Margaret Smith (Scottish politician)
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Margaret Smith is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former MSP
for Edinburgh West
, a seat she held from the 1999 election until the 2011 election. She was the Scottish Liberal Democrats' Education Spokesperson.
At the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections, she lost her seat to the SNP's Colin Keir
who won with a majority of 2689. As the Liberal Democrats failed to win any list seats on the Lothian Region list, Smith has not returned as an MSP.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for Edinburgh West
Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
, a seat she held from the 1999 election until the 2011 election. She was the Scottish Liberal Democrats' Education Spokesperson.
At the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections, she lost her seat to the SNP's Colin Keir
Colin Keir
Colin Keir is a Scottish politician, currently a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish National Party.Keir contested the seat of Edinburgh Western in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Margaret Smith with a substantial swing to...
who won with a majority of 2689. As the Liberal Democrats failed to win any list seats on the Lothian Region list, Smith has not returned as an MSP.
External links
- Margaret Smith profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats