3rd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 general 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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| 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 | ||||
| First Minister | Alex Salmond | ||||
| Deputy First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Jack McConnell (2007) Cathy Jamieson (2007) Wendy Alexander (2007-08) Cathy Jamieson (2008) Iain Gray (2008-11) | ||||
The 2007 general election produced another hung parliament which saw the Scottish National Party replace Scottish Labour as the largest party group in the Parliament. On 16 May 2007, the Scottish Parliament elected Alex Salmond as First Minister of Scotland. The next day, Salmond officially took office after being sworn in at the Court of Session and went on to form the Parliament's first minority administration.
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
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.
External links
- Scottish Parliament website
- Previous MSPs 3rd session on Scottish Parliament website
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