Stuart Donaldson (Scottish politician)

Stuart Donaldson
Member of Parliament
for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
In office
7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byRobert Smith
Succeeded byAndrew Bowie
Personal details
Born
Stuart Blair Donaldson

(1991-09-05) 5 September 1991
Aberdeen, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow

Stuart Blair Donaldson[1] (born 5 September 1991)[2] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician in the United Kingdom. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine from the 2015 general election until being unseated at the general election on 8 June 2017, by Andrew Bowie of the Conservative Party.

Early life

Donaldson was born in the north east of Scotland. He is the son of the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) and Scottish Public Health Minister Maureen Watt.[3] His grandfather Hamish Watt was MP from 1974 to 1979.[4] He was educated at Durris Primary School and Banchory Academy.[5] He attended the University of Glasgow and graduated with an undergraduate Master of Arts (MA) degree in 2013.[6]

Political career

Following graduation, Donaldson worked as a parliamentary assistant for Christian Allard MSP.[7][8]

At the 2015 general election, he was elected the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.[8] He was 23 years, eight months and three days old at the time of his election making him the second youngest Member of Parliament behind fellow SNP MP Mhairi Black who was 21.[9] He was one of eight Scottish National Party MPs under 30. [10]

Donaldson opposed austerity.[11] In the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, he backed the remain campaign.[12] In parliament he argued Brexit would affect "lads holidays" in Europe.[13] He voted against the triggering of Article 50.[14]

He stood for re-election in the 2017 United Kingdom general election but lost his seat to the Scottish Conservative candidate Andrew Bowie.[15]

After leaving Parliament

In 2018, Donaldson joined the public affairs team of the Campaign for Real Ale, based at its head office in St Albans.[16]

References

  1. ^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ Carr, Tim (18 May 2015). The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015: Profiles of the New MPs and Analysis of the 2015 General Election Results. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 9781849549240.
  3. ^ "Election 2015: Who are the 56 new SNP MPs?". BBC News. BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ Brooks, Cameron (6 February 2015). "Public Health minister's son standing for Westminster". Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ^ "West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine – What are the candidates saying." Kincardineshire Observer. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Alumni". Life after Glasgow. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 6 July 2015. Stuart Donaldson MP (MA 2013) SNP MP
  7. ^ "Stuart Donaldson MP". McNeill & Stone. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "General Election 2015 Results: Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine". BBC News Online. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Stuart Donaldson: I never thought I would be an MP at 23". BBC News. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  10. ^ Donaldson, Stuart (24 February 2017). "Stuart Donaldson: Young people have a voice and they want to be heard". Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  11. ^ Razaq, Lindsay (24 March 2016). "SNP's Donaldson challenges PM on welfare". Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Would a Brexit vote in the EU referendum affect the 'lads' holiday'?". BBC News. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  13. ^ "SNP MP tries to win EU referendum debate with tale of lads' holiday". The Herald. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  14. ^ Peyer, Robin de (9 February 2017). "Find out how your MP voted in the Brexit debate". The Standard. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  15. ^ Razaq, Lindsay (19 June 2017). "Stuart Donaldson: I'll be back, politics is in my blood". Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  16. ^ Haslam, Dale (31 March 2018). "Former MP says cheers to new post with ale campaigners after break". Evening Express. Retrieved 11 October 2020.


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