Mary Scanlon (born 25 May 1947, Dundee) is a Conservative politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2006 and since 2007. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (informally the Scottish Conservative Party and often referred to as the Scottish Tories) is the part of Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time
She resigned from her list seat to contest the 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. A by-election in the '''Moray''' constituency of the Scottish Parliament was held on 27 April, 2006 following the death of the The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Margaret Bain Ewing ( 1 September 1945 - 21 March 2006) was a Scottish National Party (SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament Richard Neilson Lochhead (born May 24, 1969) is a Scottish National Party politician Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish 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 is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands
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 [1], but has given no indication of what she believes might be the consequences for public health were the government to appear to waiver in its support for the triple vaccine. The MMR vaccine is a mixture of three live Attenuated viruses administered via injection for Immunization against Measles, Mumps and Rubella
She was returned to Parliament on the list vote in the 2007 election after failing to win the 2006 by-election. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament
References
External links
- Mary Scanlon MSP profile at the site of the Conservative Party
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