Members of the Scottish Parliament, 1999-2003
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| 1st Parliament | (1999 Scottish Parliament election, 1999 The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members... ) |
| 2nd Parliament Members of the 2nd Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 election... |
(2003 Scottish Parliament election, 2003 The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive... ) |
| 3rd Parliament Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election... |
(2007 Scottish Parliament election, 2007 The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999... ) |
| 4th Parliament Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election... |
(2011 Scottish Parliament election, 2011 The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to... ) |
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPnA) elected to the first Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
at the 1999 election
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...
. Of the 129 members 73 where elected from first past the post constituencies
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation
Mixed member proportional representation
Mixed-member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is a voting system originally used to elect representatives to the German Bundestag, and nowadays adopted by numerous legislatures around the world...
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The 1999 election produced a hung parliament
Hung parliament
In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...
, with the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MSPs forming the largest minority. Consequently they formed a coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
with the Liberal Democrats to form the first Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive
The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and the term Scottish Executive remains its legal name under the Scotland Act 1998...
. The Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
formed the official opposition.
Composition of the Parliament
| Party | May 1999 election Scottish Parliament election, 1999 The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members... |
April 2003 dissolution Dissolution of parliament In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.Usually there is a maximum length of a legislature, and a dissolution must happen before the maximum time... |
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| • | Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
56 | 55 |
| Scottish National Party Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... |
35 | 34 | |
| Scottish Conservative Party | 18 | 19 | |
| • | Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England... |
17 | 16 |
| Scottish Green Party Scottish Green Party The Scottish Green Party is a green party in Scotland. It has two MSPs in the devolved Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, representing Lothian, and Patrick Harvie, for Glasgow.-Organisation:... |
1 | 1 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party Scottish Socialist Party The Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence.... |
1 | 1 | |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1 | 2 | |
| Presiding Officer Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is the speaker of the Scottish Parliament, elected by the Members of the Scottish Parliament, by means of an exhaustive ballot. He or she also heads the Corporate Body of the Scottish Parliament and as such is viewed as a figurehead for the entire... |
0 | 1 | |
| Total | 129 | ||
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 1st session of the Scottish Parliament at the time of its dissolutionDissolution of parliament
In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.Usually there is a maximum length of a legislature, and a dissolution must happen before the maximum time...
in April 2003.
- Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.
MSPs by party
This is a list MSPs elected in the 1999 electionScottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...
, sorted by party. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.
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| Labour Party Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... (56) |
Wendy Alexander Wendy Alexander Wendy Alexander is a Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament from 2007-2008... |
Paisley North Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency) Paisley North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Jackie Baillie Jackie Baillie Jacqueline Marie Baillie is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy.-Background:... |
Dumbarton Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dumbarton is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Scott Barrie Scott Barrie Scott Barrie, is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former social worker. He represented Dunfermline West in the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2007, where he was a member of the Communities Committees of the Parliament.... |
Dunfermline West Dunfermline West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dunfermline West was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| Sarah Boyack Sarah Boyack Sarah Boyack MSP is a Scottish Labour MSP for the Lothian region and formerly constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament.... |
Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Rhona Brankin Rhona Brankin Rhona Brankin is a former Labour Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Midlothian constituency. She was first elected in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007... |
Midlothian Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency) Midlothian is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Malcolm Chisholm Malcolm Chisholm Malcolm Chisholm is a Scottish Labour Party politician, and a former Scottish Executive minister.-Background:Chisholm was educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh and became an English teacher. He is married with three children... |
Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Cathie Craigie Cathie Craigie Cathie Craigie was a Scottish Labour politician and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency from 1999 to 2011. She was re-elected in 2003 with a majority of 520 votes, and increased this to 2,079 in 2007... |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Margaret Curran | Glasgow Baillieston Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Baillieston was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Susan Deacon Susan Deacon Susan Deacon is a Scottish politician, academic, commentator and a former Scottish Cabinet Minister.She was Labour MSP for Edinburgh East & Musselburgh from 1999–2007 and served as Scotland’s first Cabinet Minister for Health and Community Care following the creation of the Scottish Parliament in... |
