title: Elaine Thomson
text: Elaine Thomson (born 1957 in Inverness) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician.  She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Aberdeen North constituency from 1999 to 2003.
  
  In the 2003 election she was defeated by Brian Adam of the Scottish National Party (SNP). After her defeat she returned to work with her previous employer, an Aberdeen-based IT consultancy.
  
  Thomson stood again in Aberdeen North at the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary election but again lost to Brian Adam by an increased majority.
  
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  1957 births
  Living people
  Politicians from Inverness
  People educated at Harlaw Academy
  Labour MSPs
  Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
  Members of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen constituencies
  Female members of the Scottish Parliament
  20th-century Scottish women politicians