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Post by marksenior on Nov 9, 2013 16:34:38 GMT
Helen Eadie , Labour MSP for Cowdenbeath has sadly died .
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Post by andrea on Nov 9, 2013 16:56:18 GMT
She was diagnosed of cancer on Octber 24th.
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 9, 2013 17:14:01 GMT
Thought this referred to a former PM for a minute.....
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 9, 2013 17:18:24 GMT
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 9, 2013 20:00:04 GMT
This means that this parliamentary term (at just about the half-way mark) will already be tying for the most changes of MSPs with the 2003-2007 parliament.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 9, 2013 20:15:16 GMT
There are now 34 remaining MSPs who have served continuously since the Parliament was established - just over a quarter of the Parliament.
(By comparison, 19 out of the 60 AMs have served continuously since 1999, a slightly higher proportion. Only 24 out of 108 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have served continuously since 1998.)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2013 20:36:31 GMT
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 9, 2013 23:34:31 GMT
No offence intended, but the number of parliamentarians sadly passing away seems to be a lot higher in Scotland these days compared to the rest of the UK.
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 10, 2013 15:49:37 GMT
No offence intended, but the number of parliamentarians sadly passing away seems to be a lot higher in Scotland these days compared to the rest of the UK. It's interesting - each of the first three scottish parliaments only had 1 MSP each passing away whilst in office - Donald Dewar, Margaret Ewing and Bashir Ahmad. We've had three in two and a half years this time. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 21:19:07 GMT
Sad though this is, it's fair to say that I wasn't expecting another Fife parliamentary by-election quite so soon!
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Post by erlend on Nov 10, 2013 23:56:40 GMT
I suppose in the earliest years there should have been few. Barring transferred from Westminster there must have been a younger/healthy age profile.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 0:44:21 GMT
I suppose in the earliest years there should have been few. Barring transferred from Westminster there must have been a younger /healthy age profile. But Scottish. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 2:30:32 GMT
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Post by erlend on Nov 11, 2013 10:01:21 GMT
I suppose in the earliest years there should have been few. Barring transferred from Westminster there must have been a younger /healthy age profile. But Scottish. But now the profile is still Scottish and also older. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 10:10:10 GMT
But now the profile is still Scottish and also older. Yes but we must take into account the rapid expansion of Gregg's north of the Border undermining our healthy diet of deep fried pizza with their Geordie fast food imports. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 10:45:20 GMT
I was going to say that 'Cowdenbeath' is a bit of a misnomer really. It's basically what's left over when you get the other Fife seats right. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 10:57:53 GMT
I was going to say that 'Cowdenbeath' is a bit of a misnomer really. It's basically what's left over when you get the other Fife seats right. Cowdenbeath and Inverkeithing would be better. Or Cowdenbeath and Rosyth, take your pick. |
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Post by johnr on Nov 11, 2013 11:13:05 GMT
We've had three in two and a half years this time. Three? I can only think of two deaths - the third by-election was caused by a resignation. |
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Post by johnr on Nov 11, 2013 11:14:43 GMT
The word I have heard is that the by-election wont be until the new year now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 11:20:23 GMT
The word I have heard is that the by-election wont be until the new year now. Nobody will really be in the mood for it. |
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