Kim Schmulian is a Scottish politician from Reform UK. She was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a member for the Glasgow region at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.[1]

Kim Schmulian
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
7 May 2026
Personal details
PartyReform Party Scotland

Biography

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Schmulian has training in conflict management.[2] She is a solicitor by profession.[3] [4][5] Schmulian was the candidate for the Scottish Conservatives in the 2022 Glasgow City Council election for the Newlands/Auldburn ward, losing on the 9th count.[6]

She later defected to Reform UK[7] and was a Reform candidate in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.[8] She came third in the election for the Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok constituency with 5,320 votes, and being elected on the Glasgow regional list.

References

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  1. Edwards, Gareth (8 May 2026). "Scottish Election 2026: Full Results for EVERY Glasgow constituency". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. Nutt, Kathleen (6 May 2026). "Scotland faces huge problems which our new MSPs will need skill and wisdom to tackle". The Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. Hilley, Sarah (6 May 2026). "Scottish Parliament election could see two Reform MSP wins in Glasgow region". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  4. Borland, Ben (5 April 2026). "All the new MSPs from Reform and the Greens set to rampage through Holyrood". Scottish Daily Express. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. "Diocese has a new administrator". All Saints, Jordanhill. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. "Kim Schmulian for Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok in the Scottish Parliament elections (Constituencies)". Who Can I Vote For?.
  7. Gallagher, Odhran (14 May 2026). "Meet the brand new faces representing Glasgow at Holyrood chosen by you". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 15 May 2026. Kim Schmulian similarly defected from the Scottish Conservatives this year and previously ran unsuccessfully as a councillor in Newlands for her former party.
  8. Hutcheon, Paul (26 March 2026). "Reform candidate who called for Muslims to be deported in line to become an MSP". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 May 2026.