John Thurso MP

Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross

John Thurso
Highland Liberal Democrats

Welcome to the website of John Thurso MP

John has had the honour to represent our area since 2001. In the last Parliament John was the Liberal Democrats Shadow Secretary of State for Business and sat on the Treasury Select Committee.

John, along with Jamie Stone MSP and our local Councillors, is part of the strong Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Lib Dem team. A team committed to fighting for our area and for the Highlands as a whole.

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"Pilot scheme on fairer fuel duty could be a reality within a year" Thurso

Fri 16th Jul 2010

John Thurso MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, believes a pilot scheme to cut fuel duty in selected remote and rural areas could be set up within a year.

John Thurso on Treasury Select Committee

Balnakeil Craft Village Photography Competition

Thu 8th Jul 2010

Balnakeil Craft Village is running a competition to find the photograph that evokes the best of the craft village.

Balnakeil photo competition

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Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross General Election Result

Turnout: 28768 (61%)

41.4%
 
Liberal Democrats: 11907 (−9.1%)
24.6%
 
Labour: 7081 (+3.7%)
19.2%
 
Scottish National Party: 5516 (+5.8%)

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Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross General Election Result

Turnout: 27663 (59%)

50.5%
 
Liberal Democrats: 13957 (+11.9%)
20.9%
 
Labour: 5789 (−3.4%)
13.3%
 
Scottish National Party: 3686 (−7%)

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Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister

Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May