Marilyn Livingstone

Scottish politician (born 1952)

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|  (1952-09-30) 30 September 1952 (age 72)
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 (MSP) for Kirkcaldy constituency from 1999 to 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

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2011 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  |
2007 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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%  |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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%  |
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1. ^ "Academe supplies nine MSPs". Times Higher Education. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. ^ "Scottish election: SNP changes Edinburgh political map". BBC News. 6 May 2011.

## External links

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* Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Marilyn Livingstone

Scottish Parliament

New parliament

Scotland Act 1998

|  Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy
1999–2011 | Succeeded by

David Torrance

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Former Labour Party MSPs

By date first representing
Scottish Labour in the
Scottish Parliament|

| 1999|

* Wendy Alexander
* Scott Barrie
* Rhona Brankin
* Bill Butler
* Malcolm Chisholm
* Cathie Craigie
* Margaret Curran
* Susan Deacon
* Donald Dewar
* Helen Eadie
* Patricia Ferguson
* Sam Galbraith
* Karen Gillon
* Trish Godman
* Iain Gray
* Hugh Henry
* John Home Robertson
* Janis Hughes
* Gordon Jackson
* Sylvia Jackson
* Cathy Jamieson
* Margaret Jamieson
* Andy Kerr
* Johann Lamont
* Marilyn Livingstone
* Jack McConnell
* Lewis Macdonald
* Angus MacKay
* Kate Maclean
* Ken Macintosh
* Maureen Macmillan
* Paul Martin
* John McAllion
* Frank McAveety
* Tom McCabe
* Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale
* Henry McLeish
* Michael McMahon
* Duncan McNeil
* Des McNulty
* Alasdair Morrison
* Bristow Muldoon
* Mary Mulligan
* Elaine Murray
* Irene Oldfather
* Peter Peacock
* Cathy Peattie
* Richard Simpson
* Elaine Smith
* Elaine Thomson
* Mike Watson
* Ian Welsh
* Karen Whitefield
* Allan Wilson

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2001|

* Brian Fitzpatrick

2003|

* Richard Baker
* Marlyn Glen
* Christine May

2005|

* Charlie Gordon

2007|

* Baron Foulkes of Cumnock
* James Kelly
* John Park
* David Stewart
* David Whitton

2011|

* Claudia Beamish
* Kezia Dugdale
* Mary Fee
* Neil Findlay
* Hanzala Malik
* Jenny Marra
* Margaret McCulloch
* Margaret McDougall
* Siobhan McMahon
* Anne McTaggart
* Graeme Pearson
* John Pentland
* Drew Smith

2012|

* Jayne Baxter

2013|

* Cara Hilton

2016|

* Lesley Brennan

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