Elaine Thomson Explained

Elaine Thomson
Constituency Mp:Aberdeen North
Parliament:Scottish
Term Start:6 May 1999
Term End:31 March 2003
Predecessor:New Parliament
Successor:Brian Adam
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Party:Scottish Labour Party

Elaine Thomson (born 1957 in Inverness) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Aberdeen North constituency from 1999 to 2003.[1]

In the 2003 election she was defeated by Brian Adam of the Scottish National Party (SNP).[1] After her defeat she returned to work with her previous employer, an Aberdeen-based IT consultancy.

Thomson stood again in Aberdeen North at the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary election but again lost to Brian Adam by an increased majority.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Left-winger McAllion crashes to jubilant SNP; Nationalist cheer as Labour loses seats and vote drops . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104154758/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23537310.html . dead. 4 November 2012 . 17 August 2010 . 3 May 2003 . The Herald. Glasgow.
  2. Web site: Discounted votes spoiled our night to remember, says victor . 17 August 2010 . 5 May 2007 . The Press and Journal.