Euan Stainbank
Euan Stainbank MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Falkirk | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | John McNally |
| Majority | 4,996 (11.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (2000年01月27日) 27 January 2000 (age 25) Falkirk, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Euan Stainbank (born 27 January 2000) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Falkirk since 2024.[1]
Elected at the age of 24, he is currently Scotland's youngest serving MP.[2] He was elected in the 2022 Falkirk Council election in Falkirk South ward.[3] He served as deputy leader of the Labour group.[4] He was one of two Scottish Labour MPs to vote against cutting the Winter Fuel Payment in the 2024 parliament vote.[5]
He graduated from the University of Stirling in 2021 with an LLB in Scots Law. "During his time at the university, he was president of both the Debating and Law societies, which won him the Best Society President award", according to the University of Stirling's student paper.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Falkirk | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Scottish Labour's youngest MP not fazed by inexperience". The Herald. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Paterson, Kirsty (11 May 2022). "Falkirk Labour's new team includes one of district's youngest ever councillors". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ McCallum, Duncan (29 March 2024). "General election: Labour's Euan Stainbank launches his campaign to represent Falkirk at Westminster". Falkirk Herald.
- ^ Nutt, Kathleen (10 September 2024). "Youngest Scottish MP Euan Stainbank did not vote for winter fuel cut". the Herald. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Elliot (23 January 2024). "Stirling alumni shortlisted for general election". Brig Newspaper. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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