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Donald Dewar Donald Dewar Donald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation... |
Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Anniesland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Helen Eadie Helen Eadie Helen Eadie is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and has represented Dunfermline East in the Scottish Parliament since 1999.-Background:... |
Dunfermline East Dunfermline East (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dunfermline East was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| Patricia Ferguson Patricia Ferguson Patricia Josephine Ferguson is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill, a seat which she has held since 1999.- Background :... |
Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Maryhill (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Maryhill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Sam Galbraith Sam Galbraith Samuel Laird "Sam" Galbraith is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is a former Member of Parliament and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament.... |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency) Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Patricia Godman Trish Godman Patricia "Trish" Godman is a misandrist and Scottish Labour politician. She was Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire constituency from the Scottish Parliament general election, 1999 until her retirement in 2011.Before entering the Scottish Parliament Godman was a Glasgow City... |
West Renfrewshire West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) West Renfrewshire was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Rhoda Grant Rhoda Grant Rhoda Grant is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2003 and since 2007.... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
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| Iain Gray Iain Gray Iain Gray is a Scottish politician and the Leader of Scottish Labour Party Opposition in the Scottish Parliament. Gray was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian constituency in 2007 having previously represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1999 to 2003.-Background and... |
Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh Pentlands is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Hugh Henry Hugh Henry Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley South since 1999.-Background:... |
Paisley South Paisley South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Paisley South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| John Home Robertson | East Lothian East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency) East Lothian is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Janis Hughes Janis Hughes Janis Hughes is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Rutherglen constituency from 1999 to 2007.... |
Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Rutherglen was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson (politician) This article is about the politician. For the Scottish actor, see Gordon Jackson . Gordon Jackson is a Scottish Labour Party politician and lawyer. He was the MSP for Glasgow Govan from 1999 to 2007.-Early life:... |
Glasgow Govan Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Govan was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| Sylvia Jackson Sylvia Jackson Dr. Sylvia Jackson is a Scottish Labour politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament.In the Scottish Election on 3 May 2007, she lost her Stirling constiuency, which she had held since 1999, to Bruce Crawford of the SNP.... |
Stirling Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency) Stirling is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Cathy Jamieson Cathy Jamieson Catherine Mary "Cathy" Jamieson is a UK Labour party politician and the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock & Loudoun. She has previously been Deputy Leader and Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, former Minister for Justice in the Scottish Executive, and Labour Co-operative Member of the... |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Scotland. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Margaret Jamieson Margaret Jamieson Margaret Jamieson is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency from 1999 to 2007.In 2007 she lost her constituency to Willie Coffey of the SNP.... |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency) Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| Andy Kerr | East Kilbride East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency) East Kilbride is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Johann Lamont | Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Pollok is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Marilyn Livingstone Marilyn Livingstone Marilyn Livingstone is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician, who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kirkcaldy constituency from 1999-2011.... |
Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency) Kirkcaldy is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Lewis Macdonald Lewis Macdonald Lewis Macdonald is a Scottish Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland, from 2011. He was MSP for the Aberdeen Central constituency from 1999 until 2011.-Background:... |
Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) Aberdeen Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election and is one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region... |
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| Angus MacKay Angus MacKay (politician) Angus MacKay is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh South constituency from 1999 to 2003.... |
Edinburgh South Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh South was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Kate Maclean Kate Maclean Kate Maclean is a Scottish Labour politician, and was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee West constituency from 1999 to 2007.... |
Dundee West Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dundee West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Maureen Macmillan Maureen Macmillan Maureen Macmillan is a Scottish Labour politician, and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands region from 1999 until 2007.... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
