Anne McLaughlin

Anne McLaughlin (born 8 March 1960) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East since 2019, and previously from 2015 to 2017.

Anne McLaughlin

MP
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North East
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byPaul Sweeney
Majority2,548 (7.7%)
In office
7 May 2015 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byWillie Bain
Succeeded byPaul Sweeney
SNP Shadow Secretary of State for Justice & Shadow Minister of State for Immigration
Assumed office
1 February 2021
LeaderAngus Robertson
Ian Blackford
Preceded byJoanna Cherry
Stuart McDonald
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow
In office
12 February 2009 – 22 March 2011
Preceded byBashir Ahmad
Succeeded byHanzala Malik
Personal details
Born (1966-03-08) 8 March 1966[1]
Greenock, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party

She was previously a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 2009 to 2011. She was elected to the House of Commons at the 2015 general election but was defeated at the 2017 general election by Paul Sweeney of Scottish Labour. At the 2019 general election, McLaughlin regained the seat with a majority of 2,548 votes.

Early life and political activity

McLaughlin comes from Greenock but has lived in Glasgow for many years. She attended Port Glasgow High School, graduating in 1984. She then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and the University of Glasgow.[2] She joined the SNP after the 1988 Govan by-election.[1]

She contested Glasgow Springburn in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, finishing second, and had previously contested the Glasgow Rutherglen seat at the 2001 UK General Election (again finishing second) and the similar Glasgow Rutherglen seat at the 2003 Scottish Parliament election. She was SNP campaign co-ordinator when John Mason won the 2008 Glasgow East by-election.

Member of the Scottish Parliament: 2009–2011

McLaughlin became a regional member 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.[3] She was a member of the Public Audit and Public Petitions parliamentary committees (2009–2011).[4]

She contested the Glasgow Provan constituency in the May 2011 Scottish Parliament election but was unsuccessful.

Inverclyde by-election, 2011

She was chosen by party members at a selection meeting in Greenock to contest the Inverclyde constituency in the June 2011 UK Parliament by-election. However, Labour retained the seat on a 5,835 majority - down from 14,416 - on a reduced turnout.[5]

Member of the UK Parliament: 2015–2017, 2019–present

McLaughlin was elected to the UK Parliament in the 2015 general election, for the Glasgow North East constituency. She won the seat from the incumbent Labour MP Willie Bain on a swing of 39%, breaking the record for the biggest swing at a general election. She then however narrowly lost her seat to Labour candidate Paul Sweeney at the snap general election in 2017.

McLaughlin regained the seat from Sweeney at the snap general election in 2019 with a majority of 2,548 votes.

References
  1. 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. "Inverclyde by-election: The candidates". STV News. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. Revealed: Glasgow's urgent need for extra English tuition, The Glaswegian 5 March 2009
  4. "Previous MSPs: Session 3 (2007–2011): McLaughlin, Anne". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. Inverclyde by-election, 2011, breakingnews.heraldscotland.com; accessed 8 May 2015.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Willie Bain		 Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North East
2015–2017		 Succeeded by
Paul Sweeney
Preceded by
Paul Sweeney		 Member of Parliament
for Glasgow North East
2019–present		 Incumbent
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