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style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">Member of the Scottish Parliament</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/Falkirk_East_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Falkirk East</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />7 May 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Angus_MacDonald_(MSP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus MacDonald (MSP)">Angus MacDonald</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Majority</th><td class="infobox-data">7,585 (19.5%)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/SNP_majority_government" class="mw-redirect" title="SNP majority government">SNP Spokesperson</a> for <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Business,_Innovation_and_Skills" title="Department for Business, Innovation and Skills">Business, Innovation and Skills</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />20 May 2015 – 30 September 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Position established</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Bardell" title="Hannah Bardell">Hannah Bardell</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)">Edinburgh West</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Crockart" title="Mike Crockart">Mike Crockart</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Christine_Jardine" title="Christine Jardine">Christine Jardine</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Michelle Rhonda Perks</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1965-03-11</span>) </span>11 March 1965<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 59)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Bearsden" title="Bearsden">Bearsden</a>, Scotland, UK</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981–2015, 2018–)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2015–17)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Conservatoire_of_Scotland" title="Royal Conservatoire of Scotland">Royal Scottish Academy of<br />Music and Drama</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Michelle Rhonda Thomson</b> (née <b>Perks</b>; born 11 March 1965) is a Scottish businesswoman and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (SNP) <a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a>. She has been the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">Member of the Scottish Parliament</a> (MSP) for <a href="/wiki/Falkirk_East_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Falkirk East</a> since <a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">May 2021</a>. </p><p>Thomson is the co-founder of Momentous Change Ltd,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a consultancy she set up with Professor <a href="/wiki/Roger_Mullin" title="Roger Mullin">Roger Mullin</a> in 2017 to help organisations manage change. In 2018, Momentous Change published its first report, Brexit and Scottish Business.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to this, Thomson was the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> for <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)">Edinburgh West</a> from May 2015 until May 2017. She served as the SNP Business, Innovation and Skills spokesperson in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> until her resignation of the party whip in September 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was also a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee from 2015 to 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since stepping down from the House of Commons in 2017, she has been appointed as Ambassador for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Business Banking.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has also been appointed to the advisory panel to the Northern Ireland Assembly's All-Party Group on Fair Banking and Finance.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Thomson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomson graduated from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Conservatoire_of_Scotland" title="Royal Conservatoire of Scotland">Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama</a> in 1985. </p><p>Thomson initially worked as a professional musician and then completed a post graduate diploma in <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">Information technology</a> (IT).<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Who_2017_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Who_2017-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She worked in Financial Services for <a href="/wiki/Standard_Life" title="Standard Life">Standard Life</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Bank_of_Scotland" title="Royal Bank of Scotland">Royal Bank of Scotland</a> for over 23 years in a variety of senior roles delivering IT and business change. In 2009 she set up her own small business in property.<sup id="cite_ref-EN_9May2015_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EN_9May2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indy_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Momentous_Change_Ltd">Momentous Change Ltd</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Thomson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Momentous Change Ltd"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomson established Momentous Change Ltd in 2017 with co-founder Professor Roger Mullin. Momentous Change is a niche consultancy providing support to businesses through economic management and operational change. The firm self-funded research involving 236 senior Scottish business leaders across industry to establish their concerns over Brexit. The final report was published in February 2018. Its principal findings and recommendations included the need for a new skills strategy<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and greater financial and practical support from government.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2018, Thomson was a co-author of a Momentous Change Ltd report into the prospects for establishing a Scottish Stock Exchange.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020 she was co-author of a report into the Scottish Business Diaspora.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Thomson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Edinburgh_West_MP_(2015–2017)"><span id="Edinburgh_West_MP_.282015.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Edinburgh West MP (2015–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Thomson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Edinburgh West MP (2015–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomson joined the Scottish National Party at the age of sixteen in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-Indy_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She became prominent politically during the <a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum" title="2014 Scottish independence referendum">Scottish independence referendum campaign</a>, with the "Yes" campaign. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West in 2015 with a majority of 3,210 votes and a 39% share of the vote; with a swing of 25.8% from Liberal Democrat to SNP. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Post" title="The Sunday Post">The Sunday Post</a></i> described her as one of the SNP MPs to watch in the new parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_National_(Scotland)" title="The National (Scotland)"><i>The National</i></a> described Thomson as "a breath of fresh air" in light of her broad-based life experience.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of her role on the BEIS committee, Thomson was one of the members of the joint committee inquiries into the collapse of <a href="/wiki/British_Home_Stores" title="British Home Stores">BHS</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> into the working practices of Sports Direct.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2015, Thomson was accused by an article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Times" title="The Sunday Times">The Sunday Times</a></i> of having built her buy-to-let property portfolio by buying homes for below-market prices.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late-September 2015, <a href="/wiki/Police_Scotland" title="Police Scotland">Police Scotland</a> announced it had launched an inquiry into "alleged irregularities" related to the property transactions which had seen her solicitor struck off.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same day the SNP issued a statement on behalf of Thomson, announcing that she had decided to withdraw herself from the party whip whilst the investigation was ongoing. In resigning the whip, Thomson also lost her SNP membership and her role as the SNP's Business, Innovation and Skills spokesperson at Westminster.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomson subsequently claimed she had been forced to resign the whip.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eight months after the story broke, Thomson issued a press statement noting that there had been no contact with her from <a href="/wiki/Police_Scotland" title="Police Scotland">Police Scotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2016, in a <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> debate focused on <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a> <a href="/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Elimination_of_Violence_against_Women" title="International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women">International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women</a>, Thomson described the impact of having been raped at the age of fourteen years old, highlighting the conditions of silence and shame that prevent rape from being discussed or reported.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thomson was sitting as an independent MP when the <a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017 snap general election</a> was called on 18 April 2017. The SNP's national executive met four days later and ruled that they would not endorse her as an SNP candidate. She did not stand as an independent at that election, issuing a statement that noted, "even in political parties the concept of natural justice must apply, as must the need for defined processes that are applied fairly, rigorously and transparently. I would advise the SNP to employ the services of an external body to help them develop a process as soon as possible."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2017, the police investigation was dropped.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Scottish Government Minister Kenny MacAskill said the SNP had lessons to learn over their handling of her case.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former First Minister Alex Salmond was also quoted as saying how badly Thomson had been treated by the media and the SNP.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Falkirk_East_MSP_(2021–present)"><span id="Falkirk_East_MSP_.282021.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Falkirk East MSP (2021–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Thomson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Falkirk East MSP (2021–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomson re-joined the SNP in October 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was then selected as the SNP parliamentary candidate for the <a href="/wiki/Falkirk_East_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Falkirk East constituency</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">Scottish parliamentary elections of May 2021</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and she was elected to Holyrood with 47.4% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She endorsed <a href="/wiki/Kate_Forbes" title="Kate Forbes">Kate Forbes</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2023_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2023 Scottish National Party leadership election">2023 Scottish National Party leadership election</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> taking over running her campaign after <a href="/wiki/Ivan_McKee" title="Ivan McKee">Ivan McKee</a> stepped back.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 January 2025, Thomson announced she would stand down at the <a href="/wiki/2026_Scottish_Parliament_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 Scottish Parliament election">2026 Scottish Parliament election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Thomson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"Scottish Business and International Trade – Perceptions of the Scottish Business Diaspora", Momentous Change Ltd, January 2020.</li> <li>"Why Banks Must Change"<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> International Banker, 5 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://internationalbanker.com/banking/why-banks-must-change/">Why Banks Must Change</a></li> <li>"A Stock Exchange for Scotland: Early background research", Momentous Change Ltd, November 2018.</li> <li>"The Illusion Of Stability Gives Way To The Reality Of Change In Capital Markets – Introducing Scotland's New Stock Exchange"<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> International Banker, 11 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://internationalbanker.com/brokerage/the-illusion-of-stability-gives-way-to-the-reality-of-change-in-capital-markets-introducing-scotlands-new-stock-exchange/">The Illusion of Stability Gives Way to the Reality of Change in Capital Markets: Introducing Scotland’s New Stock Exchange</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Thomson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-and-previous-msps/michelle-thomson">Michelle Thomson</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150515075813/http://www.snp.org/people/michelle-thomson">Profile</a> on <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> website</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/michellethomson">Michelle Thomson</a> on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/michelle-thomson/4422">Profile</a> at <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/search/MemberContributions?memberId=4422">Contributions in Parliament</a> at <i><a href="/wiki/Hansard" title="Hansard">Hansard</a></i></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Michelle_Thomson&mpc=Edinburgh_West&house=commons">Voting record</a> at <a href="/wiki/Public_Whip" title="Public Whip">Public Whip</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25352/michelle_thomson/edinburgh_west">Record in Parliament</a> at <a href="/wiki/TheyWorkForYou" title="TheyWorkForYou">TheyWorkForYou</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Crockart" title="Mike Crockart">Mike Crockart</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)">Edinburgh West</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christine_Jardine" title="Christine Jardine">Christine Jardine</a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" 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title="Christina McKelvie">Christina McKelvie</a> (SNP, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Larkhall_and_Stonehouse_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clare_Adamson" title="Clare Adamson">Clare Adamson</a> (SNP, <a href="/wiki/Motherwell_and_Wishaw_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Motherwell and Wishaw</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Callaghan" title="Stephanie Callaghan">Stephanie Callaghan</a> (SNP, <a href="/wiki/Uddingston_and_Bellshill_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Uddingston and Bellshill</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/6th_Scottish_Parliament" title="6th Scottish Parliament">Additional members</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Labour Party">Labour</a> (3 seats), <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" title="Scottish Conservatives">Conservative</a> (3 seats), <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Green</a> (1 seat)</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Former_Scottish_National_Party_MPs221" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FFFF66;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b>1945</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_McIntyre_(politician)" title="Robert McIntyre (politician)">Robert McIntyre</a></li> <li><i><b>1967</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnie_Ewing" title="Winnie Ewing">Winnie Ewing</a></li> <li><i><b>1970</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Stewart_(Scottish_politician)" title="Donald Stewart (Scottish politician)">Donald Stewart</a></li> <li><i><b>1973</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margo_MacDonald" title="Margo MacDonald">Margo MacDonald</a></li> <li><i><b>1974</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Crawford" title="Douglas Crawford">Douglas Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ewing" title="Margaret Ewing">Margaret Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Henderson_(SNP_politician)" title="Douglas Henderson (SNP politician)">Douglas Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iain_MacCormick" title="Iain MacCormick">Iain MacCormick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reid_(Scottish_politician)" title="George Reid (Scottish politician)">George Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Thompson_(Scottish_National_Party_politician)" title="George Thompson (Scottish National Party politician)">George Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamish_Watt" title="Hamish Watt">Hamish Watt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Welsh_(politician)" title="Andrew Welsh (politician)">Andrew Welsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(Scottish_politician)" title="Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)">Gordon Wilson</a></li> <li><i><b>1987</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a></li> <li><i><b>1988</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sillars" title="Jim Sillars">Jim Sillars</a></li> <li><i><b>1990</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Douglas" title="Dick Douglas">Dick Douglas</a></li> <li><i><b>1995</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseanna_Cunningham" title="Roseanna Cunningham">Roseanna Cunningham</a></li> <li><i><b>1997</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alasdair_Morgan" title="Alasdair Morgan">Alasdair Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a></li> <li><i><b>2001</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annabelle_Ewing" title="Annabelle Ewing">Annabelle Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_Robertson" title="Angus Robertson">Angus Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Weir_(politician)" title="Mike Weir (politician)">Mike Weir</a></li> <li><i><b>2005</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Hosie" title="Stewart Hosie">Stewart Hosie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_MacNeil" title="Angus MacNeil">Angus MacNeil</a></li> <li><i><b>2008</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mason_(Scottish_politician)" title="John Mason (Scottish politician)">John Mason</a></li> <li><i><b>2010</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eilidh_Whiteford" title="Eilidh Whiteford">Eilidh Whiteford</a></li> <li><i><b>2015</b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasmina_Ahmed-Sheikh" title="Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh">Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Arkless" title="Richard Arkless">Richard Arkless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Bardell" title="Hannah Bardell">Hannah Bardell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mhairi_Black" title="Mhairi Black">Mhairi Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Blackford" title="Ian Blackford">Ian Blackford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Boswell" title="Phil Boswell">Phil Boswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deidre_Brock" title="Deidre Brock">Deidre Brock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Brown_(Scottish_politician)" title="Alan Brown (Scottish politician)">Alan Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Cameron" title="Lisa Cameron">Lisa Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Chapman_(politician)" title="Douglas Chapman (politician)">Douglas Chapman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joanna_Cherry" title="Joanna Cherry">Joanna Cherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Cowan_(politician)" title="Ronnie Cowan (politician)">Ronnie Cowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Crawley" title="Angela Crawley">Angela Crawley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martyn_Day_(politician)" title="Martyn Day (politician)">Martyn Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Docherty-Hughes" title="Martin Docherty-Hughes">Martin Docherty-Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Donaldson_(Scottish_politician)" title="Stuart Donaldson (Scottish politician)">Stuart Donaldson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Fellows" title="Marion Fellows">Marion Fellows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ferrier" title="Margaret Ferrier">Margaret Ferrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Gibson" title="Patricia Gibson">Patricia Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Grady" title="Patrick Grady">Patrick Grady</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Carol_Monaghan" title="Carol Monaghan">Carol Monaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Monaghan_(politician)" title="Paul Monaghan (politician)">Paul Monaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Mullin" title="Roger Mullin">Roger Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Newlands" title="Gavin Newlands">Gavin Newlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nicolson" title="John Nicolson">John Nicolson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirsten_Oswald" title="Kirsten Oswald">Kirsten Oswald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Paterson" title="Steven Paterson">Steven Paterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Sheppard_(politician)" title="Tommy Sheppard (politician)">Tommy Sheppard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Stephens" title="Chris Stephens">Chris Stephens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alison_Thewliss" title="Alison Thewliss">Alison Thewliss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Thompson" title="Owen Thompson">Owen Thompson</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Michelle Thomson</a></li> 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