Frank Doran

Frank Doran (born April 13, 1949) is a Scottish politician of the Labour Party. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1987 - with the exception of five years when he was out of the Commons between 1992 and 1997 - and currently represents Aberdeen North.

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April 13 - 1949 - Scottish politician - Labour Party - Member of Parliament - 1987 - Commons - 1992 - 1997 - Aberdeen North

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Frank Doran was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended Leith Academy and Dundee University and became a solicitor. He was elected MP in 1987 for Aberdeen South, and from 1988 to 1992 was the Shadow Minister for Oil and Gas, as part of a team that was led first by Tony Blair and later by Frank Dobson. Frank Doran lost his bid for re-election in 1992 to the Conservative Party candidate, the only Labour seat lost that year. He was re-elected in 1997 for Aberdeen Central.

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Edinburgh - Scotland - Dundee University - Solicitor - Elected - 1987 - Aberdeen South - 1988 - 1992 - Tony Blair - Frank Dobson - Re-election - Conservative Party - Re-elected - 1997

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Following changes to the electoral boundaries in Scotland, the constituency of Aberdeen Central was abolished prior to the 2005 general election. Doran was forced to compete against the (at-the-time) Aberdeen North MP, Malcolm Savidge, for the Labour party candidacy in a much-altered North seat. Frank Doran won the nomination, and was elected to represent the new Aberdeen North seat with a majority of 6,795 votes. The win gave Frank Doran the unusual distinction of having represented Aberdeen South, Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen North during his parliamentary career.

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2005 general election - Malcolm Savidge - Elected

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