John Scott (Scottish politician)
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John Scott MSP |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ayr |
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Assumed office 16 March 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Welsh |
| Majority | 750 |
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In office 11 May 2011 – 12 May 2016 Serving with Elaine Smith |
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| Preceded by | Alasdair Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Christine Grahame |
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7 June 1951 Girvan |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
William John Graham Scott (born 7 June 1951) is a Scottish farmer and politician. He is the Scottish Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Ayr.
Born in Girvan, Scott was educated at Barrhill Primary in South Ayrshire and George Watson's College in Edinburgh. He has a Bachelor of Science degree for Civil Engineering from the University of Edinburgh.
Scott played for the Wigtownshire Rugby Club from 1969–73, a hobby he enjoys to this day.
Scott established the Ayrshire Farmers Market in 1999 and founded the Scottish Association for Farmers in 2001. He tends to his farm in Balkissock outside of Ballantrae in South Ayrshire, whilst also owning a flat in the town of Ayr.
John Scott stood as the Conservative candidate for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, finishing third behind Labour and the Scottish National Party with 8,123 votes (19.8%). He has served as constituency MSP for Ayr since winning the constituency in a by-election in 2000. He was returned to Parliament at the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary election and again, with an increased majority, at the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary election. At the 2011 and 2016 elections he retained the constituency with a reduced majority, despite seeing his vote increase by 3,564 between 2007 and 2016.
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