Elaine Thomson

{{Short description|Scottish politician (born 1957)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Elaine Thomson | honorific_suffix = | image = | constituency_MP = [[Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] | parliament = Scottish | majority = | term_start = 6 May 1999 | term_end = 31 March 2003 | predecessor = [[Scotland Act 1998|''New Parliament'']] | successor = [[Brian Adam]] | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}} | birth_place = [[Inverness]], Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | birth_name = | party = [[Scottish Labour Party]] | other_party = | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = }} '''Elaine Thomson''' (born 1957 in [[Inverness]]) is a former [[Scottish Labour|Scottish Labour Party]] politician. She was the [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP) for the [[Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] constituency from 1999 to 2003.<ref name=crashes>{{cite news| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23537310.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104154758/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23537310.html | url-status = dead| archive-date = 4 November 2012 | title = Left-winger McAllion crashes to jubilant SNP; Nationalist cheer as Labour loses seats and vote drops | accessdate = 17 August 2010 | date = 3 May 2003 | newspaper = [[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow}}</ref>

In the [[2003 Scottish Parliament election|2003 election]] she was defeated by [[Brian Adam]] of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP).<ref name=crashes/> After her defeat she returned to work with her previous employer, an [[Aberdeen]]-based IT consultancy.

Thomson stood again in Aberdeen North at the [[2007 Scottish Parliament election|2007 Scottish Parliamentary election]] but again lost to Brian Adam by an increased majority.<ref name=victor>{{cite web| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10107539.html | title = Discounted votes spoiled our night to remember, says victor | accessdate = 17 August 2010 | date = 5 May 2007 | publisher = [[The Press and Journal (Scotland)|The Press and Journal]]}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

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