Jim Devine

For the Sydney gangland figure, see Tilly Devine.

Jim Devine
Member of Parliament
for Livingston
In office
29 September 2005 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byRobin Cook
Succeeded byGraeme Morrice
Personal details
Born
James Devine

(1953-05-21) 21 May 1953 (age 71)
Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseLiz (divorced)
Children2
ResidenceBlackburn, West Lothian

James Devine (born 21 May 1953)[1] is a former Labour Party politician in Scotland. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 2005 until 2010 and Chairman of the Scottish Labour Party between 1994 and 1995.

On 16 June 2009, following the 2009 expenses scandal, he was barred by the Labour Party from seeking re-election at the 2010 general election, after reports he claimed expenses for work on his home from a non-existent firm.[2][3] He was convicted of false accounting on 10 February 2011[4] and sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment on 31 March 2011.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WPR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Expenses row MP dropped by Labour". BBC News. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Devine denied candidacy in general election". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Former MP Jim Devine guilty over expenses". BBC News. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Former MP Jim Devine jailed for 16 months over expenses". BBC News. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.