Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8222
Fax: 020 7219 1761
mark.lazarowicz.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
5 Croall Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4LT
Tel: 0131-557 0577
Fax: 0131-557 5759
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Edinburgh Pentlands 1987 and 1992 general elections. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith 2001-05, for Edinburgh North and Leith (revised boundary) since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to David Cairns as Minister of State, Scotland Office 2007-08;
Prime Minister's Special Representative on Carbon Trading 2008-10;
Shadow Minister for International Development 2010-11
Party groups
Member, Co-operative Party;
Chair, Scottish Labour Party 1989-90;
Member:
Socialist Environment and Resources Association (SERA),
SERA Parliamentary Group;
Chair, Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group 2008-09
Select committees
Member: Scottish Affairs 2001-03,
Regulatory Reform 2002-05,
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2002-05,
Modernisation of the House of Commons 2005-10,
Environmental Audit 2007-,
Joint Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill 2007
Councils, public bodies
City of Edinburgh District Council:
Councillor 1980-96,
Council Leader 1986-93;
Councillor, City of Edinburgh Council 1999-2001
Political interests
Environment, transport, consumer issues, co-operative issues, constitution, finance, economy, small businesses, international development
General Election 2010 - Edinburgh North and Leith
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Lazarowicz, Mark |
Lab/Co-op |
17740 |
37.4% |
| Lang, Kevin |
Lib Dem |
16016 |
33.76% |
| McGill, Iain |
Con |
7079 |
14.92% |
| Cashley, Calum |
SNP |
4568 |
9.63% |
| Joester, Kate |
Green |
1062 |
2.24% |
| Hein, John |
Lib |
389 |
0.82% |
| Black, Willie |
TUSC |
233 |
0.49% |
| Jacobsen, David |
SLP |
141 |
0.3% |
| Macintyre, Cameron |
Ind |
128 |
0.27% |
| Result |
Lab/Co-op Hold (0.7% from Lab/Co-op to Lib Dem) |