Stuart McMillan
Encyclopedia
Stuart McMillan is a Scottish National Party
politician, and Member
of the Scottish Parliament
for West of Scotland region
.
He was elected during the 2007 election
for the West of Scotland region, and re-elected in the 2011 election
, where he also contested the Greenock and Inverclyde
constituency, losing narrowly to Labour's Duncan McNeil
.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
politician, and Member
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:...
of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
for West of Scotland region
West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
.
He was elected during 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...
for the West of Scotland region, and re-elected in the 2011 election
Scottish Parliament election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to...
, where he also contested the Greenock and Inverclyde
Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
constituency, losing narrowly to Labour's Duncan McNeil
Duncan McNeil
Duncan McNeil is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde.-Career:From 1965 to 1979 he worked as a boilermaker at Scott Lithgow, initially as an apprentice...
.