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Ronnie Cowan

Ronnie Cowan was a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election. They received 12,560 votes.

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Ronnie Cowan's policies

Statement to voters

Ronnie is the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde having been first elected in 2015 and retained the seat at the 2017 General Election.

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He is a member of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs (PACAC) Select Committee and Transport Select Committee.

Alongside this, he is vice-chair of the All-party parliamentary groups (APPG) on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals; Kidney Group; Drug Policy Reform.

Ronnie is originally from Greenock and after leaving school he got a job as a trainee computer operator at Playtex in Port Glasgow, and went on to build a career in IT, latterly running his own company which focussed on finding IT solutions to business problems.

Political Interests: Drugs policy reform, employment, gambling related harm, prostitution laws, renewables and universal basic income.

This statement was last updated on Dec. 13, 2019.

This statement was added by Ronnie Cowan, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

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Ronnie Cowan online

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Ronnie Cowan's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2024 Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 12,560 votes (not elected) 2nd / 8 candidates
2019 Inverclyde: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 19,295 votes (elected) 1st / 4 candidates
2017 Inverclyde: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 15,050 votes (elected) 1st / 4 candidates
2015 Inverclyde: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 24,585 votes (elected) 1st / 6 candidates
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