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| Paul Martin Paul Martin (Scottish politician) Paul Martin is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow Provan constituency since May 2011, having formerly been MSP for Glasgow Springburn from the beginning of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until the constituency was abolished for the 2011... |
Glasgow Springburn Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| John McAllion John McAllion John McAllion is a former Labour Party convener of Tayside Regional Council, Member of Parliament and Member of the Scottish Parliament , and a campaigner for Oxfam in Scotland... |
Dundee East Dundee East (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dundee City East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Frank McAveety | Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Shettleston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Tom McCabe Tom McCabe Thomas "Tom" McCabe is a Scottish Labour Party politician, a former Minister for Finance in the Scottish Executive, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South until May 2011.... |
Hamilton South Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Hamilton South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Jack McConnell Jack McConnell Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament... |
Motherwell and Wishaw Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency) Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Kenneth Macintosh Kenneth Macintosh Kenneth "Ken" Macintosh is a Scottish Labour Party politician and the MSP for the Eastwood constituency. He was first elected in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election and retained his seat in the 2003, 2007 and the 2011 elections... |
Eastwood Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency) Eastwood is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Henry McLeish Henry McLeish Henry Baird McLeish is a Scottish Labour Party politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which... |
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| Michael McMahon Michael McMahon (Scottish politician) Michael McMahon is a Scottish Labour politician and is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Uddingston and Bellshill since 2011. He was previously the member for the former seat of Hamilton North and Bellshill. McMahon has been the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government for Labour in... |
Hamilton North and Bellshill Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency) Hamilton North and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Duncan McNeil Duncan McNeil Duncan McNeil is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde.-Career:From 1965 to 1979 he worked as a boilermaker at Scott Lithgow, initially as an apprentice... |
Greenock and Inverclyde Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency) Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Pauline McNeill Pauline McNeill Pauline McNeill is a Labour politician and formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Kelvin, Scotland, having been elected in the Scottish Parliament elections in 1999, 2003 and 2007... |
Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Kelvin is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Des McNulty Des McNulty Des McNulty is a Labour politician, and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency from 1999 to 2011, serving as Labour's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning until he was defeated for re-election at the 2011 election.-Early life... |
Clydebank and Milngavie Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency) Clydebank and Milngavie is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Alasdair Morrison Alasdair Morrison Alasdair Morrison is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was born on 18 November 1968 in Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. He was educated at Paible School, North Uist, and the Nicolson Institute, Isle of Lewis.... |
Western Isles Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency) Na h-Eileanan an Iar is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Bristow Muldoon Bristow Muldoon Bristow Muldoon is a former Scottish Labour politician.He represented the constituency of Livingston in the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2007, but then lost the seat to Angela Constance of the SNP.... |
Livingston Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency) Livingston was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| Mary Mulligan Mary Mulligan Mary Mulligan is a Labour politician, and formerly Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow constituency from 1999-2011. She lost her seat to the Scottish National Party's Fiona Hyslop in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election..She was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care... |
Linlithgow Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency) Linlithgow is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Elaine Murray Elaine Murray Dr Elaine Murray is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dumfriesshire since 1999. At the 1999, 2003 and 2007 elections, Dr Murray increased her percentage share of the vote... |
Dumfries Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dumfries was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Irene Oldfather Irene Oldfather Irene Oldfather is a Scottish Labour politician, and was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cunninghame South constituency from 1999 until 2011.-References:... |
Cunninghame South Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cunninghame South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one MSP by the first past the post method of election once every four years. Currently, the constituency comprises of the towns of Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston, located within the North Ayrshire council area in... |
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| Peter Peacock Peter Peacock Peter Peacock has been a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands since 1999. Peacock was appointed a deputy minister when first elected in 1999, and promoted to Minister for Education and Young People in the Scottish Executive after the 2003 election... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
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| Cathy Peattie Cathy Peattie Cathy Peattie is a Scottish Labour politician and was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk East from 1999 to 2011. In the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, she was defeated by Angus MacDonald of the Scottish National Party.-External links:* new site for 2011 election*... |
