 | 'I have been fascinated to read the Hutton report. Ultimately, it disappoints because it is very one-sided. I have just one question: Did Hutton buy his buckets of whitewash from the same source as Denning?' Labour MP, Austin Mitchell, 28 th January 2004. |  |
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Fiona Houston |  |
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| Fiona Houston, who was originally selected to contest Livingston. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, Fiona Houston's career has successfully combined the demands of journalism and business, raising a family, and involvement in local issues, both in Scotland and in America. Currently Fiona works for the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100, the company sponsored by Richard Branson to track and promote Britain's top-performing private businesses. She also writes a column for Weekend Telegraph and is working on a book about food and the environment. Fiona returned to Scotland with her family three years ago from Washington DC, USA where she lived for 12 years. Having made the momentous decision to return to Scotland, Fiona feels very strongly about being involved in the political process to make Scotland a better place. While in Washington DC, she was immersed in the political culture, and learnt more than a thing or two about politics and campaigning. She reported on it as a journalist, and her husband worked as legislative director and Committee Counsel for the US Congress. She worked for the New York Times, the Scotsman, and also wrote for the Washington Post and was nominated for the US National Magazine Award by Men's Health magazine for a feature article on education. Most recently, as Chairman of Friends of Inverleith Park in Edinburgh, she established and ran a major grassroots campaign that overcame the odds to defeat Edinburgh City Council in its bid to develop one of Edinburgh's best-loved green spaces in Inverleith Park into an enormous concrete skateboard facility against the wishes of the local community. With this success under her belt, she now plans to channel the same energy and skill into ensuring that the public's voice is heard loudly and clearly in Edinburgh Central. Recent electoral experience. 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh Central, 4,783 votes (16.27 %) 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Fifth on Tory Lothians list, 37,548 votes (13.08 %) | ||
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Recent electoral experience | ||
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Labour | 28,067 | 69.31 % | 25,938 | 62.76 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 5,975 | 14.75 % | 5,835 | 14.97 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 2,257 | 5.57 % | 2,980 | 7.56 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 2,083 | 5.14 % | 1,913 | 4.85 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 2,019 | 4.99 % | 2,715 | 6.88 % | |
| Others | 94 | 0.23 % | 61 | 0.15 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 22,092 | 54.55 % | 20,103 | 50.97 % | |
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