Joanna Cherry
Joanna Cherry was a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate in Edinburgh South West constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election. They were elected with 24,830 votes.
Joanna Cherry's policies
Statement to voters
Joanna Cherry QC has been in practice as an Advocate for about 20 years.
Full statement
She became a QC in 2009 and is ranked by the Legal 500 as one of the leading QCs in Scotland. She previously held the offices of Standing Junior Counsel to the Scottish Government and Advocate Depute and she was one of the first specialist sex crimes prosecutors in the Crown Office’s pioneering National Sex Crimes Unit. She has appeared at the UK Supreme Court on a number of occasions, including twice on behalf of the Lord Advocate.
She recently co-authored the textbook “Mental Health and Scots Law in Practice’ (2nd edition).
Joanna has been a member of the SNP since 2008 and is a long term supporter of independence and home rule. During the Referendum she co-founded and led “Lawyers for Yes”, a group of around 200 lawyers who had a high profile during the campaign.
This statement was added by Joanna Cherry, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.
Record in office
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Joanna Cherry online
- joannaccherry
- Home page
- http://www.facebook.com/edinSWsnp
- joannacherrymp
- The party's candidate page for this person
- https://www.snp.org/joanna_cherry
Joanna Cherry's elections
| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Edinburgh South West: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 24,830 votes (elected) | 1st / 7 candidates |
| 2017 | Edinburgh South West: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 17,575 votes (elected) | 1st / 4 candidates |
| 2015 | Edinburgh South West: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 22,168 votes (elected) | 1st / 6 candidates |
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