Name: Hannah Bardell
Born: 1 June 1983
Party: Scottish National Party (SNP)
Constituency: Livingston
Hannah Bardell was born in Craigshill, Livingston, Scotland. She attended Broxburn Academy before going to the University of Stirling, where served as the National Union of Students’ women’s officer. She is also a Pushkin Prize winner for creative writing. Hannah joined the SNP in 2007 after meeting Alex Salmond.
Her career highlights include working for the U.S. State Dept in their Edinburgh Consulate managing protocol, events and press. She also worked in the Oil and Gas industry for Subsea 7 and for Stork where she was their Head of Communications & Marketing for the UK, Africa & Norway with Oil & Gas Service.
Her retirement from the oil and gas industry came into scrutiny when she would not reveal whether she had been paid to sign the NDA that she signed.
Hannah Bardell is engaged to her partner Emma. She is one of at least 45 LGBT MPs in the House of Commons as of December 2019.
After a series of sexual assaults against women, Hannah was reported to have suggested a curfew banning men from the streets after 6pm should be considered in areas where women have been killed.
She also accused independent unionist peer Lord Maginnis of verbally abusing security staff on the parliamentary estate. Lord Maginnis was subsequently suspended for his actions.
Links
http://hannahbardellmp.scot/about-hannah/
https://www.snp.org/your-team/hannah-bardell/
Last Election Results:
Hannah Bardell won 25,617 votes out of a possible 54,592. This represents a 46.9% share and a 13,435 majority in her constituency. There was a voter turnout of 66.3%.
Voting History Snapshot
Voted Nay to the Nationality and Borders Bill: Second Reading.
Voted Nay to the Treasury update on international aid.
Voted Aye to the Opposition day: EU settlement scheme
Voted Aye to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Voted Nay to the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent
Voted Aye to the Opposition Motion: Yemen
Voted Aye to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Report Stage: Amdt 1
Contact Details
Phone: 020 7219 5907