Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 1999 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2003:
Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.
List of MSPs
This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. For a list of MSPs elected in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.
During the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs, and replacement MSPs were elected in by-elections. Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs, with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election.
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^"Tories walking on Ayr". BBC News. BBC. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^"'Father of nation' dies". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^"Labour holds Dewar seats". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^Martin, Lorna (18 March 2007). "'I was meant to die. I didn't.'". The Observer. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^"Salmond defends Westminster move". BBC News. BBC. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ ab"Holyrood by-elections resolved". BBC News. BBC. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^"Outgoing Tory attacks colleagues". BBC News. BBC. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^"MSP quits nationalists". BBC News. BBC. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^"Margo expelled from SNP". BBC News. BBC. 28 January 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
External links
Scottish Parliament website
Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), on the Scottish Parliament website
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This is a list of members MSPs returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election Of the 129 members 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 1st Scottish Parliament2nd Scottish Parliament Inside the General Assembly as the Scottish Parliament debating chamberOverviewLegislative bodyScottish ParliamentJurisdictionScotlandMeeting placeGeneral AssemblyTerm12 May 1999 31 March 2003Election1999GovernmentDewar governmentMcLeish governmentFirst McConnell governmentMembers129Presiding OfficerSir David SteelFirst MinisterDonald Dewar 1999 2000 Henry McLeish 2000 01 Jack McConnell 2001 03 Deputy First MinisterJim WallaceLeader of the OppositionAlex Salmond 1999 2000 John Swinney 2000 03 The 1999 election produced a hung parliament with the Labour MSPs forming the largest minority Consequently they formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to form the first Scottish Executive Contents 1 Composition 2 Graphical representation 3 List of MSPs 3 1 Former MSPs 4 Changes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksComposition EditParty May 1999election March 2003dissolution Scottish Labour 56 55Scottish National Party 35 33Scottish Conservatives 18 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 17 16Scottish Greens 1 1Scottish Socialist Party 1 1Independents 1 3Presiding Officer 0 1Total 129Government majority 17 14Government coalition parties denoted with bullets Graphical representation EditThese are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 1999 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2003 Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament List of MSPs EditThis is a list of MSPs at dissolution For a list of MSPs elected in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election see here The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session Name Image Member for Type PartyBrian Adam North East Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyBill Aitken Glasgow Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyWendy Alexander Paisley North Constituency Scottish Labour PartyJackie Baillie Dumbarton Constituency Scottish Labour PartyScott Barrie Dunfermline West Constituency Scottish Labour PartySarah Boyack Edinburgh Central Constituency Scottish Labour PartyRhona Brankin Midlothian Constituency Scottish Labour PartyRobert Brown Glasgow Regional Scottish Liberal DemocratsBill Butler Glasgow Anniesland Constituency Scottish Labour PartyColin Campbell West of Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyDennis Canavan Falkirk West Constituency IndependentMalcolm Chisholm Edinburgh North and Leith Constituency Scottish Labour PartyCathie Craigie Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency Scottish Labour PartyBruce Crawford Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish National PartyRoseanna Cunningham Perth Constituency Scottish National PartyMargaret Curran Glasgow Baillieston Constituency Scottish Labour PartyDavid Davidson North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartySusan Deacon Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Constituency Scottish Labour PartyJames Douglas Hamilton Lothians Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyHelen Eadie Dunfermline East Constituency Scottish Labour PartyDorothy Grace Elder Glasgow Regional IndependentFergus Ewing Inverness East Nairn and Lochaber Constituency Scottish National PartyMargaret Ewing Moray Constituency Scottish National PartyWinnie Ewing Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish National PartyLinda Fabiani