Falkirk East Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency) Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... ' |
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| Richard Simpson Richard Simpson (politician) Richard Simpson is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Ochil constituency from 1999 to 2003 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid-Scotland and Fife region as of the 2007 election... |
Ochil Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency) Ochil was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Elaine Smith Elaine Smith Elaine Smith is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Coatbridge and Chryston constituency since 1999.... |
Coatbridge and Chryston Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency) Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Elaine Thomson Elaine Thomson Elaine Thomson is a Scottish Labour politician, and was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen North constituency from 1999 to 2003.In the 2003 election she was defeated by Brian Adam of the Scottish National Party... |
Aberdeen North Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency) Aberdeen North was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament from 1999–2011. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Karen Turnbull Karen Gillon Karen Gillon, née Turnbull is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale from 1999 to 2011. She had previously served as personal assistant to Helen Liddell MP since 1997.... |
Clydesdale Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency) Clydesdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Mike Watson Mike Watson Michael Goodall Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie, known as Mike Watson, is a former British Labour Party politician... |
Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Cathcart is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Ian Welsh Ian Welsh Ian McWilliam Welsh is a Scottish politician who currently works as Chief Executive of Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland. After a brief career as a professional footballer, he was an English teacher and became a local councillor – serving twice as a council Leader... |
Ayr Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency) Ayr is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Karen Whitefield Karen Whitefield Karen Whitefield is a Scottish politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Airdrie and Shotts constituency.... |
Airdrie and Shotts Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency) Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Allan Wilson | Cunninghame North Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cunninghame North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one MSP by the first past the post method of election once every four years... |
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| Scottish National Party Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... (35) |
Brian Adam Brian Adam Brian Adam is the Scottish Government Minister for Parliamentary Business and Chief Whip and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen Donside constituency.... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Colin Campbell Colin Campbell (Scottish politician) Colin Campbell is a Scottish politician. He was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.-Biography:... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Bruce Crawford Bruce Crawford Bruce Crawford is the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business and Government Strategy in the Scottish Government and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Stirling.-Background:... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Christine Creech | South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham is the Scottish Government's Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, having previously represented Perth.-Early life:Raised in Australia, she returned to Scotland and... |
Perth Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency) Perth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Dorothy Grace Elder | Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Fergus Ewing Fergus Ewing Fergus Ewing is the Scottish Government's Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Inverness and Nairn.- Background :... |
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency) Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Margaret Ewing Margaret Ewing Margaret Anne Ewing was a Scottish National Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament... |
Moray Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency) Moray is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Winnie Ewing Winnie Ewing Winifred Margaret 'Winnie' Ewing is a Scottish nationalist, lawyer and prominent SNP politician who was formerly a Member of Parliament , Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani is a Scots-Italian politician. A member of the Scottish National Party . She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride.... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Kenneth Gibson | Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Duncan Hamilton Duncan Hamilton (politician) Duncan Hamilton is a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2003.He writes a column for The Scotsman newspaper.-Education:... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
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| Fiona Hyslop Fiona Hyslop Fiona Hyslop is the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow.-Family life and background:... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Adam Ingram Adam Ingram (SNP politician) Adam Ingram MSP is the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley .- Electoral record:... |
South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Richard Lochhead Richard Lochhead Richard Neilson Lochhead is the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray.-Background and early career:... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Kenneth MacAskill | Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Margo MacDonald Margo MacDonald Margo MacDonald MSP is a Scottish politician and former Scottish National Party MP and Deputy Leader... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Tricia Marwick | Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Michael Matheson Michael Matheson Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency.... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Irene McGugan Irene McGugan Irene McGugan is a Scottish politician. She was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Fiona McLeod Fiona McLeod Fiona McLeod is a Scottish politician. She is the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Alasdair Morgan Alasdair Morgan Alasdair Neil Morgan is a Scottish politician. He was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region from 2003 to 2011, having previously been first MP from 1997 to 2001 and then MSP from 1999 to 2003 for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale... |
