Michael McMahon (Scottish politician)

Michael McMahon is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

Labour

Scottish Labour Party

The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

politician and is the Member of the Scottish Parliament

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 Uddingston and Bellshill

Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

since 2011. He was previously the member for the former seat of Hamilton North and Bellshill

Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Hamilton North and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

. McMahon has been the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government for Labour in the Scottish Parliament since 2007. He is noted for attempting to abolish the not proven

Not proven

Not proven is a verdict available to a court in Scotland.Under Scots law, a criminal trial may end in one of three verdicts: one of conviction and two of acquittal ....

verdict.

External links

Michael McMahon MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
Michael McMahon MSP profile at the site of Scottish Labour
Michael McMahon MSP personal website

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