Douglas Chapman (Scottish politician)

For other people named Douglas Chapman, see Douglas Chapman (disambiguation).
Douglas Chapman
MP
Member of Parliament
for Dunfermline and West Fife
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Thomas Docherty
Majority 10,352 (18.5%)
Personal details
Born (1955-01-05) 5 January 1955
Political party Scottish National Party
Alma mater Edinburgh Napier University

Douglas Chapman is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife having been elected in the 2015 general election.[1]

Biography

Chapman was born in Edinburgh in 1955 and grew up in Livingstone and West Calder. He attended West Calder High and has lived in the Dunfermline area since 1990, serving as a councillor for Rosyth and North Queensferry for nine years before becoming an MP.

In the 2010 general election Chapman fought Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath but was beaten by the Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown by over 23,000 votes. Five years later in Dunfermline and West Fife, however, he took 50.3% of the overall vote with a 39.6% swing from his Labour predecessor Thomas Docherty.

He is married with two children. He is a supporter of Hibernian FC.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dunfermline & West Fife Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Grant Costello,, Josh Bircham, (2015). We Are The 56. Glasgow: Freight. pp. 195–198. ISBN 978-1-910449-51-6.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Docherty		 Member of Parliament
for Dunfermline and West Fife
2015–present 		Incumbent
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