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Donald Gorrie
Former Liberal Democrat MSP for Central Scotland, Former Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West
- Also represented Edinburgh West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 14 May 2001 — General election
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Left the Scottish Parliament on 2 April 2007 — Election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Donald Gorrie voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Scottish Parliament: Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Bill (28 Mar 2007)
“I congratulate the committee, which has clearly done a good job, and which, by studying the issues intensively, has done what committees are supposed to do. I congratulate the Executive—which I do not often do—and the Parliament on the positive attitude that we now have to rail infrastructure and improving rail services of all sorts. That contrasts with the situation in the...”
- Scottish Parliament: Education (22 Mar 2007)
“James Douglas-Hamilton and I go back to the early 1970s, when we were both councillors on Edinburgh Town Council. I will draw a veil over that. I am happy to support the motion, which sets out the Executive's position on education, but I would like to add to it. The motion, like many motions for debate on education, deals with young people as learners. We do not consider trying to make young...”
- Scottish Parliament: Education (22 Mar 2007)
“I am sure that there are good points in the SNP amendment but, for reasons that the member will appreciate, I will not be voting for it. My first point is that we are denying our young people ordinary, civilised human contact. We have tried to approach the issue through the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Bill, which improved as it went through Parliament. I am arguing not about...”
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