In Thursday's political race, a first time SNP applicant unseated Liberal Democrat pioneer Jo Swinson in the greatest scalp of the night. So who is Amy Callaghan, the 27-year-old who took on one of the UK's most prominent MPs?
Ms Callaghan's group realized the outcome would be close - yet she portrays the affirmation from the returning official as an "euphoric" minute.
"Hearing the outcome... was totally great, it was stunning!" she said.
The night was a colossal accomplishment for the SNP crosswise over Scotland, winning in 48 voting public - an outcome just outperformed in 2015, when they won 56 of Scotland's 59 seats.
In any case, the triumph in East Dunbartonshire stood apart as one of the features of the night.
Later on Friday, she was so worn out, the night out she had arranged was jettisoned for "a curry in my nightgown with a gin".
It wasn't until Saturday that Amy Callaghan had the option to appreciate some family festivities, before speculation ahead to her first day at Westminster on Monday.
The outcome in East Dunbartonshire was close - Ms Swinson lost her seat by 149 votes - however the suggestions were immense.
The Lib Dem pioneer began the crusade asserting she could be head administrator yet was quickly compelled to step down as gathering pioneer.
Ms Swinson had driven the Lib Dem's national crusade, vowing to "Stop Brexit" and be the voice of Remain.
Be that as it may, Ms Callaghan had crusaded hard on the NHS - a subject near her heart, as she says it has spared her life from malignant growth twice.
She had vowed to be a "nearby, responsible MP" who might be "here for the individuals, not the profile", calling Ms Swinson a "spring up" MP.
She likewise hit out at Ms Swinson's democratic record from when her gathering were in alliance with the Tories, saying she was a "somberness designer".
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Disease finding
Ms Callaghan has direct understanding of the distinction the NHS can make. At the point when she was 17, she saw a mole on her cheek, which she'd had since she was a kid, was evolving.
Her primary care physician sent her home, and put it down to a little youngster being worried about her picture. She had it expelled in any case.
A couple of years after the fact, she felt a knot within her cheek. Specialists revealed to her she had created skin malignancy. It had spread to her bone, nerves and muscle.
She needed to have medical procedure all over, which included evacuating nerves and a piece of bone.
At that point, at 21, she backslid. She acknowledges the NHS for sparing her life for a subsequent time.
Disease had a "stupendous effect" on her life. Not long out of school, Ms Callaghan was "flying" through her legislative issues course at Strathclyde University when she was analyzed.
"It hit me like a huge amount of blocks," she said. "Your entire life changes over night" with a malignant growth finding.
She additionally needed to buckle down on her psychological well-being, and needs others to comprehend the effect of a malignant growth finding on a patient's psychological prosperity.
"Individuals rush to state 'Since you've had all reasonable, you ought to return to typical', however ordinary doesn't exist after a malignancy conclusion - regardless of what age you are."
She had expected to turn into an instructor in the wake of graduating, however after her disease she chose she needed to engage in governmental issues - a choice she made during a hole year she needed to take while her malignant growth was being dealt with.
Presently disease free for a long time, one of her key needs is to secure the "indispensable and valuable" wellbeing administration.
"It's a life saver to me thus numerous individuals... it should be ensured no matter what."
Ms Callaghan plans to utilize her profile as a MP to ensure individuals know the indications of skin malignant growth. She additionally wants to work with the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Despite the fact that from Clydebank herself, she is accustomed to working in East Dunbartonshire, as the workplace administrator to neighborhood MSP Rona Mackay until she was chosen for parliament herself.
Also, in her spare time she has served on the youngsters' board. She said it has demonstrated her the "overwhelming" truth of neediness and somberness.
In spite of the fact that she's not the Commons' most youthful MP - in this parliament, that title is at present held by 23-year-old Labor MP Nadia Whittome - she is surely more youthful than the vast majority of her gathering associates.
Nearest to her in age is Mhairi Black, 25, who was the most youthful MP for a long time when she was chosen age 20 of every 2015.
To have won such a triumph so youthful has won her acclaim from the most significant level in the SNP.
A video of Ms Sturgeon excitedly commending the East Dunbartonshire result drew a great deal of consideration.
The SNP chief depicted her as "a young lady who has conquered a great deal of individual affliction in her own life... who had the right to win that political decision".
"She was one of the stars of the crusade," Ms Sturgeon included. "I foresee she'll be one of the stars of the following House of Commons."
The recently chosen MP said her gathering chief had urged all her acting naturally.
What's more, does she have her own administration desire? She says her attention is exclusively on her constituents.
Shouldn't something be said about Jo Swinson?
It's not the first run through Ms Swinson has lost her seat - she was crushed by the SNP's John Nicolson in 2015, however won it in 2017.
Ms Callaghan says she feels for the Lib Dem pioneer's position, yet indicates the East Dunbartonshire constituents.
She says: "I've been there for this network and she hasn't.
"In the event that you're there for the network and going to bat for their inclinations, at that point you're most ideally equipped individual for the activity."
She said the competitors were presented on the night of the check, and a short time later they traded congrats and sympathies.
The pair don't concede to a lot, yet share shared view in that both need to support young ladies in legislative issues.
She said it is "absolutely something to take a shot at that [Jo Swinson] has left an inheritance of".
What was the political decision bring about Scotland?
The SNP won 48 of 59 seats, including the one being protected by Lib Dem pioneer Jo Swinson.
The Conservatives won a general larger part over the UK, however in Scotland they just won six seats.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats stayed on four seats - one was North East Fife, which was the SNP's just misfortune.
Ian Murray is currently Scottish Labor's just MP, after the gathering lost the other six seats it was protecting.
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