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2nd Parliament	(2003)
3rd Parliament	(2007)

This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPnA) elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election. Of the 129 MSPs, 73 where 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.

Contents 1 Composition of the Parliament 2 Graphical representation 3 MSPs by party 4 Members by constituency and region 4.1 Constituency members 4.2 Regional members 5 Changes 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Composition of the Parliament

Party		May 2007	27 December 2009
•	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 parties denoted with bullets (•)

[edit] Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of current party strengths in the 3rd session of the Scottish Parliament.

• Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.

[edit] MSPs by party

This is a list of current MSPs, 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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Party		Name	Constituency or Region
	Scottish National Party (47)	Brian Adam	Aberdeen North
		Alasdair Allan	Western Isles
		Keith Brown	Ochil
		Aileen Campbell	South of Scotland
		Willie Coffey	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
		Angela Constance	Livingston
		Bruce Crawford	Stirling
		Roseanna Cunningham	Perth
		Nigel Don	North East Scotland
		Bob Doris	Glasgow
		Fergus Ewing	Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
		Linda Fabiani	Central Scotland
		Joe FitzPatrick	Dundee West
		Kenneth Gibson	Cunninghame North
		Rob Gibson	Highlands and Islands
		Christine Grahame	South of Scotland
		Chris Harvie	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Jamie Hepburn	Central Scotland
		Fiona Hyslop	Lothians
		Adam Ingram	South of Scotland
		Bill Kidd	Glasgow
		Richard Lochhead	Moray
		Kenny MacAskill	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
		Tricia Marwick	Central Fife
		Jim Mather	Argyll and Bute
		Michael Matheson	Falkirk West
		Stewart Maxwell	West of Scotland
		Ian McKee	Lothians
		Christina McKelvie	Central Scotland
		Anne McLaughlin	Glasgow
		Stuart McMillan	West of Scotland
		Alasdair Morgan	South of Scotland
		Alex Neil	Central Scotland
		Gil Paterson	Central Scotland
		Shona Robison	Dundee East
		Michael Russell	South of Scotland
		Alex Salmond	Gordon
		Shirley-Anne Somerville	Lothians
		Stewart Stevenson	Banff and Buchan
		Nicola Sturgeon	Glasgow Govan
		John Swinney	North Tayside
		Dave Thompson	Highlands and Islands
		Maureen Watt	North East Scotland
		Andrew Welsh	Angus
		Sandra White	Glasgow
		Bill Wilson	West of Scotland
		John Wilson	Central Scotland
	Labour Party (46)	Wendy Alexander	Paisley North
		Jackie Baillie	Dumbarton
		Claire Baker	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Richard Baker	North East Scotland
		Sarah Boyack	Edinburgh Central
		Rhona Brankin	Midlothian
		Bill Butler	Glasgow Anniesland
		Malcolm Chisholm	Edinburgh North and Leith
		Cathie Craigie	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
		Margaret Curran	Glasgow Baillieston
		Helen Eadie	Dunfermline East
		Patricia Ferguson	Glasgow Maryhill
		George Foulkes	Lothians
		Karen Gillon	Clydesdale
		Marlyn Glen	North East Scotland
		Trish Godman	West Renfrewshire
		Charlie Gordon	Glasgow Cathcart
		Rhoda Grant	Highlands and Islands
		Iain Gray	East Lothian
		Hugh Henry	Paisley South
		Cathy Jamieson	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
		James Kelly	Glasgow Rutherglen
		Andy Kerr	East Kilbride
		Johann Lamont	Glasgow Pollok
		Marilyn Livingstone	Kirkcaldy
		Lewis Macdonald	Aberdeen Central
		Kenneth Macintosh	Eastwood
		Paul Martin	Glasgow Springburn
		Frank McAveety	Glasgow Shettleston
		Tom McCabe	Hamilton South
		Jack McConnell	Motherwell and Wishaw
		Michael McMahon	Hamilton North and Bellshill
		Duncan McNeil	Greenock and Inverclyde
		Pauline McNeill	Glasgow Kelvin
		Des McNulty	Clydebank and Milngavie
		Mary Mulligan	Linlithgow
		Elaine Murray	Dumfries
		Irene Oldfather	Cunninghame South
		John Park	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Peter Peacock	Highlands and Islands
		Cathy Peattie	Falkirk East
		Richard Simpson	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Elaine Smith	Coatbridge and Chryston
		David Stewart	Highlands and Islands
		Karen Whitefield	Airdrie and Shotts
		David Whitton	Strathkelvin and Bearsden
	Conservative Party (16)	Bill Aitken	Glasgow
		Ted Brocklebank	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Gavin Brown	Lothians
		Derek Brownlee	South of Scotland
		Jackson Carlaw	West of Scotland
		Murdo Fraser	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Annabel Goldie	West of Scotland
		Alex Johnstone	North East Scotland
		John Lamont	Roxburgh and Berwickshire
		Jamie McGrigor	Highlands and Islands
		David McLetchie	Edinburgh Pentlands
		Nanette Milne	North East Scotland
		Margaret Mitchell	Central Scotland
		Mary Scanlon	Highlands and Islands
		John Scott	Ayr
		Elizabeth Smith	Mid Scotland and Fife
	Liberal Democrats (16)	Robert Brown	Glasgow
		Ross Finnie	West of Scotland
		Jim Hume	South of Scotland
		Liam McArthur	Orkney
		Alison McInnes	North East Scotland
		John Farquhar Munro	Ross, Skye and Inverness West
		Hugh O'Donnell	Central Scotland
		Mike Pringle	Edinburgh South
		Jeremy Purvis	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale
		Mike Rumbles	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
		Tavish Scott	Shetland
		Iain Smith	North East Fife
		Margaret Smith	Edinburgh West
		Nicol Stephen	Aberdeen South
		Jamie Stone	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
		Jim Tolson	Dunfermline West
	Scottish Green Party (2)	Robin Harper	Lothians
		Patrick Harvie	Glasgow
	Independent (1)	Margo MacDonald	Lothians
	Presiding Officer (1)	Alex Fergusson	Galloway and Upper Nithsdale

