A 20-year-old from Paisley, a working class town in the west of Scotland, has become a symbol of Scotland's dissatisfaction with politics as usual -- particularly with the Labour Party.
Mhairi Black, a Glasgow University student and the Scottish National Party's candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire South in the UK general election, claimed a huge victory over sitting Member of Parliament Douglas Alexander. He is a member of the opposition shadow Cabinet and head of the nationwide Labour election campaign.
Her election will make her the youngest British member of Parliament since 1667.
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