Elaine Thomson
Introduction


**Elaine Thomson** (born 1957 in [Inverness](/wiki/Inverness "Inverness")) is a former [Scottish Labour Party](/wiki/Scottish_Labour "Scottish Labour") politician. She was the [Member of the Scottish Parliament](/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament "Member of the Scottish Parliament") (MSP) for the [Aberdeen North](/wiki/Aberdeen_North_%28Scottish_Parliament_constituency%29 "Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)") constituency from 1999 to 2003\.

In the [2003 election](/wiki/2003_Scottish_Parliament_election "2003 Scottish Parliament election") she was defeated by [Brian Adam](/wiki/Brian_Adam "Brian Adam") of the [Scottish National Party](/wiki/Scottish_National_Party "Scottish National Party") (SNP). After her defeat she returned to work with her previous employer, an [Aberdeen](/wiki/Aberdeen "Aberdeen")\-based IT consultancy.

Thomson stood again in Aberdeen North at the [2007 Scottish Parliamentary election](/wiki/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election "2007 Scottish Parliament election") but again lost to Brian Adam by an increased majority.


What are some potential consequences of being defeated by an increased majority?