Alison Harris

Alison Ada Harris (born 23 July 1965) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Central Scotland from 2016 to 2021.

Alison Harris
Harris in 2016
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
5 May 2016 – 5 May 2021
Preceded byJohn Wilson
Personal details
Born (1965-07-23) 23 July 1965
NationalityBritish
Political partyScottish Conservatives
ProfessionChartered accountant

Political career

Westminster elections

Harris stood unsuccessfully in the 2015 United Kingdom general election for the Westminster constituency of Falkirk. She came third out of the five candidates with 7,325 votes increasing the vote share to 12.13%[1]

Scottish Parliament

For the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Harris was selected to contest the Falkirk West constituency and was placed third on the Conservatives' Central region list, behind Margaret Mitchell MSP and Graham Simpson MSP. Margaret Mitchell was re-elected and both Simpson and Harris were elected to the Scottish Parliament for the first time on the Central region list.[2]

Harris was the Scottish Conservative spokesperson for taxation and financial sustainability.[3] She was deputy convener of the Public Audit Committee.[4]

References
  1. "Election results – Westminster Parliamentary election results". www.falkirk.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. "List rankings announced for four Scottish regions – Scottish Conservatives". Scottish Conservatives. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. "Alison Harris MSP". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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