Natalie McGarry
Natalie McGarry (born September 7, 1981 in Inverkeithing ) is a former Scottish politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Life
McGarry was born in 1981 in Inverkeithing, Fife , where she grew up. She studied law at the University of Aberdeen .
In 2012, McGarry and SSP politician Carolyn Leckie co-founded the Women for Independence group , which sought greater female participation in the political elaboration of the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 .
Political career
In the 2014 European elections , McGarry ran for the SNP in the constituency of Scotland , but missed a mandate. After the death of Labor MPs Helen Eadie in the Scottish Parliament, by-elections were held on January 24, 2014 in her former constituency, Cowdenbeath . The SNP placed McGarry on these. On election day, however, she was clearly defeated by Labor candidate Alex Rowley and thus missed entry into the Scottish Parliament.
In the British general election in 2015 , McGarry ran in the constituency of Glasgow East . Her party colleague John Mason had lost her constituency mandate to Labor candidate Margaret Curran in the 2010 general election. After the SNP gained massive votes in these elections, McGarry achieved the highest percentage of votes with 56.9% and subsequently moved into the British House of Commons for the first time .
In November 2015 it was announced that donations from Women for Independence had disappeared in the five-digit range. Since McGarry was the only one who had access to the joint account, she came under suspicion of having stolen the funds. As a result of the ongoing investigation, the SNP suspended McGarry's membership. She has since attended Parliament as an independent MP.
Since the SNP no longer wanted to run McGarry as a candidate for the 2017 parliamentary election due to the procedure , McGarry said she would not run for the election. At the end of the term, she left the House of Commons. Her successor David Linden held the mandate for the SNP.
On June 6, 2019, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzlement of more than £ 25,000.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on myparliament.info
- ^ A b Herald Scotland: Labor goes for experience to rebuild party base in Falkirk , December 9, 2013.
- ↑ Herald Scotland: New women's group aims to close gender gap and boost support for Yes campaign , August 2, 2012.
- ^ Herald Scotland: You know what? I've made up my mind. This advert is rubbish , September 7, 2014.
- ↑ McGarry's election letter ( memento of the original dated February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BBC News: Cowdenbeath by-election: Alex Rowley holds seat for Labor , Jan. 24, 2014
- ↑ Results of the 2010 general election ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Results of the general election in 2015 and 2017
- ^ The Guardian: SNP MP Natalie McGarry linked to missing donations claim , November 24, 2015.
- ↑ BBC: Natalie McGarry withdraws from SNP whip over campaign fund probe , November 24, 2015.
- ↑ General election 2017: Natalie McGarry will not seek re-election. BBC News , April 25, 2017, accessed April 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Natalie McGarry: Former SNP MP jailed for embezzlement. BBC News, June 6, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McGarry, Natalie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th September 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inverkeithing |