▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Union ist ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Mid ▁Scotland ▁and ▁F ife ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁leader ▁of ▁St ir ling ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁After ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁Holy ro od ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁sp okes man ▁on ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁housing . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁first ▁to ▁fifth ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Conserv ative ' s ▁list ▁for ▁Mid ▁Scotland ▁and ▁F ife . ▁After ▁parliament ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁he ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Scottish ▁People ' s ▁Alliance . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁fought ▁St ir ling ▁for ▁the ▁S PA ▁but ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁poor ▁sixth ▁place ▁with ▁only ▁ 6 4 2 ▁votes ▁( 2 . 2 %). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁policy ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Party , ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁S PA . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Senior ▁T ory ▁defect s ▁to ▁new ▁party ▁BBC ▁story ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁M SP s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁An ▁an atom ical ▁theatre ▁( Lat in : ▁The at rum ▁An atomic um ) ▁was ▁an ▁institution ▁used