Lisa Cameron made the revelation in her first interview with the media since news broke that she had left the SNP to join the Conservatives.
An SNP MP who defected to the Tories says she and her family have had to "go into hiding" after she received threats of violence.
She has represented the area since the 2015 general election when the SNP won a total of 56 seats out of 59 in Scotland. Cameron faced a challenge in her seat from SNP staffer Grant Costello, who was supported by both Scottish Government minister Christina McKelvie and current and former East Kilbride MSPs Collette Stevenson and Linda Fabiani.
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The straw that broke the camel’s back for Cameron was when she defended the teenage victim of unwanted sexual advances from SNP MP Patrick Grady and said the treatment he received was “irreconcilable with my values”. On choosing the Conservatives, Cameron said she felt her views would not be welcomed in the Labour Party.
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