John Thurso

John Thurso

Constituency

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

John Thurso

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 1752
Fax: 020 7219 3797
john.thurso.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

No constituency office publicised
john@johnthurso.org.uk

Web & Social media

Biography

Electoral history

Post Date
Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 2005-
Member for Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross 2001-05

Parliamentary career

Post Date
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 2008-10
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 2003-05
Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland) 2001-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) 2001-05
Opposition Whip (Commons) 2001-02

Select committees

Post House Date
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) Commons 2012-13
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) Commons 2011-12
Liaison Committee (Commons) Commons 2010-
Finance and Services Committee (Chair) Commons 2010-
Finance and Services Committee Commons 2010-
Treasury Committee Commons 2006-
Administration Committee Commons 2005-10
Advisory Committee on Works of Art Commons 2005-10
Culture, Media and Sport Committee Commons 2001-05

Political interests

Tourism, House of Lords reform, treasury, financial services and banking reform, energy

General Election 2010 General Election - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Name Party Votes Share Change
Thurso, John LD 11907 41.39% -9.1%
Mackay, John Lab 7081 24.61% 3.7%
Urquhart, Jean SNP 5516 19.17% 5.8%
Graham, Alastair Con 3744 13.01% 2.8%
Campbell, Gordon Ind 520 1.81% -1.3%
Majority 4826 16.78%
Turnout 28768 60.87%
Electorate 47263
Result LD Hold

See Briefing Papers General Election 2010 for detailed results.