David Torrance (politician)

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Marilyn Livingstone
Majority	182 (0.7%)
Personal details
Born	13 March 1961 (1961-03-13) (age 50) Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party

David Torrance (born 13 March 1961^[1] in Kirkcaldy) is Scottish National Party^[2] member of the Scottish Parliament for the Kirkcaldy constituency, elected at the 2011 election

Background

Born in Kirkcaldy, he was educated at Balwearie High School, and Adam Smith College, where he gained an HND Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the Scout Association as a Leader since 1979 and is also the Assistant District Commissioner for Kirkcaldy District Scouts.

Career

He joined the Scottish National Party in 1981 and has been a Fife local councillor since 1995. He has worked for British Gas, Alcan Chemicals, Rexroth Bosch before going into politics full time in 2007, working for Christopher Harvie MSP.

Electoral History

Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Kirkcaldy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	David Torrance	12,579	45.2	+11.9
	Labour	Marilyn Livingstone	12,397	44.6	-0.5
	Conservative	Ian McFarlane	2,007	7.2	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Mainland	820	2.9	-10.1
Majority			182	0.7
Turnout			27,803	46.0
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	+6.2

References

1. ^ "David Torrance MSP". Scottish Parliament. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/MSP/MembersPages/david_torrance/index.htm. Retrieved 16 May 2011. 
2. ^ "David Torrance". SNP. http://www2.snp.org/david_torrance. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 

Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Marilyn Livingstone	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy 2011–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Torrance, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	13 March 1961
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Date of death
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