Margaret Smith (politician)

Margaret Smith
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Edinburgh West
In office
6 May 1999  22 March 2011
Preceded by new constituency
Majority 5,886 (16.9%)
Personal details
Born (1961-02-18) 18 February 1961
Political party Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Margaret Smith (born 18 February 1961) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former MSP for Edinburgh West, a seat she held from the 1999 election until the 2011 election. She was the Scottish Liberal Democrats' Education Spokesperson.

At the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections, she lost her seat to the SNP's Colin Keir who won with a majority of 2689.[1] As the Liberal Democrats failed to win any list seats on the Lothian Region list, Smith has not returned as an MSP.

She was the first openly lesbian MSP.[2]

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Scottish Parliament
Preceded by
Constituency Created
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh West
1999-2011
Succeeded by
Colin Keir


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