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.

Marilyn Livingstone
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	David Torrance
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-30) 30 September 1952 (age 72)
Political party	Labour Co-operative

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