Marilyn Livingstone

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. 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.

Electoral history

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Torrance	12,579	45.2
		Marilyn Livingstone	12,397	44.6
		Ian McFarlane	2,007	7.2
		John Mainland	820	2.9
Majority			182	0.7
Turnout			27,803	46.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+6.2

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marilyn Livingstone	10,627	43.9
		Chris Harvie	8,005	33.1
		Alice Soper	3,361	13.9
		David Potts	2,202	9.1
Majority			2,622	10.8
Turnout			24,195	47.7
	hold		Swing	-5.6%

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marilyn Livingstone	10,235	46.7
		Colin Welsh	5,411	24.7
		Alex Cole-Hamilton	2,417	11.0
		Mike Scott-Hayward	2,332	10.6
		Rudi Vogels	1,544	7.0
Majority			4,824	22.0
Turnout			21,939	44.2
	hold		Swing	-4.6%

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marilyn Livingstone	13,645	48.14
		Stewart Hosie	9,170	32.35
		Mike Scott-Hayward	2,907	10.26
		John Mainland	2,620	9.24
Majority			4,475	15.79
Turnout			28,342
	hold		Swing	N/A

External links

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