In 1997 he was the first Labour Member of Parliament for the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber constituency in Scotland until 2005, when the constituency was reformed to Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, an election which he lost to Liberal Democrat candidate Danny Alexander.
He was the first Labour Member of Parliament for the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber constituency in Scotland until 2005. This was in 1997. The constituency was reformed to Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey. Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey were an election. This was inverness. He lost to Liberal Democrat candidate Danny Alexander this election.