David Torrance (politician)

David Herd Torrance (born 13 March 1961) is a Scottish National Party politician, and an elected member of the Scottish Parliament for the Kirkcaldy constituency from 2011.

David Torrance

MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Kirkcaldy
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Preceded byMarilyn Livingstone
Majority7,395
Personal details
Born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961[1]
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party[2]

Background History

Born in Kirkcaldy, David Torrance was educated at Balwearie High School and Adam Smith College, where he gained an HND Mechanical Engineering.

Torrance is a member of the Scout Association, and has been Scout Leader since 1979. He is also the Assistant District Commissioner for Kirkcaldy District Scouts.

Career

Torrance joined the Scottish National Party in 1981 and was a Fife local Councillor in Fife Council from 1995 until being elected as an MSP in 2011.

He worked for British Gas, Alcan Chemicals, and Bosch Rexroth before going into politics full-time in 2007, working for Christopher Harvie MSP.

Electoral History
2016 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SNP David Torrance 16,358 52.6 +7.3
Labour Claire Baker 8,963 28.8 −15.8
Conservative Martin Laidlaw 4,568 14.7 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Lauren Jones 1,219 3.9 +1.0
Majority 7,395 23.8
Turnout 31,108 52.3
SNP hold Swing +11.6
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SNP David Torrance 12,579 45.2 +11.9
Labour Marilyn Livingstone 12,397 44.6 -0.5
Conservative Ian McFarlane 2,007 7.2 -1.3
Liberal Democrats John Mainland 820 2.9 -10.1
Majority 182 0.7
Turnout 27,803 46.0
SNP gain from Labour Swing +6.2

References
  1. "Current MSPs: David Torrance: Personal Information". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. "People: David Torrance MSP". SNP. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
Scottish Parliament
Preceded by
Marilyn Livingstone		 Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy
2011–present		 Incumbent


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