Central Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyPatricia Ferguson Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Constituency Scottish Labour PartyAlex Fergusson South of Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyRoss Finnie West of Scotland Regional Scottish Liberal DemocratsBrian Fitzpatrick Strathkelvin and Bearsden Constituency Scottish Labour PartyMurdo Fraser Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyPhil Gallie South of Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyKenneth Gibson Glasgow Regional Scottish National PartyKaren Gillon Clydesdale Constituency Scottish Labour PartyTrish Godman West Renfrewshire Constituency Scottish Labour PartyAnnabel Goldie West of Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyDonald Gorrie Central Scotland Regional Scottish Liberal DemocratsChristine Grahame South of Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyRhoda Grant Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Labour PartyIain Gray Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency Scottish Labour PartyDuncan Hamilton Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish National PartyKeith Harding Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyRobin Harper Lothians Regional Scottish Green PartyHugh Henry Paisley South Constituency Scottish Labour PartyJohn Home Robertson East Lothian Constituency Scottish Labour PartyJanis Hughes Glasgow Rutherglen Constituency Scottish Labour PartyFiona Hyslop Lothians Regional Scottish National PartyAdam Ingram South of Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyGordon Jackson Glasgow Govan Constituency Scottish Labour PartySylvia Jackson Stirling Constituency Scottish Labour PartyCathy Jamieson Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency Scottish Labour PartyMargaret Jamieson Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency Scottish Labour PartyIan Jenkins Tweeddale Ettrick amp Lauderdale Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsAlex Johnstone North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyAndy Kerr East Kilbride Constituency Scottish Labour PartyJohann Lamont Glasgow Pollok Constituency Scottish Labour PartyMarilyn Livingstone Kirkcaldy Constituency Scottish Labour PartyRichard Lochhead North East Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyGeorge Lyon Argyll and Bute Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsKenny MacAskill Lothians Regional Scottish National PartyLewis Macdonald Aberdeen Central Constituency Scottish Labour PartyMargo MacDonald Lothians Regional IndependentKen Macintosh Eastwood Constituency Scottish Labour PartyAngus MacKay Edinburgh South Constituency Scottish Labour PartyKate Maclean Dundee West Constituency Scottish Labour PartyMaureen Macmillan Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Labour PartyPaul Martin Glasgow Springburn Constituency Scottish Labour PartyTricia Marwick Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish National PartyMichael Matheson Central Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyJohn McAllion Dundee East Constituency Scottish Labour PartyFrank McAveety Glasgow Shettleston Constituency Scottish Labour PartyTom McCabe Hamilton South Constituency Scottish Labour PartyJack McConnell Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency Scottish Labour PartyJamie McGrigor Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyIrene McGugan North East Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyLyndsay McIntosh Central Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyHenry McLeish Central Fife Constituency Scottish Labour PartyFiona McLeod West of Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyDavid McLetchie Lothians Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyMichael McMahon Hamilton North and Bellshill Constituency Scottish Labour PartyDuncan McNeil Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency Scottish Labour PartyPauline McNeill Glasgow Kelvin Constituency Scottish Labour PartyDes McNulty Clydebank and Milngavie Constituency Scottish Labour PartyBrian Monteith Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyAlasdair Morgan Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Constituency Scottish National PartyAlasdair Morrison Western Isles Constituency Scottish Labour PartyBristow Muldoon Livingston Constituency Scottish Labour PartyMary Mulligan Linlithgow Constituency Scottish Labour PartyDavid Mundell South of Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyJohn Farquhar Munro Ross Skye and Inverness West Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsElaine Murray Dumfries Constituency Scottish Labour PartyAlex Neil Central Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyIrene Oldfather Cunninghame South Constituency Scottish Labour PartyGil Paterson Central Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyPeter Peacock Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Labour PartyCathy Peattie Falkirk East Constituency Scottish Labour PartyLloyd Quinan West of Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyNora Radcliffe Gordon Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsKeith Raffan Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Liberal DemocratsGeorge Reid Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish National PartyShona Robison North East Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyEuan Robson Roxburgh and Berwickshire Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsMike Rumbles West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsMichael Russell South of Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyMary Scanlon Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyJohn Scott Ayr Constituency Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyTavish Scott Shetland Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsTommy Sheridan Glasgow Regional Scottish Socialist PartyRichard Simpson Ochil Constituency Scottish Labour PartyElaine Smith Coatbridge and Chryston Constituency Scottish Labour PartyIain Smith North East Fife Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsMargaret Smith Edinburgh West Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsDavid Steel Lothians Regional Presiding OfficerNicol Stephen Aberdeen South Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsStewart Stevenson Banff and Buchan Constituency Scottish National PartyJamie Stone Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsNicola Sturgeon Glasgow Regional Scottish National PartyJohn Swinney North Tayside Constituency Scottish National PartyElaine Thomson Aberdeen North Constituency Scottish Labour PartyMurray Tosh South of Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyKay Ullrich West of Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyBen Wallace North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyJim Wallace Orkney Constituency Scottish Liberal DemocratsMike Watson Glasgow Cathcart Constituency Scottish Labour PartyAndrew Welsh Angus Constituency Scottish National PartySandra White Glasgow Regional Scottish National PartyKaren Whitefield Airdrie and Shotts Constituency Scottish Labour PartyAllan Wilson Cunninghame North Constituency Scottish Labour PartyAndrew Wilson Central Scotland Regional Scottish National PartyJohn Young West of Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyFormer MSPs Edit Name Image Member for Type Party NotesDonald Dewar Glasgow Anniesland Constituency Scottish Labour Party DeceasedSam Galbraith Strathkelvin and Bearsden Constituency Scottish Labour Party ResignedNick Johnston Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party ResignedIan Welsh Ayr Constituency Scottish Labour Party ResignedAlex Salmond Banff and Buchan Constituency Scottish National Party ResignedChanges EditDuring the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs and replacement MSPs were elected in by elections Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election Date Constituency region Gain Loss Note31 May 1999 Lothians Presiding Officer Liberal Democrats David Steel was elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from his party 21 December 1999 Ayr Labour Ian Welsh resigned from Parliament citing family reasons 1 16 March 2000 Ayr Conservative John Scott won the Ayr by election 2 11 October 2000 Glasgow Anniesland Labour Donald Dewar died 3 23 November 2000 Glasgow Anniesland Labour Bill Butler won the Glasgow Anniesland by election 4 14 May 2001 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Labour Sam Galbraith resigned due to ill health 5 14 May 2001 Banff and Buchan SNP Alex Salmond resigned from the Scottish Parliament to contest a House of Commons seat 6 7 June 2001 Banff and Buchan SNP Stewart Stevenson won the Banff and Buchan by election 7 7 June 2001 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Labour Brian Fitzpatrick won the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by election 7 10 August 2001 Mid Scotland and Fife Conservative Conservative Nick Johnston resigned and was replaced by Murdo Fraser 8 1 May 2002 Glasgow Independent SNP Dorothy Grace Elder resigned from the SNP 9 28 January 2003 Lothians Independent SNP Margo MacDonald was expelled from the SNP 10 See also EditMember of the Scottish Parliament 1999 Scottish Parliament election Executive of the 1st Scottish Parliament Scottish ParliamentReferences Edit Ayr by election set for March BBC News BBC 21 December 1999 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Tories walking on Ayr BBC News BBC 17 March 2000 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Father of nation dies BBC News BBC 11 October 2000 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Labour holds Dewar seats BBC News BBC 24 November 2000 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Martin Lorna 18 March 2007 I was meant to die I didn t The Observer Retrieved 16 May 2016 Salmond defends Westminster move BBC News BBC 15 January 2001 Retrieved 16 May 2016 a b Holyrood by elections resolved BBC News BBC 8 June 2001 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Outgoing Tory attacks colleagues BBC News BBC 10 August 2001 Retrieved 16 May 2016 MSP quits nationalists BBC News BBC 2 May 2002 Retrieved 16 May 2016 Margo expelled from SNP BBC News BBC 28 January 2003 Retrieved 16 May 2016 External links EditScottish Parliament website Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament MSPs on the Scottish Parliament website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1st Scottish 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