The odds were heavily stacked against the SNP’s Mhairi Black winning the Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat to become Westminster’s youngest MP for centuries.
ADVERTISEMENT
20-year-old student becomes UK's youngest MP since 1667
Politics student rides SNP surge to defeat shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander to become youngest MP since 17th century.
Mhairi Black, 20-year-old student
Recommended articles
She was up against one of the best-known Labour MPs left in Scotland, Douglas Alexander, who was defending a majority of more than 16,000.
He was not only shadow foreign secretary but had lots of election experience in abundance, enough to secure him the job of Labour’s UK campaign coordinator.
In 1667, after being "returned as knight of the shire," Christopher Monck took his place in Parliament when he was just 13.
ADVERTISEMENT
Sure, there have been other young parliamentarians, but none as young as Black -- in the last 350 years.
Most recently, former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy was elected into Westminster at the tender age of 23. But he was three years older than Black is now.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Lawson Edem Morttey's opinion: A political train wreck
Only the Energy Minister can authorize a timetable for dumsor – Osafo-Maafo
Woman suffering incurable disease finally gets her wish to choose how she dies
Vigilant Asante-Akim North constituent's fact-checking exposes MP and government
Fish farmer cries after losing $8,000 machine to 'dumsor': 'I'm speaking out of grief'
Biden assures Zelensky of rapid arms support amid escalating Russia tensions
The current 'dumsor' is not as bad as the one under Mahama – Prof. Adei
IMANI Africa responds to Yvonne Nelson's call for dumsor vigil partnership
