Richard Arkless

Richard Arkless
Member of Parliament
for Dumfries and Galloway
In office
7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byRussell Brown
Succeeded byAlister Jack
Personal details
Born (1975-07-07) 7 July 1975 (age 49)
Stranraer, Scotland, UK
Political partyScottish National Party
RelativesNick Arkless (brother)
Alma materGlasgow Caledonian University
University of Strathclyde

Richard Lambert Thomas Arkless (born 7 July 1975) is a Scottish National Party politician, who was elected as MP for Dumfries and Galloway at the 2015 UK general election.[1][2] He lost his seat at the following election in 2017.

  1. ^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ Haswell, Alex (8 May 2015). "UK Parliamentary Elections Results 2015 for the Dumfries and Galloway County". dumgal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.