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Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
Member of Parliament; for Aberdeen North
	In office; 8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	Frank Doran
Succeeded by	Election in progress
Majority	TBD
Personal details
Born	Kirsty Ann West; 20 March 1986 (age 38); Aberdeen, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Spouse	Luke Blackman
Children	2
Website	Parliament biography

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Kirsty Ann Blackman (née West; 20 March 1986^[2]^[3]) is a Scottish National Party politician and has been Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North since the May 2015 general election. She has two children. She is the SNP Spokesperson on the House of Lords.^[4]^[5]

Education

She was educated at Robert Gordon's College after winning a scholarship.^[6]

Early political career

She first entered politics when she was elected to Aberdeen City Council as an SNP councillor in the Hilton/Stockethill ward, in the Aberdeen North constituency in the Aberdeen City Council election, 2007 topping the poll in her ward with 1,761 first preferences. Her brother, John West, was also elected for the Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross ward at this time. She was re-elected in Aberdeen City Council election, 2012 with 823 first preferences taking the second seat in the ward. She would become Convener of the SNP group in Aberdeen City Council at this time.^[7]

Member of Parliament

At the 2015 general election, she was elected as Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North. She succeeded Frank Doran, a member of the Labour Party, who had said in October 2013 he would stand down at this election.^[8] She won the seat with 24,793 votes, 13,396 more than the Labour candidate Richard Baker.^[9] In April 2016 she drew attention to the plight of unaccompanied refugee children during a commons debate.^[10]

References

^ "Cllr Kirsty Blackman". Scottish National Party. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Birth certificate of Kirsty Ann West, 20 March 1986, Aberdeen District 571/02 0053 – National Records of Scotland
^ Scott, Kirsty (13 June 2007). "Fresh-faced challenge". The Guardian. UK: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
^ "Kirsty Blackman". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Scottish National Party Spokespersons". UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs (From Herald Scotland)". Heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ Staff (8 May 2015). "Blackman wins Aberdeen North seat for SNP". UK: BBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ Staff (19 October 2013). "Labour MP Frank Doran to step down at 2015 general election". UK: BBC News.
^ Clark, Andrew (8 May 2015). "SNP candidate Kirsty Blackman wins Aberdeen North seat". UK: The Press and Journal.
^ TheyWorkForYou, 19 April 2016

External links

profile at the Scottish National Party website

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
Kirsty Blackman on Twitter

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frank Doran	Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North 2015–present	Incumbent

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[snp-profile-1] "Cllr Kirsty Blackman". Scottish National Party. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Birth certificate of Kirsty Ann West, 20 March 1986, Aberdeen District 571/02 0053 – National Records of Scotland

[3] Scott, Kirsty (13 June 2007). "Fresh-faced challenge". The Guardian. UK: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[4] "Kirsty Blackman". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[5] "Scottish National Party Spokespersons". UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[6] "Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs (From Herald Scotland)". Heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[7] Staff (8 May 2015). "Blackman wins Aberdeen North seat for SNP". UK: BBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[8] Staff (19 October 2013). "Labour MP Frank Doran to step down at 2015 general election". UK: BBC News.

[9] Clark, Andrew (8 May 2015). "SNP candidate Kirsty Blackman wins Aberdeen North seat". UK: The Press and Journal.

[10] TheyWorkForYou, 19 April 2016

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