[edit] Members by constituency and region

[edit] Constituency members

Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency	Name		Party
Aberdeen Central		Lewis Macdonald	Labour Party
Aberdeen North		Brian Adam	Scottish National Party
Aberdeen South		Nicol Stephen	Liberal Democrats
Airdrie and Shotts		Karen Whitefield	Labour Party
Angus		Andrew Welsh	Scottish National Party
Argyll and Bute		Jim Mather	Scottish National Party
Ayr		John Scott	Conservative
Banff and Buchan		Stewart Stevenson	Scottish National Party
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross		Jamie Stone	Liberal Democrats
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley		Cathy Jamieson	Labour Party
Central Fife		Tricia Marwick	Scottish National Party
Clydebank and Milngavie		Des McNulty	Labour Party
Clydesdale		Karen Turnbull	Labour Party
Coatbridge and Chryston		Elaine Smith	Labour Party
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth		Cathie Craigie	Labour Party
Cunninghame North		Kenny Gibson	Scottish National Party
Cunninghame South		Irene Oldfather	Labour Party
Dumbarton		Jackie Baillie	Labour Party
Dumfries		Elaine Murray	Labour Party
Dundee East		Shona Robison	Scottish National Party
Dundee West		Joe Fitzpatrick	Scottish National Party
Dunfermline East		Helen Eadie	Labour Party
Dunfermline West		Jim Tolson	Liberal Democrats
East Kilbride		Andy Kerr	Labour Party
East Lothian		Iain Gray	Labour Party
Eastwood		Kenneth Macintosh	Labour Party
Edinburgh Central		Sarah Boyack	Labour Party
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh		Kenny MacAskill	Scottish National Party
Edinburgh North and Leith		Malcolm Chisholm	Labour Party
Edinburgh Pentlands		David McLetchie	Conservative
Edinburgh South		Mike Pringle	Liberal Democrats
Edinburgh West		Margaret Smith	Liberal Democrats
Falkirk East		Cathy Peattie	Labour Party
Falkirk West		Michael Matheson	Scottish National Party
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale		Alex Fergusson	Presiding Officer
Glasgow Anniesland		Bill Butler	Labour Party
Glasgow Baillieston		Margaret Curran	Labour Party
Glasgow Cathcart		Charlie Gordon	Labour Party
Glasgow Govan		Nicola Sturgeon	Scottish National Party
Glasgow Kelvin		Pauline McNeill	Labour Party
Glasgow Maryhill		Patricia Ferguson	Labour Party
Glasgow Pollok		Johann Lamont	Labour Party
Glasgow Rutherglen		James Kelly	Labour Party
Glasgow Shettleston		Frank McAveety	Labour Party
Glasgow Springburn		Paul Martin	Labour Party
Gordon		Alex Salmond	Scottish National Party
Greenock and Inverclyde		Duncan McNeil	Labour Party
Hamilton North and Bellshill		Michael McMahon	Labour Party
Hamilton South		Tom McCabe	Labour Party
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber		Fergus Ewing	Scottish National Party
Kilmarnock and Loudoun		Willie Coffey	Scottish National Party
Kirkcaldy		Marilyn Livingstone	Labour Party
Linlithgow		Mary Mulligan	Labour Party
Livingston		Angela Constance	Scottish National Party
Midlothian		Rhona Brankin	Labour Party
Moray		Richard Lochhead	Scottish National Party
Motherwell and Wishaw		Jack McConnell	Labour Party
North East Fife		Iain Smith	Liberal Democrats
North Tayside		John Swinney	Scottish National Party
Ochil		Keith Brown	Scottish National Party
Orkney		Liam McArthur	Liberal Democrats
Paisley North		Wendy Alexander	Labour Party
Paisley South		Hugh Henry	Labour Party
Perth		Roseanna Cunningham	Scottish National Party
Ross, Skye and Inverness West		John Farquhar Munro	Liberal Democrats
Roxburgh and Berwickshire		John Lamont	Conservative
Shetland		Tavish Scott	Liberal Democrats
Stirling		Bruce Crawford	Scottish National Party
Strathkelvin and Bearsden		David Whitton	Labour Party
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale		Jeremy Purvis	Liberal Democrats
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine		Mike Rumbles	Liberal Democrats
Western Isles		Alasdair Allan	Scottish National Party
West Renfrewshire		Patricia Godman	Labour Party

