Anne McLaughlin

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Anne McLaughlin
Official portrait, 2019
SNP Spokesperson for International Development in the House of Commons
In office
4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderStephen Flynn
Preceded byAnum Qaisar
Succeeded byOffice not in use
SNP Spokesperson for Justice and Immigration in the House of Commons
In office
1 February 2021 – 10 December 2022
LeaderIan Blackford
Preceded byJoanna Cherry (Justice)
Stuart McDonald (Immigration)
Succeeded byStuart McDonald
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North East
In office
12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byPaul Sweeney
Succeeded byMaureen Burke
In office
7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byWillie Bain
Succeeded byPaul Sweeney
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
12 February 2009 – 22 March 2011
Preceded byBashir Ahmad
Succeeded byHanzala Malik
Personal details
Born (1966-03-08) 8 March 1966 (age 58)[1]
Greenock, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Domestic partnerGraham Campbell

Anne McLaughlin (born 8 March 1966)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East from 2019 to 2024, and previously from 2015 to 2017. She has been SNP Spokesperson for International Development since 2023.[2]

Early life and education

Anne McLaughlin was born on 8 March 1966 in Greenock. She attended Port Glasgow High School until 1984, then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and the University of Glasgow.[3] She joined the SNP after the 1988 Govan by-election.[1]

Political career

At the 2003 Scottish Parliament election, McLaughlin stood as the SNP candidate in Glasgow Rutherglen, coming third with 14.9% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MSP Janis Hughes and the Liberal Democrat candidate Robert Brown.[4]

McLaughlin stood in Glasgow Springburn at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, coming second with 28% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MSP Paul Martin.[5]

McLaughlin became a regional member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow on 6 February 2009, following the death of Bashir Ahmad, as the next person on the SNP's regional list. Before this she was employed as a researcher for the MSP Bob Doris. She has championed the cause of English language skills in Glasgow school-children.[6] She was a member of the Public Audit and Public Petitions parliamentary committees (2009–2011).[7]

She stood in Glasgow Provan at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, coming second with 34.7% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Paul Martin.[8][9][10]

Parliamentary career

McLaughlin stood in Glasgow Rutherglen at the 2001 general election, coming second with 14.1% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Tommy McAvoy.[11]

In June 2011 she was selected as the SNP candidate at the 2011 Inverclyde by-election.[12] At the election, McLaughlin came second with 33% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Iain McKenzie.[13]

At the 2015 general election, McLaughlin was elected to Parliament as MP for Glasgow North East with 58.1% of the vote and a majority of 9,222.[14][15][16]

At the snap 2017 general election, McLaughlin was defeated, coming second with 42.2% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Paul Sweeney.[17][18]

McLaughlin regained her seat of Glasgow North East at the 2019 general election, winning with 46.9% of the vote and a majority of 2,548.[19][20][21]

In June 2024, McLaughlin was reselected as the SNP candidate for Glasgow North East at the 2024 general election.[22] However, she was not re-elected, and lost to the Labour Party candidate Maureen Burke.[23]

Personal Life

Anne lives in Dennistoun. She has been in a long-term relationship with Glasgow City Council Councillor Graham Campbell.

References

  1. ^ a b c Dale, Iain; Smith, Jacqui (14 November 2019). The Honourable Ladies: Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 9781785904479 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "SNP announces frontbench reshuffle at Westminster". BBC News. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ Nutt, Kathleen (18 August 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs #41: Anne McLaughlin, Glasgow North East". The National. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "2003 Election Results". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ "2007 Election Results". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Revealed: Glasgow's urgent need for extra English tuition". The Glaswegian. 5 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2007–2011): McLaughlin, Anne". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Labour pains in Glasgow". Glasgow Times. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Scottish Results". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Region Results for Glasgow Provan (2011)". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ^ "SNP choose by-election candidate". Greenock Telegraph. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ^ Buchanan, Raymond (1 July 2011). "Inverclyde by-election: Labour relief at victory". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  14. ^ Glaze, Ben (8 May 2015). "Election result record as Anne McLaughlin wins biggest swing". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Westminster Election Results". Glasgow City Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  16. ^ "SNP and Tory candidates revealed". Evening Times. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  17. ^ STV News Archive (9 June 2017). "Labour regain control of Glasgow North East from SNP". STV News. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
  19. ^ Armstrong, Gary (13 December 2019). "Labour's Paul Sweeney loses Glasgow North East seat to SNP". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Glasgow North East parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  22. ^ https://glasgow.gov.uk/media/12223/Glasgow-North-East/pdf/NORTH_EAST_-_SOPN_and_NOP.pdf?m=1717783302123 [bare URL]
  23. ^ "Glasgow North East – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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