Constituency Profile
Constituency: |
Glasgow Govan |
| Current MSP : | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Current Party : |  |
| Majority 2007(%) : | 3.46 |
2007 Results: |
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| Candidate | Votes | % | % change from '03 | |
 | Nicola Sturgeon | 9010 | 41.87 | +10.65 |
 | Gordon Jackson | 8266 | 38.41 | +1.35 |
 | Chris Young | 1891 | 8.79 | +0.24 |
 | Martyn McIntyre | 1680 | 7.81 | -1.08 |
Winnability |
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| Swing req for LAB gain | 1.7285% |
| LAB winability* | 7 |
| Swing req for LIB gain | 16.5397% |
| LIB winability* | 28 |
| Swing req for CON gain | 17.0299% |
| CON winability* | 49 |
| * This is the rank of each seat according to marginality by party | |
Glasgow Govan Candidate Profiles
|  Nicola Sturgeon MSP Nicola was born in 1970. Nicola Sturgeon entered the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and became the Party's spokesman on Education, Health, and Community Care and justice. She is currently the party leader of the SNP at Holyrood and is deputy leader of the SNP. She was returned to the Scottish Parliament in 2003 as a list MSP. Before entering the parliament in 1999 she worked as a solicitor at the Drumchapel Law and Money Advice Centre in Glasgow. She graduated from Glasgow University in LLB (Hons) and has a diploma in Legal practices |
|  Gordon Jackson Born in 1948 Gordon started his political career in 1999, becoming the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Govan. He is currently Deputy Convener of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee and in view of Govan's shipbuilding interest, he is Convener of the Cross Party Group on Shipbuilding. He is also a member of the Cross Party Groups on Sport and Epilepsy. Mr Jackson is a QC and is renowned as one of Scotland's top criminal lawyers. This has attracted some controversy with internal party critics and the opposition claiming he could not continue to be a working QC and MSP a the same time. He recently announced he would be stepping back from his legal work. |
|  Chris Young Chris enjoys performance poetry, limericks, and song-writing. He also enjoys badminton, gym and swimming. In late 2002, Chris won The Weakest Link, making Anne Robinson crack a smile in the process. Other television appearances include Countdown and University Challenge. Convener, Scottish Young Liberal Democrats (1997) Computer Officer, Menzies Campbell's Campaign Team (1997) Treasurer and Convener of DELGA-Scotland (LibDem LGBT issues group) (1999-2000) (seat on Scottish Party Executive and Policy Committee) Previously active as a Community Councillor in St Andrews (1998-2000); instrumental in benefit take-up campaign and overview of planning decisions |
|  Martyn McIntyre Martyn is the assistant to the MSP Murray Tosh. Martyn and has gained political experience running in the Dunbarton West Council by-election in 2006. |
 |  Elinor McKenzie Communist Party |
| Ind (Asif Nasir) | Asif Nasir . |
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