Margaret McDougall explained

Margaret McDougall
Office:Member of the Scottish Parliament
for the West Scotland region
Term Start:5 May 2011
Term End:24 March 2016
Birth Date:23 January 1949
Party:Labour

Margaret McDougall is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.

She previously represented the Kilwinning South ward on North Ayrshire Council and stood for election to the Scottish Parliament on the Labour list for the South of Scotland region in the 2007 election.[1] [2]

McDougall was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2011 to represent the West of Scotland region, as the Labour Party returned three members from the list.[3] She did not seek re-election in 2016.

McDougall was the victim of a robbery in Irvine, North Ayrshire in January 2014 in which she suffered broken fingers on both hands.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL. www.kilwinning.org. 10 May 2011.
  2. Web site: Regional Lists. www.alba.org.uk. 10 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201104001/http://www.alba.org.uk/scot07constit/s00lab.html. 1 December 2008. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Scottish election: West of Scotland list results - Goldie retains her seat. www.scotsman.com. 6 May 2011. 10 May 2011.