Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and Dollar | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Majority | 8,241 (18.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Graeme James Downie[1] is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and Dollar since 2024.[2]
Education
[edit]Downie attended Craigmount High School in Edinburgh before reading Politics at the University of Stirling, graduating in 2002. He was one of the first in his family to attend university.[2]
Political career
[edit]Prior to his election to Parliament, he was elected as Councillor for West Fife and Coastal Villages and Health Spokesperson in the Labour-led Fife Council administration.[3] He initially stood down from his role as Health Spokesperson but continued as a councillor then announced his resignation on 4 September 2024.[4][5]
Downie received a £5,200 donation from Baronet Gordon Dalyell during the 2024 General Election and in September 2023 took trip to Israel funded by Labour Friends of Israel.[6][7]
In November 2024, Downie voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Downie lives in Torryburn in the West Fife and Coastal Villages ward of his constituency.
References
[edit]- ^ Pridmore, Oliver (5 July 2024). "Alastair Campbell praises his nephew as he becomes Rushcliffe MP". Nottinghamshire Live.
- ^ a b "Dunfermline & Dollar | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Council, Fife (9 May 2023). "Your local councillors - West Fife and coastal villages". www.fife.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Clare, Buchanan (22 July 2024). "Questions on the table as Downie starts life as Dunfermline and Dollar MP". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Downie, Graeme [@GraemeDownieMP] (4 September 2024). "I have today resigned as Councillor for West Fife & Coastal Villages. It is privilege to serve as the people in this Ward and will continue to do so as their MP, along with the rest of the Dunfermline & Dollar constituency" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Morrison, Hamish (23 August 2024). "I delved into who's funding the new Scottish Labour MPs – here's what I found". The National. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Harpin, Lee (29 August 2024). "Scottish newspaper 'demonises' MP with 'Zionist' front page". Jewish News. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
External links
[edit]
- 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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