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Keith Harding

Keith Harding

Scottish Conservative politician (1938–2021)

For the British physician, see Keith G. Harding.

Keith Harding (21 November 1938 – 15 November 2021) was a Scottish politician who served as a Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1999 to 2003.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife, Personal details ...

Background

Harding was leader of Stirling Council[2] from 1991 to 1995. After being elected to Holyrood he was the Conservative spokesman on local government and housing.

Prior to the 2003 election he was moved from first to fifth place on the Conservative's list for Mid Scotland and Fife. After parliament was dissolved he defected to the newly formed Scottish People's Alliance.[2] He subsequently fought Stirling for the SPA but came in a poor sixth place with only 642 votes (2.2%).

Harding was a member of the national policy committee of the New Party, the successor to the SPA.[3]

Keith Harding died in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France on 15 November 2021, at the age of 82.[4][5][6]

References

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    "Harding, Keith". WHO WAS WHO. Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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    "Senior Tory defects to new party". BBC News. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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    "The New Party – It's Time for Change". Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
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    Monteith, Brian (13 December 2021). "Obituary: Keith Harding, unassuming politician who nationalised a bank and cleaned up our streets". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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    Healey, Derek (16 November 2021). "Keith Harding: Tributes paid to former Mid Scotland and Fife MSP following his death". The Courier. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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    "Keith Harding". MatchID. Retrieved 24 October 2023.


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