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| Canavan agent to back SNP hopeful | Canavan agent to back SNP hopeful |
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| A campaign by Labour to regain the Falkirk West seat in the Holyrood election has suffered a setback. | A campaign by Labour to regain the Falkirk West seat in the Holyrood election has suffered a setback. |
| James Lapsley - the former election agent of the outgoing MSP Dennis Canavan - has revealed he will back the SNP candidate for the constituency. | James Lapsley - the former election agent of the outgoing MSP Dennis Canavan - has revealed he will back the SNP candidate for the constituency. |
| Mr Canavan, a former Labour MP who left the party to stand as an independent at Holyrood, has still to reveal how he intends to vote. | Mr Canavan, a former Labour MP who left the party to stand as an independent at Holyrood, has still to reveal how he intends to vote. |
| The MSP has been one of Scotland's longest-serving politicians. | The MSP has been one of Scotland's longest-serving politicians. |
| Dennis Canavan has a huge personal following in Falkirk West, where he has served both as an MP and MSP during the past 30 years. | Dennis Canavan has a huge personal following in Falkirk West, where he has served both as an MP and MSP during the past 30 years. |
| He won the largest majority of anyone at Holyrood when he stood against the Labour Party and his decision to stand down at the May election leaves many voters with a quandary over who to support. | He won the largest majority of anyone at Holyrood when he stood against the Labour Party and his decision to stand down at the May election leaves many voters with a quandary over who to support. |
| Mr Lapsley said he will endorse Michael Matheson over Labour's Dennis Goldie and is urging others to do the same. |