Editing Margo MacDonald (section)

==Death==
MacDonald died at her home in [[Edinburgh]] on 4 April 2014, aged 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/margo-macdonald-dies-tributes-pour-in-for-veteran-scottish-politician-9239694.html|title=Margo MacDonald dies: Tributes pour in for 'brightest light' veteran Scottish politician|last=Gander|first=Kashmira|work=The Independent|date=5 April 2014}}</ref> As she was elected as an independent regional MSP, according to the provisions of the [[Scotland Act 1998]], her seat was left vacant until the [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26883278|title=Independent MSP Margo MacDonald dies|work=bbc.co.uk|date=4 April 2014|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> Shortly after her death, it was confirmed that political leaders would pay tribute to her at a special session of the parliament.<ref>{{cite news|last=MacNab |first=Scott |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/special-holyrood-session-to-pay-tribute-to-margo-1-3366505 |title=Special Holyrood session to pay tribute to Margo |publisher=Johnston Press |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=5 April 2014 |access-date=5 April 2014}}</ref>