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| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)|Midlothian]]
| leader = [[Ian Blackford]]
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| term_start1 = 7 May 2015
| predecessor = [[Patrick Grady]]
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| term_start = 12 December 2019
| term_start = 9 March 2021
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)|Midlothian]]
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| majority = 5,705 (11.8%)
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| predecessor1 = [[David Hamilton (British politician)|David Hamilton]]
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| successor1 = [[Danielle Rowley]]
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Thompson narrowly lost his seat at the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]] to [[Danielle Rowley]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] by 885 votes, receiving 34.4% of the overall vote share, compared to 36.4% for Rowley.<ref>{{cite news|title=Midlothian parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000045|website=BBC News|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> However, two years later, at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 election]], he regained the seat, taking a 41.5% vote share and a majority of 5,705 (11.8%).
Thompson narrowly lost his seat at the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]] to [[Danielle Rowley]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] by 885 votes, receiving 34.4% of the overall vote share, compared to 36.4% for Rowley.<ref>{{cite news|title=Midlothian parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000045|website=BBC News|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> However, two years later, at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 election]], he regained the seat, taking a 41.5% vote share and a majority of 5,705 (11.8%).

In March 2021, Thompson was appointed Chief Whip for the SNP in Westminster after the resignation of [[Patrick Grady]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Owen Thompson is the new SNP Chief Whip|url=https://www.midlothianview.com/news/owen-thompson-is-new-snp-chief-whip/|website= Midlothian View|access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 13:44, 14 June 2022

For the Illinois judge, see Owen P. Thompson.

Owen Thompson
Official portrait, 2020
SNP Chief Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 March 2021
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byPatrick Grady
Member of Parliament
for Midlothian
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byDavid Hamilton
Succeeded byDanielle Rowley
Majority5,705 (11.8%)
In office
7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byDanielle Rowley
Personal details
Born (1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 46)
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materEdinburgh Napier University
WebsiteOfficial website

Owen George Thompson (born 17 March 1978)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was elected in 2015 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian, but was defeated at the next general election in 2017. He regained the seat at the 2019 general election.

Early life

Thompson is the son of the late Robert Thompson and Margaret Thompson.[2] He was brought up in Loanhead after moving there when he was seven.[3] Thompson studied Accounting and Finance at Edinburgh Napier University.[4]

Political career

Thompson had previously been the leader of Midlothian Council. He was first elected to the council at the Loanhead by-election in 2005.[5] At the age of 27, he was Scotland's youngest councillor at the time.[6] He was then re-elected in the 2007 council election and again in the 2012 council election.[3][7] He became deputy leader of the council in 2012, and leader in November 2013, succeeding his party colleague Bob Constable.[6] He remained on the council until 2015.[2]

In December 2014, the Bonnyrigg, Loanhead and District SNP branch nominated Thompson to be the party's official candidate at the 2015 general election.[8] He was elected as the MP for Midlothian with 24,453 votes, a 50.6% share of the votes cast.[9][10] He was sworn into office at Westminster on 20 May 2015, and on that same day was given a position in the SNP Whips' Office under SNP Chief Whip Mike Weir.[11]

Thompson narrowly lost his seat at the 2017 general election to Danielle Rowley of the Labour Party by 885 votes, receiving 34.4% of the overall vote share, compared to 36.4% for Rowley.[12] However, two years later, at the 2019 election, he regained the seat, taking a 41.5% vote share and a majority of 5,705 (11.8%).

In March 2021, Thompson was appointed Chief Whip for the SNP in Westminster after the resignation of Patrick Grady.[13]

Personal life

Thompson lists his recreations as football and computer games.[2]

References

  1. ^ editor., Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Thompson, Owen George, MP (SNP) Midlothian, 2015–17 and since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u283995. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Working together". Holyrood. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ Swanson, Ian (9 May 2015). "SNP brings seismic shift to Edinburgh politics". Evening News. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. ^ "SNP delight as they take Loanhead seat". Midlothian Advertiser. Johnston Press. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Midlothian elects Owen Thompson as council leader". Evening News. Johnston Press. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Election 2015: Who are the 56 new SNP MPs?". BBC News. BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Councillor sets sights on Westminster". Midlothian Advertiser. Johnston Press. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Midlothian Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Scottish MPs in Westminster: The full list of the SNP parliamentarians". Ben Tufft. The Independent. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  11. ^ "SNP confirms group roles". Scottish National Party. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Midlothian parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Owen Thompson is the new SNP Chief Whip". Midlothian View. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Midlothian
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Midlothian
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