Richard Lambert Thomas Arkless was born on 7 July 1975 and is a Scottish National Party politician, who was elected as MP for Dumfries and Galloway at the 2015 UK general election.
11 Facts About Richard Arkless
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Richard Arkless lost his seat at the following election in 2017.
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Richard Arkless spent an early part of his childhood living in London.
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Richard Arkless returned to Stranraer when he was eight years old.
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Richard Arkless received a BA in Financial Services from Glasgow Caledonian University and has an LLB from the University of Strathclyde.
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Richard Arkless defeated Labour's Russell Brown, who had held the Dumfries and Galloway seat since its creation ten years prior in 2005.
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Richard Arkless lost his seat in the UK 2017 general election to Conservative MP Alister Jack.
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At the 2019 election, Richard Arkless contested the Dumfries and Galloway seat again as the SNP candidate.
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Richard Arkless lost out to the Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack for a second time.
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Richard Arkless left his job as a solicitor to run an online business.
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Richard Arkless returned to his career as a solicitor in 2020 following his retirement from politics.