Mark Logan (politician)
Mark Logan | |
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Member of Parliament for Bolton North East | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | David Crausby |
Majority | 378 (0.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Rory Logan[1] 28 January 1984 Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Ballymena Academy Queen's University Belfast London School of Economics Wadham College, University of Oxford |
Profession | Politician |
Website | www |
Mark Rory Logan (born 28 January 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton North East since the 2019 general election.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
Logan was born and grew up in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He graduated from Queen's University Belfast, and then earned two master's degrees, one from the London School of Economics and the second from Wadham College, University of Oxford.[4] Before becoming an MP, he worked at the British Consulate-General Shanghai where he was responsible for media and communications. Logan also worked for the Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group.
Political career[]
In 2017, he contested the East Antrim seat for the Conservative Party, coming in 6th place with 2.5% of the vote. He was selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Bolton North East at the 2019 general election, ultimately winning the seat with a 0.9% majority and a swing of 4.7%.
Logan regularly campaigns for a direct train link from Bolton to London.[5]
He is a founding member of the Parliamentary Export Programme webinar series, which seeks to help local businesses increase international sales.[6]
Electoral history[]
2019 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Logan | 19,759 | 45.4 | +3.2 | |
Labour | David Crausby | 19,381 | 44.5 | −6.1 | |
Brexit Party | Trevor Jones | 1,880 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Warren Fox | 1,847 | 4.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | Liz Spencer | 689 | 1.6 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 378 | 0.9 | -7.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,556 | 64.5 | -2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.7 |
2017 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DUP | Sammy Wilson | 21,873 | 57.3 | +21.2 | |
Alliance | Stewart Dickson | 5,950 | 15.6 | +0.6 | |
UUP | John Stewart | 4,524 | 11.9 | −6.9 | |
Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan | 3,555 | 9.3 | +2.4 | |
SDLP | Margaret McKillop | 1,278 | 3.4 | −1.5 | |
NI Conservatives | Mark Logan | 963 | 2.5 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 15,923 | 40.7 | +23.4 | ||
Turnout | 38,143 | 60.6 | +7.3 | ||
Registered electors | 62,908 | ||||
DUP hold | Swing | +10.3 |
References[]
- ^ a b Brunskill, Ian (2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
- ^ "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Bolton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Election winners". www.wadham.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "'Give us a direct train to London': Bolton leaders call for train to capital". The Bolton News. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MP to host webinars to aid Bolton North East businesses' global potential". The Bolton News. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sansome, Jessica; Otter, Saffron (14 November 2019). "All the Greater Manchester General Election 2019 candidates". men. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Dickson to stand in Westminster election". Larne Times. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "McMullan candidate in Westminster election". Larne Times. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Ulster Unionist Party announces General Election candidates". Belfast Telegraph. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "DUP General Election candidates announced". Belfast Telegraph. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Statement of Persons nominated". Electoral Office of Northern Ireland. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Election Result 2017 - East Antrim". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
External links[]
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Living people
- UK MPs 2019–present
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- People from County Antrim
- Civil servants in the Foreign Office
- 1984 births
- Conservative MP for England stubs
- UK MPs 2019–present stubs