Preceded by Jim McGovern Majority 17,092 (38.2%) | Website Official website Name Chris Law | |
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Full Name Christopher Murray Alexander
Law Born 21 October 1969 (age 55) ( 1969-10-21 ) Political party Scottish National Party Alma mater University of St Andrews | ||
Christopher Murray Alexander Law (born 21 October 1969) is the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Dundee West, having been elected in the 2015 general election. He was elected to a seat that had been held by Labour for the previous 65 years.
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Early life and education
Law trained as a French chef, then went to the University of St Andrews where he received a degree in Cultural and Social Anthropology. He developed a love of India while at university and for ten years operated a business providing tours of the Himalayas on 1950s motorcycyles. For the past decade he has operated a business as a financial adviser in Dundee.
Political career
Law was a prominent Yes campaigner during the Scottish independence referendum, 2014 and was the founder of the Spirit of Independence road tour of communities that toured Scotland in a refurbished Green Goddess fire engine.
He was chosen to contest the Dundee West constituency in the 2015 general election and received 27,684 votes – 61.9% – as he took the seat from Labour with a 17,092 majority. In the 2017 General Election, he held his seat, receiving 18,045 votes (46.7%), down 15.3% compared to the 2015 election. His majority was reduced to 5,262 votes - 13.6%.