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This is a list of Scottish Socialist Party MSPs. It includes all members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who have sat as Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) members of the Scottish Parliament.

A total of six people have served as SSP MPs. Tommy Sheridan was elected at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, and five more SSP MSP were elected at the 2003 election. Two of the MSPs left the party in August 2006, and all six MSPs were defeated at the May 2007 Scottish Parliament election.

List of MSPs

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Name Constituency or region Type Start year End year Reason
Rosemary Byrne[1] South of Scotland Region 2003 2006 Left the SSP[note 1]
Frances Curran[2] West of Scotland Region 2003 2007 Defeated
Colin Fox[3] Lothians Region 2003 2007 Defeated
Rosie Kane[4] Glasgow Region 2003 2007 Defeated
Carolyn Leckie[5] Central Scotland Region 2003 2007 Defeated
Tommy Sheridan[6] Glasgow Region 1999 2006 Left the SSP[note 1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Rosemary Byrne and Tommy Sheridan both reigned from the SSP in August 2006. In September 2006 they launched the new Solidarity party.

References

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  1. ^ "Rosemary Byrne". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Frances Curran". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Colin Fox". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Rosie Kane". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Carolyn Leckie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Tommy Sheridan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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