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Who is the only politician to have been elected at various times to the Westminster European and Scottish Parliaments of the Scottish National Party?
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Winnie Ewing represented the SNP at Westminster by winning firstly the Hamilton By-election in 1967, then winning the Moray and Nairn constituency in both General Elections of 1974. In 1979, 1984, 1989 and 1994 she won the Highland and Islands Euro constituency to become an SNP Euro MP and in 1999 she became an SNP list member of the Scottish Parliament.
A truly remarkable record and a credit to her party.
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The only politician to have been elected at various times to the Westminster European and Scottish Parliaments of the Scottish National Party is Winnie Ewing. She was first elected as the SNP Member of Parliament for Hamilton in 1967, then as a Member of the European Parliament for the Highlands and Islands in 1979, and finally as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands in 1999.
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