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Scottish Parliament constituency) Galloway and Upper Nithsdale was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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| Alex Neil | Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Gil Paterson Gil Paterson Gil Paterson, born in Glasgow, 1942 is the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency, which he gained from Labour on 5 May 2011.... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Lloyd Quinan Lloyd Quinan Lloyd Quinan is a former member of the Scottish Parliament. Born and brought up in Edinburgh he joined the Scottish National Party in 1974. A trained actor, he was a member of the Equity Union, before pursuing a media career as a weatherman and freelance broadcaster... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| George Reid George Reid (Scottish politician) George Newlands Reid, PC , is a Scottish politician. From February 1974 to 1979 he served as a Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire. He was elected in 1999 as a Member of the newly established Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for Mid Scotland and... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Shona Robison Shona Robison Shona Robison is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East. She was elected as a Scottish National Party candidate in the 2003 election... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Michael Russell | South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Alex Salmond Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP is a Scottish politician and current First Minister of Scotland. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007. He is the Leader of the Scottish National Party , having served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon... |
Banff and Buchan Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency) Banff and Buchan was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2011 when it was substantially succeeded by Banffshire and Buchan Coast. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon is the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party and Member for Glasgow Southside.... |
Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| John Swinney John Swinney John Ramsey Swinney is the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth in the Scottish Government and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire North, having previously represented North Tayside... |
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| Kay Ullrich Kay Ullrich Kay Ullrich is a Scottish politician. She was a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region from 1999 to 2003.... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Andrew Welsh Andrew Welsh (politician) Andrew Paton Welsh is a Scottish politician. He was educated at Govan High School and Glasgow University.Andrew Welsh was the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for the House of Commons constituencies of South Angus from 1974 to 1979, East Angus from 1987 to 1997 and Angus from 1997 to... |
Angus Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency) Angus is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Sandra White Sandra White Sandra White is a Scottish politician, the Scottish National Party MSP for the Glasgow Kelvin constituency. She was previously a list MSP for the Glasgow electoral region from 1999.... |
Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson (politician) Andrew Wilson, born in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1970 is a former Member of the Scottish Parliament .Whilst attending the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, he was elected Vice President of the Students Association and became National Convener of the Scottish National Party student... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Bill Aitken | Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| David Davidson David Davidson (politician) David Davidson was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland Region, from 1999 to 2007. Whilst in parliament he was a member of the controversial Scottish Parliament Business Exchange. He was previously a councillor in Stirling... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| James Douglas-Hamilton | Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Alex Fergusson | South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Phil Gallie Phil Gallie Philip Roy Gallie was a British politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Ayr from 1992 to 1997 and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region from 1999 to 2007... |
South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Annabel Goldie Annabel Goldie Annabel MacNicoll Goldie is a Scottish Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland Region. She was the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from 2005 until 2011.... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Keith Harding Keith Harding Keith Harding is a Scottish politician. He was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1999 to 2003.He was leader of Stirling Council from 1991 to 1995... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Nicholas Johnston | Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Alex Johnstone Alex Johnstone Alex Johnstone is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland Region since 1999. He fought the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency in the 2005 General Election, finishing second... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Jamie McGrigor Jamie McGrigor Sir James Angus Rhoderick McGrigor, 6th Baronet is a Conservative politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands Region since 1999.-Political career:... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
