Janis Hughes (born 1 May 1958) is a

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politician, who was a

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(MSP) for Glasgow Rutherglen constituency from 1999 to 2007. In the inaugural election to the parliament in

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, Hughes won a 25% majority; this increased to nearly 27% in the 2003 election, despite her accruing almost 3,000 fewer votes. In both elections, around 45% of the votes cast were in her favour. Prior to her election she worked as a nurse and an

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administrator. She stood down as an MSP at the 2007 election. She resided in the

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area of Glasgow for some years.

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* 1958 births Living people Scottish nurses Politicians from Glasgow Rutherglen Administrators in the National Health Service Female members of the Scottish Parliament Labour MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow constituencies Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007 20th-century Scottish women politicians {{MSP-stub