Publican Party
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The Publican Party was a minor political party in Scotland
. The party was founded in March 2005 in Inverness
, Highland
by two publicans, Kit Fraser and Don Lawson.
The foremost policy of the Publican Party was fighting a smoking ban
which came into effect in March 2006. The party argued for separate smoking rooms, and worked with a campaign to lift the ban on smoking shisha pipes.
Lawson stood for the party in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
constituency at the 2005 general election and gained 678 votes (1.5%). The party contested four regional seats in the Scottish Parliament election, 2007
, receiving 5,905 votes. Fraser blamed a lack of financial support from trade associations and brewers for their electoral performance. It was deregistered on November 2007.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The party was founded in March 2005 in Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
by two publicans, Kit Fraser and Don Lawson.
The foremost policy of the Publican Party was fighting a smoking ban
Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005
The Smoking, Health and Social Care Act 2005 is an Act passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2005, after being introduced by Scottish Executive Health minister Andy Kerr....
which came into effect in March 2006. The party argued for separate smoking rooms, and worked with a campaign to lift the ban on smoking shisha pipes.
Lawson stood for the party in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
constituency at the 2005 general election and gained 678 votes (1.5%). The party contested four regional seats in the Scottish Parliament election, 2007
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
, receiving 5,905 votes. Fraser blamed a lack of financial support from trade associations and brewers for their electoral performance. It was deregistered on November 2007.