Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Colin Keir (born 9 December 1959) is a Scottish politician, currently a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Scottish National Party.Keir contested the seat of Edinburgh Western in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Margaret Smith with a substantial swing to win with a margin of 2,689 votes.Between 2007 and 2012 he was a councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle ward on The City of Edinburgh Council. He is also a former Scottish Schools 5000 metres champion and cross-country international.In August 2015, after serving just one term, Keir was heavily defeated in his attempt to be re-nominated as the SNP candidate in Edinburgh Western for the 2016 election. Keir was beaten by Toni Giugliano, a member of the party's national executive committee, who had received the backing of former leader Alex Salmond. During his campaign for re-selection Keir had issued campaign literature emphasising his support for a second independence referendum."@en }
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- Colin_Keir abstract "Colin Keir (born 9 December 1959) is a Scottish politician, currently a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Scottish National Party.Keir contested the seat of Edinburgh Western in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Margaret Smith with a substantial swing to win with a margin of 2,689 votes.Between 2007 and 2012 he was a councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle ward on The City of Edinburgh Council. He is also a former Scottish Schools 5000 metres champion and cross-country international.In August 2015, after serving just one term, Keir was heavily defeated in his attempt to be re-nominated as the SNP candidate in Edinburgh Western for the 2016 election. Keir was beaten by Toni Giugliano, a member of the party's national executive committee, who had received the backing of former leader Alex Salmond. During his campaign for re-selection Keir had issued campaign literature emphasising his support for a second independence referendum.".
- Q5145257 abstract "Colin Keir (born 9 December 1959) is a Scottish politician, currently a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Scottish National Party.Keir contested the seat of Edinburgh Western in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Margaret Smith with a substantial swing to win with a margin of 2,689 votes.Between 2007 and 2012 he was a councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle ward on The City of Edinburgh Council. He is also a former Scottish Schools 5000 metres champion and cross-country international.In August 2015, after serving just one term, Keir was heavily defeated in his attempt to be re-nominated as the SNP candidate in Edinburgh Western for the 2016 election. Keir was beaten by Toni Giugliano, a member of the party's national executive committee, who had received the backing of former leader Alex Salmond. During his campaign for re-selection Keir had issued campaign literature emphasising his support for a second independence referendum.".