Douglas McAllister
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Douglas James McAllister (born 1973) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire since July 2024.{{cite web | url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/dunbartonshire-west-207 | title=Dunbartonshire West | General Election 2024 | Sky News }}
Education and legal career
McAllister graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1995 with a law degree.{{Cite web |title=Moir and Sweeney |url=https://moirandsweeney.com/about-us/meet-the-team/}} He worked as a defence lawyer for 27 years.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-09 |title=Former provost to lead Labour fight to retake Clydebank seat |url=https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/18858107.clydebank-councillor-douglas-mcallister-labour-candidate-2021-election/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Clydebank Post |language=en}}
Political career
He also served as a Councillor for the Kilpatrick Ward in West Dunbartonshire which he represented for 23 years (previously named Hardgate Ward). He was also the Provost of West Dunbartonshire Council for 7 years.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-09 |title=Former provost to lead Labour fight to retake Clydebank seat |url=https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/18858107.clydebank-councillor-douglas-mcallister-labour-candidate-2021-election/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Clydebank Post |language=en}}
In 2021, McAllister contested Clydebank and Milngavie for the Scottish Parliament elections, coming second behind the SNP candidate Marie McNair.{{Cite news |title=Clydebank & Milngavie - Scottish Parliament constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000089 |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
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- [https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/councillors-and-committees/councillor/councillors-by-name/provost-douglas-mcallister/ Provost McAllister] at West Dunbartonshire Council website
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Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
Category:Scottish Labour councillors