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Helen McDade

Helen McDade

Helen McDade is a Scottish politician who has served as a Reform UK Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife since May 2026. She is the Convener of the Scottish Parliament's Health, Care and Sport Committee and serves as Reform UK's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health. She stood as the Reform UK candidate for Perth and Kinross-shire in the 2024 UK general election, receiving 2,970 votes (5.9%). She also stood as the Reform UK candidate for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, receiving 5,128 votes. In a Scottish Parliament debate on 17 June 2026, she stated that she had been a veterinary surgeon.

Country
United Kingdom
Field
Politics
Leaning
Right
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Political leaning

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Why we place them here

  • She is a member of Reform UK and represents the party as an MSP and election candidate. [1]
  • She stated that Reform UK's focus is on economic recovery and balancing private sector enterprise with the public sector. [1]

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Affiliations

  • Reform UK

    Reform UK is a political party in the United Kingdom. Helen McDade is a member of Reform UK and has represented the party as an MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife since May 2026, as a parliamentary candidate in the 2024 UK general election and as a candidate in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. [2]

  • Scottish Parliament

    The Scottish Parliament is the devolved legislature of Scotland. Helen McDade has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since May 2026 and is the Convener of its Health, Care and Sport Committee. [3]

Sources

  1. [1]parliament.scot
  2. [2]parliament.scot
  3. [3]parliament.scot
  4. [4]Photo: Scottish Parliament / Wikimedia Commons, OGL 3

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