Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6233
Fax: 020 7219 2334
Constituency
67 High Street, Inverurie, AB51 3QJ
Tel: 01467 623413
Fax: 01467 624994
info@malcolmbruce.org.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Angus North and Mearns October 1974, Aberdeenshire West 1979 general elections. Member for Gordon 1983-97, Gordon (revised boundary) 1997-2005, for Gordon (revised boundary) since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Spokesperson for Energy 1985-87;
Scottish Liberal Spokesperson for Education 1986-87;
Alliance Spokesperson for Employment 1987;
Liberal Spokesperson for Trade and Industry 1987-88;
SLD Spokesperson for Natural Resources (energy and conservation) 1988-89;
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
The Environment and Natural Resources 1989-90,
Scottish Affairs 1990-92,
Trade and Industry 1992-94,
The Treasury 1994-99;
Chair, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party 1999-2001;
Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for:
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2001-02,
Trade and Industry 2003-05
Party groups
Leader Scottish:
Social and Liberal Democrats 1988-89,
Liberal Democrats 1989-92;
President Scottish Liberal Democrats 2000-
Select committees
Member: Scottish Affairs 1990-92,
Trade and Industry 1992-94,
Treasury 1997-99,
Standards and Privileges 1999-2001;
Chair: International Development 2005-;
Member: Liaison 2005-,
Quadripartite (Committees on Strategic Export Controls)/Arms Export Controls 2006-,
Joint Committee on National Security Strategy 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Rector, Dundee University 1986-89
International bodies
Member:
UK Delegation Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe/Western European Union 2000-05,
Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group 2010-
Political interests
Energy, gas industry, oil industry, industrial policy, trade policy, deaf children, Scottish home rule and federalism
Countries of interest
The Balkans, Baltic States, Canada, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, Hungary, Scandinavia, South Africa, USA, Zimbabwe
General Election 2010 - Gordon
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Bruce, Malcolm |
Lib Dem |
17575 |
36% |
| Thomson, Richard |
SNP |
10827 |
22.18% |
| Crockett, Barney |
Lab |
9811 |
20.09% |
| Thomson, Ross |
Con |
9111 |
18.66% |
| Edwards, Sue |
Green |
752 |
1.54% |
| Jones, Elise |
BNP |
699 |
1.43% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (7.6% from Lib Dem to SNP) |