Alex Cole-Hamilton

Alex Cole-Hamilton 
 Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
 Constituency/Region: Edinburgh North Western
 First elected: 7 May 2026
 Previous roles: Lib Dem leader. Re-elected constituency MSP. 
 
 Bio 
 
 
 
 Detail 
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 Full name 
 Alexander Geoffrey Cole-Hamilton 
 
 
 Born 
 22 July 1977 (age 48), Hertfordshire, England 
 
 
 Party 
 Scottish Liberal Democrats 
 
 
 Current office 
 Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats (since Aug 2021) 
 
 
 Previous roles 
 MSP for Edinburgh Western/Edinburgh North Western (2016–present) 
 
 
 Education 
 University of Aberdeen 
 
 
 Pre-politics profession 
 Politician 
 
 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Accounts: @forres83278, @WilliamN63989, @edinburghpaper, @JamesKelly, @lady_kat14, @JohnnyDundee, @ginadavidsonlbc, @Neilsocialist 
 
 Eliminated in first round of FM vote with 10 votes — mocked on social media 
 Stood as candidate for First Minister despite no realistic chance 
 Ruled out coalition with pro-independence parties previously 
 Described as looking like an American political consultant among his MSPs 
 
 Reddit Discussion 
 
 Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026 
 
 Key threads found: 
 
 r/Scotland — Alex Cole-Hamilton getting his foot stood on by a horse 
 r/Scotland — Alex Cole-Hamilton rules out coalition deal with pro-independence parties 
 
 
 Sources 
 
 Scottish Parliament website 
 Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election