3rd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election. Of the 129 MSPs, 73 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation.
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Scottish Parliament | ||||
Jurisdiction | Scotland, United Kingdom | ||||
Meeting place | Scottish Parliament Building | ||||
Term | 14 May 2007 – 22 March 2011 | ||||
Election | 2007 | ||||
Government | First Salmond government | ||||
Members | 129 | ||||
Presiding Officer | Alex Fergusson |
Composition
Party | May 2007 election |
March 2011 dissolution | |
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• | Scottish National Party | 47 | 47 |
Scottish Labour Party | 46 | 46 | |
Scottish Conservative Party | 17 | 16 | |
Scottish Liberal Democrats | 16 | 16 | |
Scottish Green Party | 2 | 2 | |
Independents | 1 | 1 | |
Presiding Officer | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 129 | ||
Government majority | −35 | −34 |
Government parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliement showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2007 general election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2011:
- Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.
List of MSPs
This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session. See here a list of MSPs elected in the 2007 election.
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Former MSPs
Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party | Notes | |
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Stefan Tymkewycz | Lothians | Regional | Scottish National Party | resigned 31 August 2007 | ||
Bashir Ahmad | Glasgow | Regional | Scottish National Party | died 6 February 2009 | ||
Changes
Date | Constituency/region | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
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14 May 2007 | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Presiding Officer | Conservative | Alex Fergusson is elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from his party. | ||
31 August 2007 | Lothians | SNP | SNP | Stefan Tymkewycz resigned from the Parliament.[1] He was replaced by Shirley-Anne Somerville.[1] | ||
6 February 2009 | Glasgow | SNP | SNP | Bashir Ahmad died.[2] He was replaced by Anne McLaughlin.[3] |
See also
- Executive of the 3rd Scottish Parliament
- 2007 Scottish Parliament election
- Scottish Parliament
- Member of the Scottish Parliament
References
- "MSP announces move to step down". BBC News. BBC. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- "Scotland's first Muslim MSP dies". BBC News. BBC. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- "By-election figure to become MSP". BBC News. BBC. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.