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David Torrance (politician)

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Background History
Career
Electoral History
References

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David Herd Torrance (born 13 March 1961) is a Scottish National Party politician, and an elected member of the Scottish Parliament for the Kirkcaldy constituency from 2011.

Background History

Born in Kirkcaldy, David Torrance was educated at Balwearie High School and Adam Smith College, where he gained an HND Mechanical Engineering.

David is a member of the Scout Association, and has been Scout Leader since 1979. He is also the Assistant District Commissioner for Kirkcaldy District Scouts.

Career

David Torrance joined the Scottish National Party in 1981 and was a Fife local Councillor in Fife Council from 1995 until being elected as an MSP in 2011.

David worked for British Gas, Alcan Chemicals, and Bosch Rexroth before going into politics full-time in 2007, working for Christopher Harvie MSP.

Electoral History

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|percentage = 52.6
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|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Claire Baker
|votes = 8,963
|percentage = 28.8
|change = −15.8{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Martin Laidlaw
|votes = 4,568
|percentage = 14.7
|change = +7.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Lauren Jones
|votes = 1,219
|percentage = 3.9
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|votes = 7,395
|percentage = 23.8
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|votes = 31,108
|percentage = 52.3
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|votes = 12,579
|percentage = 45.2
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|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Marilyn Livingstone
|votes = 12,397
|percentage = 44.6
|change = -0.5{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Ian McFarlane
|votes = 2,007
|percentage = 7.2
|change = -1.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = John Mainland
|votes = 820
|percentage = 2.9
|change = -10.1{{Election box majority|
|votes = 182
|percentage = 0.7
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|votes = 27,803
|percentage = 46.0
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|winner = Scottish National Party
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|swing = +6.2
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References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/currentmsps/28581.aspx|title=Current MSPs: David Torrance: Personal Information|publisher=Scottish Parliament|accessdate=5 June 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912111639/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/currentmsps/28581.aspx|archivedate=12 September 2015|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.snp.org/people/david-torrance |title=People: David Torrance MSP |publisher=SNP |accessdate=5 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523133507/http://www.snp.org/people/david-torrance |archivedate=23 May 2015 |df= }}

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