Rt Hon Douglas Alexander
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 1345
alexanderd@parliament.uk
Constituency
2014 Mile End Mill, Abbey Mill Business Centre, Paisley, PA1 1JS
Tel: 0141-561 0333
Fax: 0141-561 0334
dalexandermp@talk21.com
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Perth and Kinross 1995 by-election and Perth 1997 general election. Member for Paisley South 6 November 1997 by-election to 2005, for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
Minister for E-Commerce and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry 2001-02;
Cabinet Office 2002-04:
Minister of State 2002-03,
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 2003-04;
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department of Trade and Industry (Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs) 2004-05;
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Europe) 2005-06;
Secretary of State for:
Transport and for Scotland 2006-07,
International Development 2007-10;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
International Development 2010,
Work and Pensions 2010-11,
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Shadow Foreign Secretary) 2011-
Party groups
General election campaign co-ordinator 1999-2001, 2007-
Political interests
Constitutional reform, economic policy, employment
General Election 2010 - Paisley and Renfrewshire South
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Alexander, Douglas |
Lab |
23842 |
59.47% |
| Doig, Andrew |
SNP |
7228 |
18.03% |
| McCaskill, Gordon |
Con |
3979 |
9.92% |
| Ghai, Ashay |
Lib Dem |
3812 |
9.51% |
| Mack, Paul |
Ind |
513 |
1.28% |
| Kerr, Jimmy |
SSP |
375 |
0.94% |
| Hendry, William |
Ind |
249 |
0.62% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (3.25% from SNP to Lab) |