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| Lyndsay McIntosh Lyndsay McIntosh Lyndsay McIntosh is a Scottish politician. She was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland from 1999 to 2003.... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| David McLetchie David McLetchie David McLetchie is a Scottish politician, currently a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothian electoral region... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Brian Monteith Brian Monteith Brian Monteith is a Scottish public relations consultant, politician and commentator, who was a Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2007.-Education:... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| David Mundell David Mundell David Gordon Mundell is a British Conservative politician and, since 2005, he has been the only Conservative Member of Parliament representing a Scottish Westminster constituency... |
South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Mary Scanlon Mary Scanlon Mary Scanlon is a Conservative politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2006 and since 2007.... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
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| Murray Tosh Murray Tosh Murray Tosh is a Scottish Conservative & Unionist politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland Region... |
South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Ben Wallace Ben Wallace (UK politician) Robert Ben Lobban Wallace , known as Ben Wallace, is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Wyre and Preston North since the 2010 general election, having been the MP for Lancaster and Wyre from 2005 to 2010.-Early life:Wallace was born in the London... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| John Young John Young (Scottish politician) John Young was a Scottish politician. He was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland from 1999 to 2003.... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England... (17) |
Robert Brown Robert Brown (Scottish politician) Robert E. Brown is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former MSP for Glasgow Region.-Career:A graduate of University of Aberdeen, he was Depute Procurator Fiscal of Dumbarton 1972-1974 and has since been a partner & consultant with a Glasgow firm of solicitors... |
Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Ross Finnie Ross Finnie Ross Finnie is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament. He is a former Minister for the Environment and Rural Development in the Scottish Executive, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Donald Gorrie Donald Gorrie Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland Region. He was also a Member of Parliament from 1997 until 2001, representing Edinburgh West.... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Ian Jenkins | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency) Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| George Lyon | Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency) Argyll and Bute is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| John Farquhar Munro John Farquhar Munro John Farquhar Munro is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and was the MSP for Ross, Skye and Inverness West from 1999 until his retirement in 2011.... |
Ross, Skye and Inverness West Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Ross, Skye and Inverness West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Nora Radcliffe Nora Radcliffe Nora Radcliffe is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon, first elected in 1999... |
Gordon Gordon (Scottish Parliament constituency) Gordon was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Keith Raffan Keith Raffan Keith William Twort Raffan, in Aberdeen, is a former Conservative Member of Parliament and Scottish Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament .... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Euan Robson Euan Robson Euan Robson is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire from 1999 to 2007... |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) Roxburgh and Berwickshire was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament until 2011. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| Mike Rumbles Mike Rumbles Mike Rumbles is a former Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and was MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine until defeated at the 2011 election in the successor constituency of Aberdeenshire West.-Background:... |
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency) West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Tavish Scott Tavish Scott Tavish Hamilton Scott MSP is a Scottish politician and MSP for Shetland. He was Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 2008 to 2011... |
Shetland Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency) Shetland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Margaret Smith Margaret Smith (Scottish politician) Margaret Smith is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former MSP for Edinburgh West, a seat she held from the 1999 election until the 2011 election. She was the Scottish Liberal Democrats' Education Spokesperson.... |
Edinburgh West Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| David Steel David Steel David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Nicol Stephen Nicol Stephen Nicol Ross Stephen, Baron Stephen of Lower Deeside in the City of Aberdeen is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South, and was leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 2005 to 2008... |
Aberdeen South Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Aberdeen South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Jamie Stone Jamie Stone James "Jamie" Stone is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was a member of the Scottish Parliament for the constituency of Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross, which is the northern-most mainland Scotland constituency and one of the largest constituencies in Britain... |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency) Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Jim Wallace Jim Wallace The Rt. Hon. James Robert Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, PC, QC , is a British politician, currently a life peer in the House of Lords and the Advocate General for Scotland... |
Orkney Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) Orkney is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Scottish Green Party Scottish Green Party The Scottish Green Party is a green party in Scotland. It has two MSPs in the devolved Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, representing Lothian, and Patrick Harvie, for Glasgow.-Organisation:... (1) |
