Janis Hughes Explained

Janis Hughes
Constituency Mp:Glasgow Rutherglen
Parliament:Scottish
Term Start:6 May 1999
Term End:2 April 2007
Predecessor:New Parliament
Successor:James Kelly
Birth Date:1 May 1958
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Party:Scottish Labour

Janis Hughes (born 1 May 1958) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Rutherglen constituency from 1999 to 2007. In the inaugural election to the parliament in 1999, Hughes won a 25% majority; this increased to nearly 27% in the 2003 election, despite her accruing almost 3,000 fewer votes. In both elections, around 45% of the votes cast were in her favour.

Prior to her election she worked as a nurse and an NHS administrator. She stood down as an MSP at the 2007 election.[1]

She resided in the Toryglen area of Glasgow for some years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Politics News – The Scotsman. Election.scotsman.com. 28 January 2018.
  2. News: TV ad's 'paint flats' demolished. BBC News. 21 January 2007. 11 February 2018.