Michael Weir
Michael Weir was a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate in Angus constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election. They received 15,503 votes.
Michael Weir's policies
Statement to voters
Mike Weir was born and brought up in Arbroath.
Full statement
After graduating in law from Aberdeen University Mike served in legal apprenticeship in Montrose and worked as a solicitor in Kirkcaldy, Montrose and Brechin, where he was a partner in the local firm of J&DG Shiell.
He was first elected to Westminster for the old Angus seat in 2001. He was elected to the substantially re drawn Angus seat in 2005, tripling his notional majority. In 2010 he was re-elected, doubling his majority, and again in 2015.
Mike has served on the Scottish Affairs, Trade and Industry and Energy and Climate Change Select Committees. He is also a member of the Chairmans Panel, in which capacity he chairs debates and standing committees.
He has held many posts within the SNP and is currently Chief Whip.
This statement was added by Michael Weir, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.
Record in office
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Michael Weir online
- mikeweirsnp
- Home page
- http://angussnp.org/
- The party's candidate page for this person
- https://www.snp.org/mike_weir
| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Angus: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 15,503 votes (not elected) | 2nd / 4 candidates |
| 2015 | Angus: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 24,130 votes (elected) | 1st / 6 candidates |
| 2010 | Angus: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 15,020 votes (elected) | 1st / 5 candidates |
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