Lawrie Quinn

Lawrie Quinn

Lawrence William Quinn (Born December 25, 1956) is a Labour politician in England.

Early life

He went to [http://www.pennineway.cumbria.sch.uk Pennine Way] primary school in Harraby and Harraby Comprehensive School (now called [http://www.nctc.cumbria.sch.uk North Cumbria Technology College NCTC] ) on "Edgehill Road" in Carlisle. At Hatfield Polytechnic, he gained a BSc in civil engineering in 1979.

Prior to his election to Parliament, he was a civil engineer with British Rail (1979-94) and Railtrack London North-East (1994-7), and a member of York City Council. He was a councillor on North Yorkshire County Council from 1989-93.

Parliamentary career

He was member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby for two terms until being ousted by Conservative candidate Robert Goodwill in the United Kingdom general election of 2005. Lawrie lost the seat by 1,245 votes. It has been suggested that votes for the local Liberal Democrat candidate, the Iraq war, and negative feeling towards Tony Blair (who visited Scarborough the day before polling day to consolidate support) resulted in the marginal loss.

He was unexpectedly elected to Parliament in the 1997 General Election, as part of the Labour landslide election victory while he was not really expecting to win a normally Conservative seat which he retained in the 2001 General Election, and is a member of the Fabian Society.

Since losing his seat he has returned to engineering, working for Transport for London

Personal life

He married Anne Christine Eames in 1983.

External links

* [http://www.lawrie-quinn.org.uk Official Web site]
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,,-4302,00.html Ask Aristotle]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/lawrie_quinn/scarborough_and_whitby They Work For You]


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