Mark Logan (politician)

Mark Rory Logan (born 28 January 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton North East since the 2019 general election.[1][2][3]

Mark Logan
MP
Member of Parliament
for Bolton North East
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byDavid Crausby
Majority378 (0.9%)
Personal details
Born
Mark Rory Logan[1]

(1984-01-28) 28 January 1984
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materBallymena Academy
Queen's University Belfast
London School of Economics
Wadham College, University of Oxford
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.marklogan.org.uk

Early life

Logan was born and grew up in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He graduated from Queen's University Belfast, and then earned two master's degrees, one from the London School of Economics and the second from Wadham College, University of Oxford.[4] Before becoming an MP, he worked in the Foreign Office at the British Consulate-General Shanghai where he was responsible for media and communications.[5] Logan also worked for the Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group.

Political career

In 2017, he contested the East Antrim seat for the Conservative Party, coming in 6th place with 2.5% of the vote. He was selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Bolton North East at the 2019 general election, ultimately winning the seat with a 0.9% majority and a swing of 4.7%.

Logan regularly campaigns for a direct train link from Bolton to London.[6]

He is a founding member of the Parliamentary Export Programme webinar series, which seeks to help local businesses increase international sales.[7]

Logan was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office in March 2022. He resigned on 6 July 2022 in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct in the Chris Pincher scandal, calling his position "almost impossible".[8]

Electoral history

2019 general election
General election 2019: Bolton North East[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Logan 19,759 45.4 +3.2
Labour David Crausby 19,381 44.5 −6.1
Brexit Party Trevor Jones 1,880 4.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox 1,847 4.2 +1.3
Green Liz Spencer 689 1.6 +0.8
Majority 378 0.9 -7.2
Turnout 43,556 64.5 -2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.7

2017 general election
General election 2017: East Antrim[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Sammy Wilson 21,873 57.3 +21.2
Alliance Stewart Dickson 5,950 15.6 +0.6
Ulster Unionist John Stewart 4,524 11.9 −6.9
Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan 3,555 9.3 +2.4
SDLP Margaret McKillop 1,278 3.4 −1.5
NI Conservatives Mark Logan 963 2.5 +0.9
Majority 15,923 40.7 +23.4
Turnout 38,143 60.6 +7.3
Registered electors 62,908
DUP hold Swing +10.3

References
  1. Brunskill, Ian (2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. "Bolton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" – via www.bbc.com.
  4. "Election winners". www.wadham.ox.ac.uk.
  5. "About Mark Logan". Mark Logan. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. "'Give us a direct train to London': Bolton leaders call for train to capital". The Bolton News. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. "MP to host webinars to aid Bolton North East businesses' global potential". The Bolton News. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. Harrigan, Joe. "'Only so much we can ignore' as Bolton Tory MP quits Boris Johnson government". The Bolton News. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. Sansome, Jessica; Otter, Saffron (14 November 2019). "All the Greater Manchester General Election 2019 candidates". men. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. "Dickson to stand in Westminster election". Larne Times. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  11. "McMullan candidate in Westminster election". Larne Times. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  12. "Ulster Unionist Party announces General Election candidates". Belfast Telegraph. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  13. "DUP General Election candidates announced". Belfast Telegraph. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  14. "Statement of Persons nominated". Electoral Office of Northern Ireland. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  15. "UK Parliamentary Election Result 2017 - East Antrim". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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