Rosemary McKenna CBE (born 8 May 1941 as Rosemary Harvey) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She is member of Parliament for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, Scotland, and is a member of the Labour Party. She was first elected in 1997 to represent the former Cumbernauld and Kilsyth seat, which she regained in 2001. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ... The United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as the quiet landslide by the media. ...

The seat was abolished for the 2005 general election and she contested the new Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency, winning with a 1.1% swing against her to the Scottish National Party. Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...

Born in Glasgow, she was previously a primary school teacher before becoming a local councillor and eventual Provost of the former Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council. Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... A provost (introduced into Scots from French) was the leader of a Scottish burgh council, the equivalent of a mayor in other parts of the English-speaking world. ... Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ...

She was responsible for chairing the Labour Party's vetting procedure for candidates for the first election for the Scottish Parliament. This process saw many of the more left-oriented candidates rejected, including Dennis Canavan, Ian Davidson, Michael Connarty, all of whom were sitting Members of Parliament at the time, as well as Tommy Shephard, a former General Secretary of the Labour Party in Scotland. The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ... For the national legislative body adjourned in 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Dennis Canavan (born 1942) is a Scottish politician, and an indepedent member of the Scottish Parliament. ... Ian Graham Davidson (born 8 September 1950, Jedburgh) is a Scottish politician, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Glasgow South West. ... Michael Connarty (born 3 September 1947) is a Scottish politician, and member of Parliament for Falkirk East for the Labour Party. ...

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