Natalie Don (born 1989) is a

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...

(SNP) politician who has served as the

Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; gd, Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; sco, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. Electoral system The ad ...

(MSP) for

Renfrewshire North and West Renfrewshire North and West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the West Scotla ...

since

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Early life

Don is from

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...

and was raised in a council house by a single mother, following the death of her father when she was young.Derek Mackay staffer Natalie Don bids for his Holyrood seat
The National, 11 August 2020 She holds a university degree in history from the University of Glasgow

Political career

Don continued to serve as a local councillor for the Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank ward after having been elected in the

2017 Renfrewshire Council election The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election was first to use the twelve ward (politics), wards created as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with eac ...

. She stood down after the 2022 local council elections in Scotland. She was selected as the SNP's candidate for the

constituency in November 2020 for the

2021 Scottish Parliament election The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 6 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. All 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected in the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. The ele ...

, following a tight second vote by party members after the first vote had resulted in a tie with fellow Renfrewshire councillor Michelle Campbell. Don was subsequently elected as MSP for the constituency with a 46.3% vote share and majority of 7,307 (19.1%) votes.

Personal life

Don lives in the Renfrewshire village of

Bridge of Weir Bridge of Weir is a village within the Renfrewshire council area and wider historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying within the Gryffe Valley, Bridge of Weir owes its name to the historic crossing point tha ...

and gave birth to a daughter in 2020. She is an avid fan of video games.

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Date of birth missing (living people) 1989 births Living people Scottish National Party MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 Female members of the Scottish Parliament Scottish National Party councillors Councillors in Renfrewshire People associated with Renfrewshire Women councillors in Scotland {{MSP-stub