Maurice Corry

Maurice Corry
TD
Corry in 2016
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for West Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 2016 – 5 May 2021
Personal details
BornJune 1950 (1950-06) (age 75)
Helensburgh, Scotland
PartyScottish Conservative Party

Maurice Charles Steuart-Corry TD (born June 1950) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region from the 2016 Scottish Parliament election until the 2021 election. He is currently the Provost of Argyll & Bute.

Career

Army career

Corry joined the British Army in 1972 serving initially with the 51st Highland Volunteers part of the Territorial Army.[1] Captain Corry was awarded the Efficiency Decoration in 1984.,[2] a first clasp to the medal in February 1994[3] and a second clasp in 1997[4] He was promoted to major in June 1984.[5] Major Corry was transferred to the Black Watch in February 1995.[6] He retired from the Royal Regiment of Scotland in September 2009.[7]

Political career

Corry was elected to the Argyll and Bute council, representing Lomond North in 2012.[8]

In 2016, Corry stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Dumbarton where he came third, then was elected from the West Scotland regional list.[9] Corry sat on the Parliament's Public Petitions Committee.[10] After his election to the Scottish Parliament he also continued in his position as a local councillor.[11] He is the Conservative's spokesperson for veterans' affairs.[12] In May 2016 in a Holyrood EU Referendum debate, Corry voted to back the case to leave the European Union. He later explained he had pressed the wrong button during the vote.[13]

At the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Corry contested the Dumbarton constituency, a Labour–SNP marginal where he came a distant third with 8.3% of the votes.[14] He was placed eighth on the Conservative list for West Scotland,[15] so he did not win one of the three list seats the party was entitled to.[16] Corry's low placement on the list followed his omission from a list of endorsements by a vetting committee set up by Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament.[17]

In the 2022 Council Election, he was returned once again to Argyll & Bute as a member for Lomond North, and was appointed Provost by the administration on 18 May 2022.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "London Gazette". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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  5. ^ "London Gazette". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ "London Gazette". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. ^ "London Gazette". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. ^ "2012 Election Results". Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Election 2016: West Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Maurice Corry MSP". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  11. ^ "MSP will relinquish his role as policy lead". Helensburgh Advertiser. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  13. ^ "EU referendum debate how did your MSP vote?". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Elections 2021: Constituencies A-Z: Dumbarton". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  15. ^ Sandra, Black. "Scottish Parliamentary election – regional contest West Scotland Region Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of poll" (PDF). Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 16 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ^ "Elections 2021: West of Scotland [region] [sic],". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  17. ^ Sanderson, Daniel (4 February 2021). "MSP snubbed by Davidson's 'star chamber' blasts system as 'undemocratic'". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ^ "Argyll and Bute Council 2022 election results". Helensburgh Advertiser. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Coalition takes control of Argyll and Bute Council". BBC News. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.


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