Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6964
Fax: 020 7219 1096
robertsonjo@parliament.uk
Constituency
131 Dalsetter Avenue, Drumchapel, Glasgow, G15 8TE
Tel: 0141-944 7298
Fax: 0141-944 7121
jrmpoffice@btinternet.com
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Glasgow Anniesland 23 November 2000 by-election to 2005, for Glasgow North West since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Kim Howells as Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2005-08,
to Yvette Cooper:
as Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2008-09,
as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2009-10,
as Shadow Home Secretary 2010-
Party groups
Election agent to Donald Dewar MP, MSP 1993-2000;
Chair, Anniesland constituency Labour party 1995-2000;
Secretary:
Glasgow Group of MPs 2001-06,
Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party 2004-
Select committees
Member: Scottish Affairs 2001-05,
European Scrutiny 2003-05,
Energy and Climate Change 2009-,
Chairmen's Panel/Panel of Chairs 2010-
International bodies
Member:
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 2000-,
Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group 2000-,
British-American Parliamentary Group 2000-,
NATO Parliamentary Assembly,
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Political interests
International development, defence, work and pensions, Scottish affairs, communications, foreign affairs, music, nuclear energy
Countries of interest
Angola, Australia, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, USA
General Election 2010 - Glasgow North West
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Robertson, John |
Lab |
19233 |
53.93% |
| McKee, Natalie |
Lib Dem |
5622 |
15.76% |
| Park, Mags |
SNP |
5430 |
15.23% |
| Sullivan, Richard |
Con |
3537 |
9.92% |
| Crawford, Moira |
Green |
882 |
2.47% |
| McLean, Scott |
BNP |
699 |
1.96% |
| Livingstone, Marc |
Comm |
179 |
0.5% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (4.29% from Lib Dem to Lab) |