Gavin Newlands
Gavin Andrew Stuart Newlands (born 2 February 1980) is a Scottish National Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire North since the 2015 general election. He has served as the SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport since 2020.
Gavin Newlands MP | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| SNP Spokesperson for Transport in the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2020 | |
| Leader | Ian Blackford Stephen Flynn |
| Preceded by | Alan Brown |
| Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire North | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Sheridan |
| Majority | 11,902 (24.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1980 Paisley, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | James Watt College |
Newlands is the first ever MP for the constituency to be elected from the SNP. At the 2017 general election, he was re-elected, with a reduced majority of 9,076 votes to 2,613. Subsequently, at the 2019 election Newlands achieved his biggest majority in the seat, of 11,902 or 24.0% of the vote.
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