655:. The Labour candidate for the by-election was to have been announced on 4 July, though the announcement was postponed when the likely choice, local councillor George Ryan, chose to withdraw from the nomination process. On 5 July, Curran placed herself forward for nomination on the Labour Party's shortlist and was confirmed as their candidate on 7 July. The by-election took place on 24 July 2008 and Curran was defeated by
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over his promise. Renewable energy is a sector Dundee badly needs and the city has been let down badly by his retreat from promise. I think Alex
Salmond should apologise to the people of Dundee". These comments related to the fact that only 15% of Work Programme participants had proceeded to find a
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Salmond to be killed by being run over by a bus, she would have no interest in finding out who the driver was. In April 2014, she dismissed Salmond's appeal to female voters, saying "Women will see through his cynical attempts to win them over" and described a speech he made as "drivel".
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952:"Margaret Curran will struggle against the SNP"
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721:, also became Curran's new deputy as Shadow
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814:" and "spending time with my sons".
226:9 May 2002 – 4 October 2004
2880:Alumni of the University of Glasgow
1575:Minister for Parliamentary Business
1070:"Curran takes on by-election fight"
1048:"Labour MSP joins by-election race"
1022:"Labour man quits by-election race"
996:"Campaigning starts in by-election"
930:"Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Bill"
891:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u12593
686:Shadow Minister for Disabled People
596:Minister for Parliamentary Business
545:Rector of the University of Glasgow
484:Minister for Parliamentary Business
332:6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
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159:Minister for Parliamentary Business
107:Shadow Minister for Disabled People
1302:Dinnie, Steven (16 January 2015).
1249:Online Editor (28 November 2011).
1216:Rhodes, Mandy (28 November 2011).
1178:Johnson, Simon (9 November 2012).
970:"By-election looms after MP quits"
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315:Member of the Scottish Parliament
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1095:SNP stuns Labour in Glasgow East
950:James Maxwell (7 October 2011).
777:Scottish independence referendum
609:. Curran pledged her support to
18:Margaret Curran (disambiguation)
1197:Leftly, Mark (10 August 2014).
711:Secretary of State for Scotland
823:Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
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450:politician. She served in the
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625:2008 Glasgow East by-election
446:(born 24 November 1958) is a
1321:Swanson, Ian (5 July 2024).
2334:By date first representing
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1822:Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
1527:Minister for Social Justice
1388:Contributions in Parliament
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883:WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO
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749:single MP at Westminster
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566:. In 2021, Sarwar's son
498:Early life and education
492:Minister for Communities
452:British House of Commons
444:Margaret Patricia Curran
374:Margaret Patricia Curran
343:Constituency established
214:Minister for Communities
1976:Lord Bassam of Brighton
1675:Lord Bassam of Brighton
1651:Miliband Shadow Cabinet
1460:Constituency abolished
1373:Scottish Labour website
745:Scottish National Party
739:, she lost her seat to
661:Scottish National Party
44:Official portrait, 2003
1861:Also attended meetings
1658:Shadow cabinet members
1327:Edinburgh Evening News
810:as "reading, theatre,
698:, Labour Party leader
682:British National Party
598:from 2004 until 2007.
519:Scottish Labour leader
355:Constituency abolished
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827:2024 general election
763:Views on Alex Salmond
737:2015 general election
673:2010 general election
564:1997 general election
558:'s election agent at
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432:University of Glasgow
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2207:2015 local elections
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2197:2013 local elections
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2187:2011 local elections
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1483:Member of Parliament
1408:Record in Parliament
936:on 25 December 2010.
667:Member of Parliament
647:, resigned from the
509:Curran attended the
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268:Member of Parliament
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2482:Marilyn Livingstone
2442:John Home Robertson
2346:Scottish Parliament
1445:Glasgow Baillieston
1421:Scottish Parliament
1371:Margaret Curran MSP
1184:The Daily Telegraph
918:. Mark Allen Group.
580:Scottish Parliament
541:First Lady of Chile
502:Curran was born in
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320:Glasgow Baillieston
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2767:Margaret McCulloch
1512:Political offices
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480:Scottish Executive
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1555:Succeeded by
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812:American politics
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