He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Western Isles constituency from 1999 to 2007.
Morrison was educated at Paible School, North Uist, and the Nicolson Institute, Isle of Lewis.
He lost his seat in the 2007 election to Alasdair Allan of the Scottish National Party[1] where he was one of only two candidates in the entire election to win over 40% of the votes cast in their constituency and not win the seat, the other being Jamie Hepburn in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.
At the 2015 UK general election he contested the Na h-Eileanan an Iar Westminster seat,[1] coming second behind the sitting SNP MP Angus MacNeil, with 4,560 votes (28.6%).
[3] In May 2006, he was accused of a conflict of interest after raising questions in Holyrood to help the Scottish Golf Union, who at the time were represented by a firm run by Morrison's brother.