[edit] Regional members

Members of the Scottish Parliament
Region	Name		Party
Central Scotland		Linda Fabiani	Scottish National Party
		Jamie Hepburn	Scottish National Party
		Christina McKelvie	Scottish National Party
		Margaret Mitchell	Conservative
		Alex Neil	Scottish National Party
		Hugh O'Donnell	Liberal Democrats
		John Wilson	Scottish National Party
Glasgow		Bill Aitken	Conservative
		Robert Brown	Liberal Democrats
		Bob Doris	Scottish National Party
		Patrick Harvie	Scottish Green Party
		Bill Kidd	Scottish National Party
		Anne McLaughlin	Scottish National Party
		Sandra White	Scottish National Party
Highlands and Islands		Rob Gibson	Scottish National Party
		Rhoda Grant	Labour Party
		Jamie McGrigor	Conservative
		Peter Peacock	Labour Party
		Mary Scanlon	Conservative
		David Stewart	Labour Party
		David Thompson	Scottish National Party
Lothians		Gavin Brown	Conservative
		George Foulkes	Labour Party
		Robin Harper	Scottish Green Party
		Fiona Hyslop	Scottish National Party
		Margo MacDonald	Independent
		Ian McKee	Scottish National Party
		Shirley-Anne Somerville	Scottish National Party
Mid Scotland and Fife		Claire Baker	Labour Party
		Ted Brocklebank	Conservative
		Murdo Fraser	Conservative
		Chris Harvie	Scottish National Party
		John Park	Labour Party
		Richard Simpson	Labour Party
		Elizabeth Smith	Conservative
North East Scotland		Richard Baker	Labour Party
		Nigel Don	Scottish National Party
		Marlyn Glen	Labour Party
		Alex Johnstone	Conservative
		Alison McInnes	Liberal Democrats
		Nanette Milne	Conservative
		Maureen Watt	Scottish National Party
South of Scotland		Derek Brownlee	Conservative
		Aileen Campbell	Scottish National Party
		Christine Grahame	Scottish National Party
		Jim Hume	Liberal Democrats
		Adam Ingram	Scottish National Party
		Alasdair Morgan	Scottish National Party
		Michael Russell	Scottish National Party
West of Scotland		Jackson Carlaw	Conservative
		Ross Finnie	Liberal Democrats
		Annabel Goldie	Conservative
		Stewart Maxwell	Scottish National Party
		Stuart McMillan	Scottish National Party
		Gil Paterson	Scottish National Party
		Bill Wilson	Scottish National Party

[edit] Changes

Date	Constituency/Region	Gain		Loss		Note
May 14, 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..
August 31, 2007	Lothians		SNP		SNP	Stefan Tymkewycz resigns from the Parliament he is replaced by Shirley-Anne Somerville.
February 6, 2009	Glasgow		SNP		SNP	Bashir Ahmad dies, he is replaced by Anne McLaughlin.

[edit] See also

• Executive of the 3rd Scottish Parliament
• Scottish Parliament election, 2007
• Scottish Parliament
• Member of the Scottish Parliament

[edit] External links

• Scottish Parliament website
• List of Members of the Scottish Parliament