Art |
Martin John Docherty (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire since May 2015. He defeated incumbent Gemma Doyle, winning 30,198 votes and 59.0%.[1][2]
Early life and education
Docherty was raised by his parents in Clydebank, and began working from the age of 16.[3] He studied at the Glasgow College of Food Technology, now City of Glasgow College, graduating with an HND in Business Administration in 1997.[3] He subsequently obtained a degree in Politics from the University of Essex and attended the Glasgow School of Art for his masters degree.[3] On finishing his studies Martin returned to Clydebank and worked for a decade for the West Dunbartonshire Community and Volunteering Services (WDCVS).[3]
Political career
He joined the SNP in 1991, and was elected one year later as Scotland's youngest councillor to the-then Clydebank District Council on May 1992, at the age of 21, until 31 March 1996.[4] He was elected to the third seat of the Anderston/City ward of the Glasgow City Council on 3 May 2012 polling 1,057 votes and 19.9% and exceeding the quota on the second count, becoming a Bailie until 14 May 2015. He was then selected as the SNP candidate for the West Dunbartonshire constituency in the 2015 UK general election, in which he defeated the incumbent Gemma Doyle. As a consequence of him becoming an MP, he stepped down from his position on Glasgow City Council.
References
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Martin Docherty on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Profile on SNP website
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire 2015–present |
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