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Ronnie Cowan

Ronnie Cowan was a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate in Inverclyde constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election. They were elected with 19,295 votes.

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Ronnie Cowan's policies

Statement to voters

Ronnie is the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde having been first elected in 2015 and retained the seat at the 2017 General Election.

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He is a member of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs (PACAC) Select Committee and Transport Select Committee.

Alongside this, he is vice-chair of the All-party parliamentary groups (APPG) on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals; Kidney Group; Drug Policy Reform.

Ronnie is originally from Greenock and after leaving school he got a job as a trainee computer operator at Playtex in Port Glasgow, and went on to build a career in IT, latterly running his own company which focussed on finding IT solutions to business problems.

Political Interests: Drugs policy reform, employment, gambling related harm, prostitution laws, renewables and universal basic income.

This statement was added by Ronnie Cowan, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

Record in office

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Ronnie Cowan online

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http://www.snp.org/people/ronnie-cowan

Ronnie Cowan's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2019 Inverclyde: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 19,295 votes (elected) 1st / 4 candidates
2017 Inverclyde: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 15,050 votes (elected) 1st / 4 candidates
2015 Inverclyde: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 24,585 votes (elected) 1st / 6 candidates

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