1. Natalie McGarry was born on 7 September 1981 and is a Scottish former politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Glasgow East from 2015 to 2017.
24 Facts About Natalie McGarry
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Natalie McGarry was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in the 2015 general election but resigned the SNP whip after six months and sat as an independent until the end of the parliamentary session in May 2017.
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Natalie McGarry was a co-founder of the Women for Independence group.
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In November 2015, following allegations of financial misconduct, Natalie McGarry withdrew from the SNP party whip while the matter was investigated.
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Natalie McGarry pleaded guilty in 2019 to two charges of embezzlement, and was sentenced to eighteen months.
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Natalie McGarry's convictions were quashed later that year pending a retrial in April 2022, at which she was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment.
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At the SNP's annual conference in 2012, Natalie McGarry argued on the anti-NATO side of the NATO debate in the Scottish National Party, stating that opposition "is not merely about nuclear weapons" and calling for the SNP to retain its opposition to NATO membership.
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Natalie McGarry was one of the founder women activists who set up Women for Independence in 2012.
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Natalie McGarry told the Glasgow Herald the group was created "over a glass of wine" with former SSP MSP Carolyn Leckie as its main driving force.
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Natalie McGarry was selected as the party's candidate for the 2014 Cowdenbeath by-election after previously failing to be selected as an SNP candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election.
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Natalie McGarry failed to win the by-election, gaining 5,704 votes.
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Natalie McGarry became the MP for the Glasgow East Constituency on 8 May 2015, taking the seat from former Labour MP Margaret Curran which was part of a historic election result that saw the SNP win 56 out of Scotland's 59 seats at Westminster.
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Natalie McGarry took the oath of allegiance to the monarch, despite claiming to have reservations.
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Natalie McGarry accused the author of supporting an anonymous Twitter user with "misogynistic views".
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In February 2016, Natalie McGarry was detained for questioning by Turkish security forces after she used her mobile phone near a security checkpoint in south-eastern Turkey.
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Natalie McGarry stated she was "recording the sound of bombs" falling on a nearby Kurdish area.
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In September 2016, Natalie McGarry gave a voluntary interview with Police Scotland.
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Natalie McGarry was initially represented by solicitor Aamer Anwar, but subsequently changed representation.
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Natalie McGarry appeared in private at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 21 March 2018.
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Natalie McGarry was to be sentenced in May and the Crown intends to recover the money through the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
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On 30 June 2022, Natalie McGarry was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
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In May 2016, Natalie McGarry married David Meikle, a Conservative councillor on Glasgow City Council representing the Pollokshields ward.
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Natalie McGarry's aunt is Tricia Marwick, former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and SNP MSP.
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On 19 April 2017, Natalie McGarry fainted in the House of Commons while pregnant, and gave birth to a daughter later that year.