▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Glasgow ▁Central ▁since ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Before ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁West min ster , ▁The w l iss ▁was ▁a ▁Glasgow ▁City ▁Coun c ill or ▁for ▁the ▁Cal ton ▁w ard , ▁first ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁coun c ill or , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁SN P ' s ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁on ▁Land ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Services . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁The w l iss ▁attended ▁Car lu ke ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁studied ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Aber de en . ▁ ▁The w l iss ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁SN P ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sevent een ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Scottish ▁de volution ▁refer endum . ▁She ▁was ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁but ▁carried ▁out ▁an ▁exit ▁poll ▁at ▁a ▁pol ling ▁station ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Modern ▁Studies ▁project , ▁which ▁brought ▁her ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁represent atives ▁from ▁Scottish ▁political ▁parties . ▁Wh ilst ▁still ▁a ▁student , ▁she ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁can v ass ing ▁for ▁the ▁SN P ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁election . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁research er ▁for ▁Bruce ▁Mc F ee ▁M SP . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Mc F ee ▁had ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁re -