Marilyn Livingstone
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Kirkcaldy
In office
6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded bynew constituency
Succeeded byDavid Torrance
Personal details
Born (1952-09-30) 30 September 1952
Political partyLabour Co-operative

Marilyn Livingstone (born 30 September 1952) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Kirkcaldy constituency from 1999 to 2011.

Before her election in 1999 she was the head of the Business School at Fife College.[1] She was also a councillor on Kirkcaldy District Council and Fife Council. She won re-election from the Kirkcaldy constituency in the 2003 and 2007 elections,

In the 2011 election she was unsuccessful, losing to the Scottish National Party's David Torrance by 182 votes.[2]

Electoral history

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP David Torrance 12,579 45.2 +11.9
Labour Marilyn Livingstone 12,397 44.6 -0.5
Conservative Ian McFarlane 2,007 7.2 -1.3
Liberal Democrats John Mainland 820 2.9 -10.1
Majority 182 0.7
Turnout 27,803 46.0
SNP gain from Labour Swing +6.2
2007 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marilyn Livingstone 10,627 43.9 -2.8
SNP Chris Harvie 8,005 33.1 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Alice Soper 3,361 13.9 +2.9
Conservative David Potts 2,202 9.1 -1.5
Majority 2,622 10.8
Turnout 24,195 47.7
Labour hold Swing -5.6%
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marilyn Livingstone 10,235 46.7 -1.5
SNP Colin Welsh 5,411 24.7 -7.7
Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton 2,417 11.0 +1.8
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 2,332 10.6 +0.4
Scottish Socialist Rudi Vogels 1,544 7.0 +7.0
Majority 4,824 22.0 N/A
Turnout 21,939 44.2
Labour hold Swing -4.6%
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marilyn Livingstone 13,645 48.14 N/A
SNP Stewart Hosie 9,170 32.35 N/A
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 2,907 10.26 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Mainland 2,620 9.24 N/A
Majority 4,475 15.79 N/A
Turnout 28,342
Labour hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ "Academe supplies nine MSPs". Times Higher Education. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Scottish election: SNP changes Edinburgh political map". BBC News. 6 May 2011.


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