3rd Scottish Parliament
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| Legislative body | Scottish Parliament | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Scotland, United Kingdom | ||||
| Meeting place | Scottish Parliament Building | ||||
| Election | 2007 | ||||
| Government | First Salmond government | ||||
| Members | 129 | ||||
| Presiding Officer | Alex Fergusson | ||||
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.
Composition
| Party | May 2007 | May 2011 | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" |• | Scottish National Party | 47 | 47 |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | | Scottish Labour Party | 46 | 46 |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/color" | | Scottish Conservative Party | 17 | 16 |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 16 | 16 |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Green Party/meta/color" | | Scottish Green Party | 2 | 2 |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | | Independents | 1 | 1 |
| style="background-color: Template:Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament/meta/color" | | Presiding Officer | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 129 | 129 | |
| Government majority | −18 | −17 | |
Government parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths as they were in the 3rd session of the Scottish Parliament.
- 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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| style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"| | Stefan Tymkewycz | Lothians | Regional | Scottish National Party | resigned 31 August 2007 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"| | 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
- Scottish Parliament election, 2007
- Scottish Parliament
- Member of the Scottish Parliament
References
- ^ a b "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.
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