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Graeme Morrice
Graeme Morrice
Member of Parliament ; for Livingston
	In office; 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	Jim Devine
Succeeded by	Hannah Bardell
Majority	10,791 (22.5%)
Personal details
Born	23 February 1959 (age 65); Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland
Nationality	British
Residence	Livingston
Alma mater	Edinburgh Napier University
Website	www.graememorricemp.co.uk

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Graeme Morrice (born 23 February 1959)^[1] is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 2010−2015.

Early life and education

Edinburgh born he was educated at the Mauldeth Road Primary School, Parrs Wood High School^{[citation needed]}, Broxburn Academy and Edinburgh Napier University, where he was awarded a SHND in Business Studies.

Political career

He was a member of West Lothian Council, first elected in 1987. He led the Labour group on the council from 1992–2010. He was the leader of the council, 1995–2007.^[2]

In June 2009, Jim Devine, the Labour MP for Livingston, was charged with false accounting and party officials decided that he would not be allowed to stand as a Labour candidate in the election in the following year.^[3] Morrice was subsequently selected as Labour's candidate for the 2010 election and was elected with a majority of 10,791 votes,^[4] While an MP, he was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Denham from 2010 to 2011 when Mr Denham was Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. He was then the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Curran, during the period that she was Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.^[5] From January 2013 until May 2015 he held a further Parliamentary Private Secretary post, to Harriet Harman MP, who at that time was both Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. He was previously a member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee.

He stood again in 2015 but was defeated, with a swing of 31 percent to the SNP.^[6]

References

^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ Graeme Morrice^{[dead link]}
^ "Sleaze watchdog launches probe into Devine expenses". The Scotsman. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ Livingston Results - 2010 BBC Website
^ "MP is 'eyes and ears' for Curran". The Scotsman. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ BBC General Election 2015 - Livingston

External links

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Preceded by Jim Devine	Member of Parliament for Livingston 2010 – 2015	Succeeded by Hannah Bardell

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[1] "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

[2] Graeme Morrice^{[dead link]}

[3] "Sleaze watchdog launches probe into Devine expenses". The Scotsman. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[4] Livingston Results - 2010 BBC Website

[5] "MP is 'eyes and ears' for Curran". The Scotsman. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[6] BBC General Election 2015 - Livingston

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 In June 2009, [[Jim Devine]], the Labour MP for Livingston, was charged with false accounting and party officials decided that he would not be allowed to stand as a Labour candidate in the election in the following year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/sleaze-watchdog-launches-probe-into-devine-expenses-1-1210043 |title=Sleaze watchdog launches probe into Devine expenses |work=The Scotsman |date=20 June 2009 |accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref> Morrice was subsequently selected as Labour's candidate for the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010 election]] and was elected with a majority of 10,791 votes,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/843.stm Livingston Results - 2010] BBC Website</ref> While an MP, he was the [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[John Denham (politician)|John Denham]] from 2010 to 2011 when Mr Denham was Labour's [[Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]]. He was then the Parliamentary Private Secretary to [[Margaret Curran]], during the period that she was [[Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=MP is ‘eyes and ears’ for Curran |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/mp-is-eyes-and-ears-for-curran-1-2178005 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=16 March 2012|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref> From January 2013 until May 2015 he held a further Parliamentary Private Secretary post, to [[Harriet Harman]] MP, who at that time was both Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and [[Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]]. He was previously a member of the [[Scottish Affairs Select Committee]].
-He stood again in [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015]] but was defeated, with a swing of 25.9 percent to the SNP.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000044 BBC General Election 2015 - Livingston]</ref>
+He stood again in [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015]] but was defeated, with a swing of 31 percent to the SNP.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000044 BBC General Election 2015 - Livingston]</ref>
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