Marion Fellows

Marion Fellows
MP
Member of Parliament
for Motherwell and Wishaw
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Frank Roy
Majority 11,898 (24.6%)
Personal details
Born (1949-05-05) 5 May 1949
Political party Scottish National Party
Alma mater Heriot-Watt University

Marion Fellows (born 5 May 1949) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She was elected at the general election in May 2015 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Motherwell and Wishaw.[1][2][3][4]

After attending Carrick Academy in Ayr, Fellows studied accountancy and finance at Heriot Watt University. For 19 years she taught business studies at West Lothian College, where she was an active trade unionist in the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS).[5]

She has lived with her family in Wishaw and Bellshill since the 1970s. She was elected in 2012 as a North Lanarkshire Councillor for Wishaw, and was active in the Yes Motherwell and Wishaw campaign at the 2014 independence referendum.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Motherwell and Wishaw Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Scottish MPs in Westminster: The full list of the SNP parliamentarians". Ben Tufft. The Independent. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scotland results: SNP victories wipe out Labour". The Irish Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Marion wins Motherwell & Wishaw for SNP". Motherwell Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 Nisbet, Craig (15 February 2015). "SNP choose Marion Fellows as candidate for Motherwell & Wishaw General Election seat". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Frank Roy		 Member of Parliament
for Motherwell and Wishaw
2015–present 		Incumbent
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