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  Scottish Parliament - Glasgow Cathcart
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Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scottish Parliament > Glasgow Cathcart
OfficeMSP
HonorificMSP - Abbr: MSP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 01, 2003 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 01, 2003 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start June 01, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End September 01, 2005 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie March 07, 2007 02:54am
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Description Term end due to resignation following Mike Watson MSP entering a guilty plea on two counts of arson stemming from an incident at Edinburgh's Prestonfield Hotel on November 15, 2004. Watson, who has also served as a life peer in the House of Lords since 1997, was convicted September 22, 2005 and sentenced to 16 months of prison. He was released after serving half his sentence, but may not seek election to Holyrood due to having received a custodial sentence through the date of the 2007 elections.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/06/1999
NameMike Watson Votes12,966 (48.06%)
Term06/01/1999 - 06/01/2003 Margin5,374 (+19.92%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won09/29/2005
NameCharlie Gordon Votes5,811 (37.69%)
Term09/30/2005 - 06/01/2007 Margin2,405 (+15.60%)
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Name (I) MSP Mike Watson David Ritchie Richard Cook Malcolm Wilson Pat Lally Tom Henery Robert Wilson
PartyLabour Scottish National Conservative Scottish Socialist Local Health Concern Liberal Democrats Parent Excluded
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Uncertified Votes 8,742 (39.19%) 3,630 (16.27%) 2,888 (12.95%) 2,819 (12.64%) 2,419 (10.84%) 1,741 (7.81%) 68 (0.31%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,112 (-22.92%) -5,854 (-26.24%) -5,923 (-26.55%) -6,323 (-28.35%) -7,001 (-31.38%) -8,674 (-38.88%)
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