Margaret Ferrier
| Margaret Ferrier MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Greatrex |
| Majority | 9,975 (17.3%) |
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| Born |
10 September 1960 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Margaret Ferrier (born 1960)[1] is a Scottish National Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen and Hamilton West since winning the seat at the 2015 general election.[2][3]
Ferrier was born and raised in Glasgow, and moved to Rutherglen from 1972 to 1990. She has lived in the Halfway district of Cambuslang since 2000, where she joined the Rutherglen branch of the SNP in 2011. Before her election to Parliament, she was a commercial sales manager for a manufacturing construction company in Motherwell.[1]
References
- 1 2 Henshaw, William (5 February 2015). "SNP select Margaret Ferrier as candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat in the General Election". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Election 2015: Rutherglen & Hamilton West". BBC News. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Dickie, Douglas (8 May 2015). "Rutherglen and Hamilton West election results: SNP's Margaret Ferrier takes Labour hotspot with 52 per cent of the vote". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 8 May 2015.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Margaret Ferrier on Twitter
- SNP profile
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| Preceded by Tom Greatrex |
Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2015–present |
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