Lawrie McKinna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lawrie McKinna

Scottish footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1961

Place of Birth: Kilmarnock, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom, Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Lawrie McKinna (born 8 July 1961) is a Scottish-Australian former football player, coach, and former Mayor of Gosford City Council. In 2012, McKinna stood for election as an independent for City of Gosford.
Lawrie was successful in gaining a seat, and was elected by his fellow councillors Mayor of Gosford City on 24 September.He was removed from his position as Mayor, as a result of the amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong Councils on 12 May 2016. Lawrie unsuccessfully stood as a candidate in the September 2013 Federal election for the seat of Robertson.
His campaign was backed by John Singleton to the tune of $380,000.
While receiving 8.7% of the vote, Singleton and McKinna controversially decided the outcome of the seat by directing preference votes to the conservative Liberal Party candidate Ms Lucy Wicks.
Ms Wicks formally thanked Lawrie & his backer John Singleton in her maiden speech in parliament.