Stewart Hosie

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Following defeat in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Scottish National Party leader and First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond announced his resignation as SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland. [13]

In the aftermath of his resignation, a leadership bid was launched, and SNP deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon stood down to stand for leader, triggering a deputy leader contest. [14] [15]

The results of the election were announced at the SNP's Autumn conference on 14 November 2014, with Hosie polling 42.2%, Keith Brown on 34.2% and Angela Constance on 23.5% in the first round of the single transferable vote election. In the second round, Hosie was elected after getting 55.5% of votes following the elimination of Constance. Turnout was 55% of SNP members. [16]

Electoral history

First standing for election to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election in Kirkcaldy, [17] he later stood for both the Westminster and Scottish Parliament. He contested Kirkcaldy again at the 1997 general election, [18] and also contested Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency) at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. [19] At the 2001 general election, he contested Dundee East and reduced Labour's majority from 9,961 votes at the previous election to 4,466 votes. [18] and was eventually elected at the 2005 general election, gaining the seat from Labour. [20] Hosie retained the seat with an increased majority at the 2010 general election. [21] Hosie announced in June 2023 that he would stand down at the 2024 general election. [22]

The Right Honourable
Stewart Hosie
Official portrait of Stewart Hosie crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2017
SNP Treasury Spokesperson in the House of Commons
In office
10 December 2022 –4 September 2023
ElectionVotes – Hosie% Vote – HosieElected Candidate% Hosie Majority
1992 general election [21] 8,76122.5 Lewis Moonie (LAB)–
1997 general election [18] 8,02022.9Lewis Moonie (LAB)–
1999 Scottish Parliament election [19] 9,17032.4 Marilyn Livingstone (LAB)–
2001 general election [18] 10,16931.4 Iain Luke (LAB)–
2005 general election [20] 14,70837.2Stewart Hosie (SNP)1.0
2010 general election [21] 15,35037.8Stewart Hosie (SNP)4.5
2015 general election [23] 28,76559.7Stewart Hosie (SNP)39.8
2017 general election 18,39142.8Stewart Hosie (SNP)15.4
2019 general election 24,36153.8Stewart Hosie (SNP)29.5

Personal life

Hosie has two siblings. Hosie was married to Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee City East and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport. They had a daughter. [24]

In 2012, he suffered from a transient ischaemic attack (minor stroke), and was treated in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. [25] He is a supporter of Dundee United. [6]

In May 2016, Hosie and Robison announced that they had separated. [26] This was followed by reports that Hosie and his colleague Angus Macneil had both had an affair with Westminster-based freelance journalist Serena Cowdy. [27] On 22 May 2016, Hosie announced his intention not to stand for re-election as Deputy Leader, due to "intense scrutiny" by the media of his private life, meaning that his term of office would end at the SNP's annual conference later in the year. [28]

In August 2018, Hosie married Serena Cowdy in Arbroath, Scotland. [29]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC NEWS | Election 2005 | Results | Dundee East". news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "SNP announces frontbench reshuffle at Westminster". BBC News. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ↑ SNP, the (10 December 2022). "The real opposition: meet your new SNP Westminster Frontbench". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Angus Robertson named as SNP deputy leader". BBC News. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "stewarthosie". stewarthosie.
  6. 1 2 3 "Parliaments News – BBC News". BBC News.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stewart Hosie MP". UK Parliament.
  8. ↑ "Stewart Hosie SNP 'This Bedroom tax only works if the policy fails!'". YouTube. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "SNP slammed over MPS no-show at bedroom tax vote".
  10. ↑ "Bank of England May 2013 Inflation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "HOME". stewarthosie.
  12. ↑ "House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Groups as at 5 December 2013: Baháʼís".
  13. ↑ Severin Carrell (19 September 2014). "Alex Salmond resigns as first minister after Scotland rejects independence". The Guardian.
  14. ↑ "Scottish referendum: Nicola Sturgeon edges closer to SNP leadership following Alex Salmond's resignation" . The Independent. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Scottish ministers 'back Sturgeon as next first minister'". BBC News. 21 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "SNP conference: Hosie elected SNP deputy leader". BBC News. 14 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "UK General election results April 9th 1992 [Archive]". 12 October 2022.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Kirkcaldy". 12 October 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Falkirk East to Livingston". www.scottish.parliament.uk. 31 March 2011.
  20. 1 2 "UK General election results 2005 [Archive]". 12 October 2022.
  21. 1 2 3 "UK General election results 2010 [Archive]". 12 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "Dundee East MP Stewart Hosie to stand down at next election". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "UK General election results 2015 [Archive]". 12 October 2022.
  24. ↑ "About Stewart Hosie". stewarthosie.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "SNP MP Stewart Hosie recovering after stroke". BBC News. 28 November 2012.
  26. ↑ McPherson, Gareth (16 May 2016). "SNP power couple Hosie and Robison split after nearly 20 years of marriage". The Courier.
  27. ↑ "SNP MPs Stewart Hosie and Angus MacNeil split from wives over alleged affairs with same woman". The Telegraph. 17 May 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  28. ↑ "SNP's Stewart Hosie to quit as deputy leader". BBC News . 22 May 2016.
  29. ↑ Macdonell, Hamish (3 October 2018). "Former SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie weds love-triangle mistress Serena Cowdy". The Times .
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Preceded by National Secretary of the Scottish National Party
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Preceded by Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party
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New office Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
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