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
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association:
Member 2000-,
Member, Executive Committee 2010-;
Member:
Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group 2000-,
British-American Parliamentary Group 2000-,
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly 2001-,
NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2010-
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) |