Stewart McDonald (politician)
Stewart McDonald | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow South | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Harris |
| Majority | 12,269 (25.15%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stewart Malcolm McDonald 24 August 1986 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (born 24 August 1986) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Glasgow South constituency since May 2015 and is a member of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.[1]
Born in Castlemilk, Glasgow, his family moved to Govan at the age of 5, as his father was a caretaker at a local primary school. He left Govan High School at 18, and worked in a variety of jobs including as a retail manager and a holiday rep in Tenerife before becoming a parliamentary case worker for Anne McLaughlin MSP.[2] After the 2011 Scottish Parliament Elections, he became a case worker for James Dornan MSP.[3]
Stewart was selected unopposed as the SNP candidate for the Glasgow South constituency in October 2014. In the 2015 UK Parliamentary Election, McDonald was elected with 54.9% of the vote,[4] defeating the Labour incumbent Tom Harris. His total represented the largest number of actual SNP votes in the city, and the largest majority.[4]
McDonald is gay and, on 19 May 2015, gathered with other LGBT SNP MPs, including his near-namesake Stuart McDonald, to campaign for a Yes vote in the Irish referendum on same-sex marriage, being held 3 days later.[5]
References
- ^ "Transport Committee — membership". House of Commons. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs". David Leask. The Herald. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Paterson, Stewart (7 November 2014). "General election: battle for Glasgow". Evening Times. Newsquest. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Glasgow South Parliamentary constituency". BBC Election 2015. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ ""The Gayest Group in Westminster" is urging Ireland to vote Yes to same-sex marriage". BuzzFeed. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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