New Conservative MSP sworn in at Holyrood
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Michelle Ballantyne took the oath in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament
Michelle Ballantyne has been sworn in as a new Scottish Conservative MSP for the South Scotland region.
Ms Ballantyne takes up the list seat , who quit to fight for the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency seat.
She was formerly leader of the Tory group on Borders Council.
The Tories have joined with independent councillors , but Ms Ballantyne chose to move to Holyrood rather than lead the administration.
She has indicated she is "at some point" in the future.
The by-election for the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Selkirk seat will be contested on the same day as the UK general election on 8 June.
The other candidates are Gail Hendry for the SNP, Sally Prentice for Labour and Catriona Bhatia for the Lib Dems.
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