Marion Fellows
Marion Fellows MP | |
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SNP Spokesperson for Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation | |
Assumed office 20 June 2017 | |
Leader | Ian Blackford |
SNP Whip | |
Assumed office 20 May 2015 | |
Leader |
Angus Robertson Ian Blackford |
Member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw | |
Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Frank Roy |
Majority | 318 (0.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 May 1949 |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University |
Marion Fellows MP (born 5 May 1949) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She was elected at the general election in May 2015 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Motherwell and Wishaw.[1][2][3][4]
After attending Carrick Academy in Maybole, Fellows studied Accountancy and Finance at Heriot Watt University. For nineteen years, she taught business studies at West Lothian College; where she was an active trade unionist in the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS).[5]
She has lived with her family in Wishaw and Bellshill since the 1970s. Fellows was elected in 2012 as a North Lanarkshire Councillor for Wishaw, and was active in the "Yes Motherwell and Wishaw" campaign at the 2014 independence referendum. However, despite a nationwide victory for the "Better Together" campaign rejecting independence, North Lanarkshire was one of the four council areas (out of thirty two) which voted in favour of Scottish independence.[5]
In 2007, Fellows contested the Motherwell and Wishaw Scottish Parliament constituency against the incumbent, then-First Minister Jack McConnell[6], and in 2010 contested the equivalent Westminster seat challenging sitting MP, Frank Roy.[7]
After being selected as the SNP candidate for Motherwell and Wishaw for the 2015 UK General Election, she defeated Roy with a majority of 11,898.[8] Fellows was re-elected as MP for the seat at the 2017 UK General Election.[9]
References
- ↑ "Motherwell and Wishaw Parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Scottish MPs in Westminster: The full list of the SNP parliamentarians". Ben Tufft. The Independent. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Scotland results: SNP victories wipe out Labour". The Irish Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Marion wins Motherwell & Wishaw for SNP". Motherwell Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- 1 2 Nisbet, Craig (15 February 2015). "SNP choose Marion Fellows as candidate for Motherwell & Wishaw General Election seat". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Scottish Parliament | Election Result: Motherwell & Wishaw". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Motherwell & Wishaw". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ "Wayback Machine". 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ "Motherwell & Wishaw parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 2010–present
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile on SNP website
- Marion Fellows on Twitter
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Frank Roy |
Member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw 2015–present |
Incumbent |