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The first woman of colour has been elected to the Scottish Parliament in its 22-year history.
Kaukab Stewart, of the SNP, has run for election five times having been a campaigner for more than 20 years.
The 53-year-old teacher takes over the Glasgow Kelvin constituency seat from the party's Sandra White, winning with a majority of 5,458 over the Greens.
She thanked voters, saying it was "an honour" to be the first woman of colour to become an MSP.
Giving her acceptance speech, Ms Stewart, who is also the first Muslim woman to be elected in Holyrood, said: "It has taken too long but to all women and girls of colour out there - the Scottish Parliament belongs to you too.