SECTION NEWS & EVENTS
Scottish Youth Parliament Election Results Announced F
ollowing weeks of campaigning by our 4 amazing candidates, we are delighted to announce that your Who Cares? Scotland Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament for 2022-2024 are Charles Fernando and Oisín King! After casting your votes in the November election, our Who Cares? Scotland members aged 12-25, have decided that you would like Charles and Oisín to represent you in the Scottish Youth Parliament. Charles and Oisín will stand as MSYPs from March 2022 until 2024, and throughout this time they will be looking to hear about the issues most important to you and discuss changes you’d like to see happen in Scotland. We would like to say a huge thank you to Cheyann Kelly and Chris Marshall for the excellent campaigns they also led in the election process, we wish you all the best in your next steps – thank you for your passion and dedication! Finally, we extend an especially big thank you to you, our members, for casting your votes and democratically electing our MSYPs! This is what Oisín and Charles had to say after the votes were counted.
Thank you so much for all your support. I’m ecstatic to announce that I have been elected as your Who Cares? Scotland MSYP along with Oisín. First of all, I would like to show my gratitude for every member that participated in this election. Whether it’s your first time voting in these elections, or you’ve supported our Scottish Youth Parliament for a number of years, I’m delighted to have earned your vote. In return, I promise I will work tirelessly to ensure Care Experienced young people are represented across all areas of our parliament. I look forward to working with you all.
Charles Fernando
As your representatives, it is their role to listen to you and amplify the voices of the Care Experienced community within this vital youth forum.
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