Mary Scanlon
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Mary Scanlon is a Conservative politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament
for the Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2006 and since 2007.
She contested North East Fife
in the General Election of 1992 and Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
at the General Election of 1997.
She resigned from her list seat to contest the 2006 Moray by-election
caused by the death of Scottish National Party
MSP
Margaret Ewing
, but was defeated in the by-election by Richard Lochhead
of the SNP
. During the campaign her decision to keep the word "Conservative" off her election literature caused much controversy. There were claims that there was a deliberate attempt to mislead voters in to believing she was the SNP candidate by printing leaflets in yellow and black (that party's traditional colours). She was embroilled in further controversy later the same week when it emerged that letters apparently backing her candidacy from local independent councillors had been faked. Her list seat was taken up by Dave Petrie
.
She has served as health spokeswoman for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and on her resignation was their spokesman for Communities. In her capacity as health spokeswoman, she has called for single vaccine alternatives to the MMR vaccine
,. Scanlon is currently the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party's spokesperson for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism.
She was returned to Parliament on the list vote in the 2007 election
after failing to win the 2006 by-election. She was again re-elected in 2011.
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 the Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2006 and since 2007.
She contested North East Fife
North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
North East Fife is a county constituency in Fife, Scotland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom currently held by Sir Menzies Campbell, former leader of the Liberal Democrats...
in the General Election of 1992 and Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2005...
at the General Election of 1997.
She resigned from her list seat to contest the 2006 Moray by-election
Moray by-election, 2006
A by-election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament was held on 27 April 2006 following the death of the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament Margaret Ewing on 21 March 2006, from breast cancer...
caused by the death of Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
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:...
Margaret Ewing
Margaret Ewing
Margaret Anne Ewing was a Scottish National Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament...
, but was defeated in the by-election by Richard Lochhead
Richard Lochhead
Richard Neilson Lochhead is the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray.-Background and early career:...
of the SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
. During the campaign her decision to keep the word "Conservative" off her election literature caused much controversy. There were claims that there was a deliberate attempt to mislead voters in to believing she was the SNP candidate by printing leaflets in yellow and black (that party's traditional colours). She was embroilled in further controversy later the same week when it emerged that letters apparently backing her candidacy from local independent councillors had been faked. Her list seat was taken up by Dave Petrie
Dave Petrie
David Dick Petrie was a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands Region....
.
She has served as health spokeswoman for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and on her resignation was their spokesman for Communities. In her capacity as health spokeswoman, she has called for single vaccine alternatives to the MMR vaccine
MMR vaccine
The MMR vaccine is an immunization shot against measles, mumps, and rubella . It was first developed by Maurice Hilleman while at Merck in the late 1960s....
,. Scanlon is currently the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party's spokesperson for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism.
She was returned to Parliament on the list vote in the 2007 election
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...
after failing to win the 2006 by-election. She was again re-elected in 2011.
External links
- Mary Scanlon MSP profile at the site of the Scottish Parliament