Felicity Buchan

Felicity Christiana Buchan is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kensington since 2019.[1]

Felicity Buchan

Buchan in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Kensington
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byEmma Dent Coad
Majority150 (0.3%)
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Buchan was born and raised in Aberdeenshire[2] and went to the local comprehensive school, Fraserburgh Academy. She went to Christ Church, Oxford University to read Law on an Exhibition.

She has lived in various parts of Kensington and Chelsea for 25 years.[3]

Professional career

Felicity Buchan's professional career was in financial services. Her responsibility was to raise significant finance for countries, large companies and global agencies such as the World Bank.[3] Employers include Bank of America and JP Morgan.[4]

After leaving the financial services industry, she volunteered at a children's charity in North Kensington and is the chair of governors of Bousfield Primary School, a local school in South Kensington.[5]

Political career

Buchan contested South Down in the 2015 general election,[6] coming 7th with 0.7% of the vote, and South Shields in 2017, where she came 2nd with 25.9% of the vote .[7]

In the 2019 general election, Buchan contested Kensington for the Conservative Party. She won the seat from Emma Dent Coad with a majority of 150 votes (0.3%),[8] representing a swing of 0.2%.

References

  1. "Candidates for 2019 General Election | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea". www.rbkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  2. Hughes, Brendan (7 April 2015). "Tories sending British members to contest Westminster seats in north". The Irish News. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "Meet Felicity". Felicity Buchan for Kensington. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  4. Townsend, Piers. "BoA bolsters debt capital markets team". www.fnlondon.com. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  5. Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. "South Down parliamentary constituency - Election 2015". Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  7. "South Shields - 2017 Election Results - General Elections Online". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  8. "Election of a Member of Parliament for Kensington on Thursday 12 December 2019", Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea website, accessed 22 December 2019.


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Emma Dent Coad
Member of Parliament
for Kensington

2019–present
Incumbent
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