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Katrina Murray | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Stuart McDonald |
| Majority | 4,144 (10.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Katrina Murray is a British Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for the Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch since 2024. [1]
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Rosemary McKenna is a Scottish Labour Party politician,who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2010. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth at the 1997 general election,and held that seat until its abolition in boundary changes for the 2005 general election. She was then elected as the MP for the new Cumbernauld,Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East,from which she stood down at the next election,in 2010.
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