List of by-elections to the Scottish Parliament
This is a list of by-elections to the Scottish Parliament, in reverse chronological order.
Where seats changed political party at the by-election, the result is highlighted: red for a Labour gain, yellow for a Scottish National Party (SNP) gain, blue for a Conservative and Unionist gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat, and grey for any other gain.
List of by-elections
2007 - 2011 Parliamentary term
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lothians1 | 31 August 2007 | Stefan Tymkewycz
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SNP | Shirley-Anne Somerville
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SNP | Resignation to concentrate on Edinburgh City Council work | ||
2003 - 2007 Parliamentary term | ||||||||
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
| Moray | 27 April 2006 | Margaret Ewing
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SNP | Richard Lochhead
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SNP | Death (breast cancer) | ||
| Highlands and Islands1 | 19 April 2006 | Mary Scanlon
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Conservative | Dave Petrie
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Conservative | Resignation in order to fight Moray | ||
| North East Scotland1 | 19 April 2006 | Richard Lochhead
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SNP | Maureen Watt
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SNP | Resignation in order to fight Moray | ||
| Glasgow Cathcart | 29 September 2005 | Mike Watson
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Labour | Charlie Gordon
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Labour | Scandal (convicted of fire-raising) | ||
| South of Scotland1 | 22 June 2005 | David Mundell
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Conservative | Derek Brownlee
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Conservative | Resignation (elected as MP) | ||
| Mid Scotland and Fife1 | 10 January 2005 | Keith Raffan
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Liberal Democrats | Andrew Arbuckle
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Liberal Democrats | Resignation (health) | ||
1999 - 2003 Parliamentary term | ||||||||
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
| Mid Scotland and Fife1 | 14 August 2001 | Nick Johnston
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Conservative | Murdo Fraser
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Conservative | Resignation (ill health) | ||
| Banff and Buchan | 7 June 2001 | Alex Salmond
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SNP | Stewart Stevenson
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SNP | Resignation (elected as MP) | ||
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 7 June 2001 | Sam Galbraith
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Labour | Brian Fitzpatrick
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Labour | Resignation (health reasons) | ||
| Glasgow Anniesland | 23 November 2000 | Donald Dewar
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Labour | Bill Butler
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Labour | Death (brain hemorrhage) | ||
| Ayr | 16 March 20002 | Ian Welsh
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Labour | John Scott
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Conservative | Resignation (family reasons) | ||
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