Marilyn Livingstone | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | David Torrance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1952 |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Marilyn Livingstone (born 30 September 1952) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy constituency from 1999−2011.
Before her election in 1999 she was the head of the Business School at Fife College.[1] She was also a councillor on Kirkcaldy District Council and Fife Council. She won re-election from the Kirkcaldy constituency in the 2003 and 2007 elections,
In the 2011 election she was unsuccessful, losing to the Scottish National Party's David Torrance by 182 votes.[2]
Electoral History
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | David Torrance | 12,579 | 45.2 | +11.9 | |
| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone | 12,397 | 44.6 | -0.5 | |
| Conservative | Ian McFarlane | 2,007 | 7.2 | -1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Mainland | 820 | 2.9 | -10.1 | |
| Majority | 182 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 27,803 | 46.0 | |||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone | 10,627 | 43.9 | -2.8 | |
| SNP | Chris Harvie | 8,005 | 33.1 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alice Soper | 3,361 | 13.9 | +2.9 | |
| Conservative | David Potts | 2,202 | 9.1 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 2,622 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 24,195 | 47.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone | 10,235 | 46.7 | -1.5 | |
| SNP | Colin Welsh | 5,411 | 24.7 | -7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Cole-Hamilton | 2,417 | 11.0 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | Mike Scott-Hayward | 2,332 | 10.6 | +0.4 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Rudi Vogels | 1,544 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 4,824 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21,939 | 44.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone | 13,645 | 48.14 | N/A | |
| SNP | Stewart Hosie | 9,170 | 32.35 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mike Scott-Hayward | 2,907 | 10.26 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Mainland | 2,620 | 9.24 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,475 | 15.79 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 28,342 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ^ "Academe supplies nine MSPs". Times Higher Education. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Scottish election: SNP changes Edinburgh political map". BBC News. 6 May 2011.
| Scottish Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by Constituency Created | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy 1999-2011 | Succeeded by David Torrance |