Lyndsay McIntosh
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Lyndsay McIntosh is a Scottish
politician. She was a Conservative and Unionist
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland from 1999 to 2003.
After being elected to Holyrood
she was the Conservative deputy spokeswoman on home affairs. Prior to the 2003 election she was moved from first to third place on the Conservative's list for Central Scotland. After parliament was dissolved she followed her colleague Keith Harding
and defected to the newly formed Scottish People's Alliance. She subsequently fought Kilmarnock and Loudoun
for the SPA but came in a very poor eighth place with only 371 votes (1.2%).
She is a member of the national policy committee of the New Party
, the successor to the SPA.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
politician. She was a Conservative and Unionist
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. Like the UK party, it has a centre-right political philosophy which promotes conservatism and strong British Unionism...
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for Central Scotland from 1999 to 2003.
After being elected to Holyrood
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
she was the Conservative deputy spokeswoman on home affairs. Prior to the 2003 election she was moved from first to third place on the Conservative's list for Central Scotland. After parliament was dissolved she followed her colleague Keith Harding
Keith Harding
Keith Harding is a Scottish politician. He was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1999 to 2003.He was leader of Stirling Council from 1991 to 1995...
and defected to the newly formed Scottish People's Alliance. She subsequently fought Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....
for the SPA but came in a very poor eighth place with only 371 votes (1.2%).
She is a member of the national policy committee of the New Party
The New Party (UK)
The New Party is a neoliberal political party in the United Kingdom. The party describes itself as "a party of economic liberalism, political reform and internationalism"...
, the successor to the SPA.
External links
- Lyndsay McIntosh MSP biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Second Tory quits party BBC story