Natalie McGarry
- January 5, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
Full Name | Natalie McGarry |
Occupation | Politician |
Date Of Birth | Sep 7, 1981(1981-09-07) |
Age | 43 |
Birthplace | Inverkeithing |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | Scotland |
Horoscope | Virgo |
Natalie McGarry Biography
Name | Natalie McGarry |
Birthday | Sep 7 |
Birth Year | 1981 |
Place Of Birth | Inverkeithing |
Home Town | Scotland |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Spouse | David Meikle |
Natalie McGarry is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 7, 1981 in Inverkeithing, Scotland, United Kingdom. Natalie McGarry, born 7 September 1981, is an ex-scottish politician and Member of Parliament (MP), for Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017. After being elected in 2015 as a candidate for the Scottish National Party (SNP), she resigned her SNP whip and continued to sit as an independent until May 2017, when she was removed from office.
McGarry was already a well-known activist and her profile in the SNP grew when she was elected as the party’s candidate at the Cowdenbeath byelection 2014. McGarry had tried to be elected as an SNP candidate for the 2014 European Parliament elections, but was unsuccessful. McGarry lost the by-election. She received 5,704 votes (28.4%). One year later, McGarry was elected to contest Glasgow East in 2015’s General Election.
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. McGarry took the mandatory oath of allegiance to the monarch, despite having reservations.
In May 2016, McGarry married David Meikle, a Conservative councillor on Glasgow City Council representing the Pollokshields ward. The couple had been together since 2011, and announced their engagement shortly after she was elected as a MP. They live in Shawlands, Glasgow.
McGarry addressed the SNP’s annual conference 2012 on the anti-NATO aspect of the NATO debate in Scotland National Party. He stated that opposition is not just about nuclear weapons and urged the SNP to keep its opposition to NATO membership.
Natalie McGarry Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Politician |
House | Living in own house. |
Natalie McGarry is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Natalie McGarry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
McGarry’s mother Alice McGarry was the SNP candidate for Dunfermline East in
- She has been an SNP councillor since 1986 on Fife Council representing Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay and Inverkeithing. Tricia Marwick is her aunt, former Presiding Officer in the Scottish Parliament and SNP MPSP.
McGarry is a feminist and was one of the activists who founded Women for Independence in 2012. According to McGarry, the group was formed “over a glass wine” with Carolyn Leckie, a former SSP MSP. She explained that the group was formed because of the consensus reached by a group of people who felt women’s voices were not being heard on both sides of the referendum debate.
In September 2015, Women for Independence alerted police after noticing discrepancies in its accounts, prompting an investigation into campaign funds, which was publicly reported for the first time in November 2015. It was alleged that McGarry, in her role as treasurer, transferred money raised during campaign events into her personal account and used cheques made out to the campaign to deposit money into her own account, embezzling a total of £32,991. She denied all wrongdoing. On 24 November, after the allegations surfaced, it was announced that McGarry had resigned the SNP whip and was automatically suspended from the party. She continued to sit as an independent MP.
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Who is Natalie McGarry Dating?
According to our records, Natalie McGarry married to David Meikle. As of December 1, 2023, Natalie McGarry’s is not dating anyone.
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She was not selected as the SNP candidate for her seat at the 2017 Westminster general election.
Facts & Trivia
Natalie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Natalie McGarry celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.
Her trial began at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 23 April 2019. On 24 April, she pleaded guilty to two charges of embezzlement including £21,000 from Women for Independence and £4,661 from SNP Glasgow regional association. The remaining charges were dropped. She was to be sentenced in May and the Crown intends to recover the money through the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.