Dave Doogan

David Michael Doogan (born 4 March 1973) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Angus in the 2019 United Kingdom general election, after defeating incumbent Conservative candidate Kirstene Hair.[1]

Dave Doogan MP
Doogan in 2019
Member of Parliament for Angus
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Kirstene Hair
Majority	3,795 (8.7%)
Personal details
Born	David Michael Doogan 4 March 1973 Perth, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of Dundee

Early life and career

Doogan was born on 4 March 1973 in Perth to Irish parents.[2] A former aircraft engineer with the Ministry of Defence, Doogan left his successful career in the civil service in 2007 to pursue a career in politics. Doogan graduated in 2011 from the University of Dundee with a First Class Honours in Politics and International Relations.[3]

Perth and Kinross Council

Doogan was elected to Perth and Kinross Council as a councillor for Perth City North in 2012, with the largest share of first preference votes in that ward. Upon election, Doogan became Convenor of Housing and Health, having responsibility for council housing, social care, and a seat on the board of NHS Tayside.

Doogan was reelected to PKC in 2017, increasing his share of the vote by 4.02%. At the election he became the leader of the SNP group on Perth and Kinross Council, and as such Leader of the Opposition.

After his election to Parliament in December 2019 Doogan announced his intention to stand down as a councillor in 2020, with the timing of his resignation subject to the Chief Executive of PKC scheduling a by election.[4]

House of Commons

Doogan in the House of Commons

Upon the announcement of the 2019 general election Doogan was selected as the SNP candidate for Angus. He won election on 12 December 2019 after defeating the incumbent Conservative MP Kirstene Hair, and was sworn into Parliament on 18 December.[5]

Doogan became the SNP Spokesperson for Agriculture and Rural Affairs on 7 January 2020. On 16 October 2020, he also became Spokesperson for Manufacturing.

Within a year of his election Doogan was considered a senior MP.[6]

Electoral history

Perth and Kinross Council

Perth City North shown within Perth & Kinross

2012 Perth and Kinross Council election
Perth City North – 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Dave Doogan	31.35%	1,239
	Labour	John Flynn (incumbent)	23.10%	913
	SNP	Elspeth Maclachlan (incumbent)	14.88%	588	690	693	707	1,115
	Labour	Calum Gillies (incumbent)	13.31%	526	554	658	692	706	767	908
	Conservative	Yvonne Clark	10.37%	410	414	416	457	460	472
	SNP	Liam Hannan	3.80%	150	432	435	451
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Brown	3.19%	126	131	133
Electorate: –   Valid: 3,952   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 791   Turnout: 4,052 (%)

2017 Perth and Kinross Council election
Perth City North – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	Dave Doogan (incumbent)	35.37	1,290
	Conservative	Harry Coates	25.58	933
	Labour	Calum Gillies (incumbent)	15.82	577	596.34	601.15	606.47	619.92	674.5	722.49
	SNP	John Rebbeck	13.16	480	797.63	798.15	799.44	817.98	836.76	870.49	1,047.4
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Brown	3.45	126	131.86	135.71	137.73	141.91
	Independent	Elspeth MacLachlan (incumbent)	3.1	113	118.57	120.01	124.05	188.88	213.64
	Independent	Sam Finlayson	2.5	91	97.45	99.45	119.88
	Independent	Arthur Frater	1.01	37	38.17	38.53
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,647   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 912   Turnout: 3,755 (41.1%)

House of Commons

Angus shown within Scotland

General election 2019
Angus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Dave Doogan	21,216	49.1	+10.5
	Conservative	Kirstene Hair	17,421	40.4	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Lawrie	2,482	5.7	+2.4
	Labour	Monique Miller	2,051	4.8	−8.2
Majority			3,795	8.7	N/A
Turnout			43,170	67.5	+4.5
	SNP gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.7

References

1. "General Election 2019: Angus Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
2. NicPháidín, Michelle (12 December 2019). "Candidate with strong Donegal connections contests UK General Election". Donegal Democrat. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
3. Merson, Adele (9 December 2019). "General Election 2019: Meet the Angus candidates". Evening Express. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
4. Clark, Rachel (1 December 2019). "Victor will quit the local stage". dailyrecord. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
5. "General Election 2019: Angus Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
6. O'Donoghue, Daniel. "Seasonal workers: Whitehall must pick up pace to help Scotland's farmers". Press and Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

External links

• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
• Dave Doogan on Twitter