Charlie Gordon
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Charlie Gordon | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart | |
In office 29 September 2005 – 22 March 2011 | |
Preceded by | Mike Watson |
Succeeded by | James Dornan |
Majority | 2,189 (10.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Gordon 28 October 1951 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
Political party | Labour (from 1980s) |
Other political affiliations | IMG (until 1974) SWRP (1974–76) SLP (1976–c. 81) |
Spouse | Emma Gordon |
Charles Gordon (born 28 October 1951,
Political career
Born in Glasgow, Gordon was educated at
In 1976, the leaders of the SWRP joined Jim Sillars' fledgling Scottish Labour Party (SLP) en masse, ostensibly with the intention of recruiting followers and kicking out IMG 'entrists' within the new party.[1] Although the ex-SWRP contingent were distrusted by Sillars for their alleged Trotskyist sympathies, they soon assumed positions of responsibility.[2] Gordon himself became chair of the party's Glasgow West branch, and stood as the SLP candidate in Knightswood ward at the 1977 Glasgow District Council election, where he came second from bottom with 222 votes.[3][4]
After the SLP was disbanded in 1981, Gordon – like many of the party's activists – chose to join the Labour Party. He was elected to represent the Drumry/Summerhill division on
In 1995, he was elected to the new
In 2005, following the resignation of Mike Watson as the MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Gordon was selected as the candidate and on 29 September 2005 won the by-election by 2,405 votes from the Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate Maire Whitehead.[6] In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, he lost his seat by 1,592 votes to SNP candidate James Dornan.
Gordon is also a
Family
Gordon has two adult sons from his first marriage and a son, Calum, with his second wife, Emma.[7]
References
- ^ a b H. M. Drucker, Breakaway: The Scottish Labour Party (Edinburgh: EUSPB, 1978), p. 83.
- ^ Drucker, Breakaway, p. 88.
- ^ Drucker, Breakaway, p. 84.
- ^ J. M. Bochel; D. T. Denver. "The Scottish District Elections 1977: Results and Statistics" (PDF). p. 60.
- ^ "City council leader to step aside". BBC News. BBC. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Labour victory in Cathcart Seat". BBC News. BBC. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Alexander, Derek (16 August 2009). "Shock as MSP Charlie Gordon splits from wife of nine years". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Charlie Gordon
- Re-Elect Charlie Gordon Website – 2011 Scottish Parliament Elections
- Official Website
- Re-Elect Charlie Gordon Website – 2007 Scottish Parliament Elections[permanent dead link]
- £1B to Turn Clyde Fortunes, BBC News, 25 February 2002
- Cathcart by-election candidates
- Will New MSP Charlie Still Be The Voice Of Glasgow?, Evening Times, 30 September 2005
- Newest MSP takes up Holyrood Post, BBC News, 5 October 2005
- Holyrood Week, Brian Currie
- Evening Times letters page
- Scotland: Lack of Enterprise, BBC News, 19 June 2006