Paul Wheelhouse
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Paul Wheelhouse is a Scottish National Party
Member of the Scottish Parliament
, representing the South of Scotland region
.
Wheelhouse was the SNP candidate for the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency
in the 2010 UK general election.
Wheelhouse then stood for election to the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency
in the 2011 Scottish Parliament general election. He was second to Conservative John Lamont
in that contest, but was elected to the Scottish Parliament
on the South of Scotland regional
list.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
, representing the South of Scotland region
South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
.
Wheelhouse was the SNP candidate for the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south of Scotland within the Scottish Borders council area...
in the 2010 UK general election.
Wheelhouse then stood for election to the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
in the 2011 Scottish Parliament general election. He was second to Conservative John Lamont
John Lamont (Scottish politician)
John Lamont is a Scottish Conservative Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire. He won the predecessor constituency of Roxburgh and Berwickshire in May 2007 and won the newly constituted seat with an increased majority...
in that contest, but was elected to the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
on the South of Scotland regional
South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
list.