Robin Harper Robin Harper Robin Harper FRSSA is a Scottish politician, and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians region. He was co-convener of the Scottish Green Party... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
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| Scottish Socialist Party Scottish Socialist Party The Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence.... (1) |
Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. He has had various prominent roles within the socialist movement in Scotland and is currently one of two co-convenors of the left-wing Scottish political party Solidarity.... |
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| Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... (1) |
Dennis Canavan Dennis Canavan Dennis Andrew Canavan is a Scottish politician, and was an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West.-Early life:He was born in Cowdenbeath.... |
Falkirk West Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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Replacement MSPs
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| Bill Butler | Labour | Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Anniesland is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Elected at the Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000, November 23 Replaced Donald Dewar Donald Dewar Donald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation... , who had been a Labour MSP Donald Dewar had died suddenly on October 11, 2000 |
| Brian Fitzpatrick Brian Fitzpatrick (Scottish politician) Brian Fitzpatrick is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He attended St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic school in Glasgow before studying law at Glasgow University... |
Labour | Strathkelvin and Bearsden Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency) Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
Elected at the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 The Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 was a by-election held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden on 7 June 2001, the same day as the UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Banff and Buchan... , June 7 (the same day as the United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... general election of 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... ) Replaced Sam Galbraith Sam Galbraith Samuel Laird "Sam" Galbraith is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is a former Member of Parliament and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament.... , who had been a Labour MSP Sam Galbraith had had a lung transplant many years previously, and his health was the reason given for his resignation |
| Murdo Fraser Murdo Fraser Murdo Fraser is a Scottish politician and the current Deputy leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since 2001.... |
Conservative and Unionist | Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
Replaced Nicholas Johnston who had resigned due to ill health on August 10, 2001 Murdo Fraser was the next person on the Conservative and Unionist additional members list |
| John Scott John Scott (Scottish politician) John Scott is a Scottish farmer and politician, and is a Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for Ayr.Born in Girvan, he has been MSP for Ayr since winning it in a by-election in 2000. He was returned in the 2003 parliamentary election and again, with an increased majority, in the 2007... |
Conservative and Unionist | Ayr Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency) Ayr is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Elected at the Ayr by-election, 2000 Ayr by-election, 2000 The Ayr by-election on March 16, 2000 was the first by-election for the Scottish Parliament that had been established the year previously. It was caused by the resignation of Ian Welsh who had been elected at the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 1999... , March 16 Replaced Ian Welsh Ian Welsh Ian McWilliam Welsh is a Scottish politician who currently works as Chief Executive of Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland. After a brief career as a professional footballer, he was an English teacher and became a local councillor – serving twice as a council Leader... , who had been a Labour MSP Ian Welsh had resigned from the parliament on December 21, 1999, citing his reasons as being a desire to spend more time with his family |
| Stewart Stevenson Stewart Stevenson Stewart Stevenson is a Scottish politician who became a member of the Scottish Parliament in 2001.... |
Scottish National Party | Banff and Buchan Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency) Banff and Buchan was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2011 when it was substantially succeeded by Banffshire and Buchan Coast. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
Elected at the Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 The Banff and Buchan by-election to the Scottish Parliament was held on June 7, 2001, the same day as a UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Strathkelvin and Bearsden... , June 7 (the same day as the United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... general election of 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... ) Replaced Alex Salmond Alex Salmond Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP is a Scottish politician and current First Minister of Scotland. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007. He is the Leader of the Scottish National Party , having served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon... , who had been a Scottish National Party MSP Alex Salmond was elected the same day as Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... for the House of Commons constituency of Banff and Buchan Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency) Banff and Buchan is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the north-east of Scotland within the Aberdeenshire council area... |
Constituency members
Regional members
Changes
During the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs, and replacement MSPs were elected in by-electionBy-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
s. Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs, with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election.
See also
- Member of the Scottish ParliamentMember of the Scottish ParliamentMember of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
- Scottish Parliament Election, 1999Scottish Parliament election, 1999The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...
- Executive of the 1st Scottish Parliament
- Scottish ParliamentScottish ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...