These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2011 general election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2016:
Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.
List of MSPsedit
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 2011 election.
John Finnie resigned from the SNP because of its conference decision on NATO membership.[4] Though he joined the Scottish Green Party in October 2014, Finnie continued to sit as an independent MSP until the end of the parliament.[5]
Margo MacDonald died, age 70.[1] She had been elected as an independent to a regional seat and therefore no-one could be nominated as a replacement.[1]
John Wilson resigned from the SNP because of its 2012 conference decision on NATO membership.[10] Though he joined the Scottish Green Party in December 2014, Wilson continued to sit as an independent MSP until the end of the parliament.[11]
John Wilson resigned to take up a charity role,[12] and was replaced by Lesley Brennan, the next person on the Labour regional list.[13]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Independent MSP Margo MacDonald dies". BBC News. BBC. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016. As Ms MacDonald was an independent MSP elected to Holyrood as a regional list member, there will be no by-election, and her seat will remain vacant until the next Scottish Parliament election, in 2016.
^"SNP MSP John Wilson quits party over Nato row". BBC News. BBC. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^"SNP MSP Tricia Marwick elected presiding officer". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
^ ab"MSPs John Finnie and Jean Urquhart quit SNP over Nato policy". BBC News. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
^Why I’ve joined the Scottish Greens, John Finnie MSP.
^"Member's Oath/Affirmation: Jayne Baxter". BBC News. 10 December 2012.
^"Aberdeen SNP MSP Brian Adam dies aged 64". BBC News. 25 April 2013.
^"Former Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie dies". BBC News. BBC. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^"Labour MSP Helen Eadie dies, aged 66". BBC News. 9 November 2013.
^"SNP MSP John Wilson quits party over Nato row". BBC News.
^"John Wilson MSP joins the Scottish Greens". Scottish Greens.
^"Labour MSP Richard Baker quits Holyrood for charity role". BBC News. 11 January 2016.
^"New Scottish Labour MSP Lesley Brennan sworn in at Holyrood". BBC News. 13 January 2016.
External linksedit
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 fourth Scottish Parliament at the 2011 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 4th Scottish Parliament 3rd Scottish Parliament 5th Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament BuildingOverviewLegislative bodyScottish ParliamentJurisdictionScotlandMeeting placeScottish Parliament BuildingTerm11 May 2011 24 March 2016Election2011GovernmentSecond Salmond governmentFirst Sturgeon governmentMembers129Presiding OfficerRt Hon Tricia MarwickFirst Minister of ScotlandAlex Salmond 2011 14 Nicola Sturgeon 2014 16 Deputy First MinisterNicola Sturgeon 2011 14 John Swinney 2014 16 Leader of the OppositionIain Gray 2011 Johann Lamont 2011 14 Jackie Baillie 2014 Kezia Dugdale 2014 15 Iain Gray 2015 Kezia Dugdale 2015 16 The 2011 general election produced an unexpected majority government with the governing Scottish National Party winning 69 seats to the opposition Scottish Labour Party s 37 down seven seats from the previous election First Minister Alex Salmond went on to form his second government Contents 1 Composition 2 Graphical representation 3 List of MSPs 3 1 Former MSPs 4 Changes 5 References 6 External linksComposition editParty May 2011 election March 2016 dissolution Scottish National Party 69 64 Scottish Labour Party 37 38 Scottish Conservative Party 15 15 Scottish Liberal Democrats 5 5 Scottish Green Party 2 2 Independents 1 3 Presiding Officer 0 1 Total 129 128 Vacant 0 1 1 Government majority 9 1 2 Government 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 2011 general election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2016 nbsp nbsp Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament List of MSPs editThis 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 2011 election Name Image Member for Type Party George Adam nbsp Paisley Constituency Scottish National Party Clare Adamson nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Alasdair Allan nbsp Na h Eileanan an Iar Constituency Scottish National Party Christian Allard nbsp North East Scotland since 15 05 13 Regional Scottish National Party Jackie Baillie nbsp Dumbarton Constituency Scottish Labour Party Claire Baker nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Labour Party Jayne Baxter nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife since 7 12 12 Regional Scottish Labour Party Claudia Beamish nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Colin Beattie nbsp Midlothian North and Musselburgh Constituency Scottish National Party Marco Biagi nbsp Edinburgh Central Constituency Scottish National Party Neil Bibby nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Sarah Boyack nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Labour Party Lesley Brennan nbsp North East Scotland since 13 1 16 Regional Scottish Labour Party Chic Brodie nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Gavin Brown nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Brown nbsp Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Constituency Scottish National Party Cameron Buchanan nbsp Lothian since 04 09 13 Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Burgess nbsp Cunninghame South Constituency Scottish National Party Aileen Campbell nbsp Clydesdale Constituency Scottish National Party Roderick Campbell nbsp North East Fife Constituency Scottish National Party Jackson Carlaw nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Chisholm nbsp Edinburgh North and Leith Constituency Scottish Labour Party Willie Coffey nbsp Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency Scottish National Party Angela Constance nbsp Almond Valley Constituency Scottish National Party Bruce Crawford nbsp Stirling Constituency Scottish National Party Roseanna Cunningham nbsp Perthshire South and Kinross shire Constituency Scottish National Party Ruth Davidson nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Graeme Dey nbsp Angus South Constituency Scottish National Party Nigel Don nbsp Angus North and Mearns Constituency Scottish National Party Bob Doris nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish National Party James Dornan nbsp Glasgow Cathcart Constituency Scottish National Party Kezia Dugdale nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Labour Party Jim Eadie nbsp Edinburgh Southern Constituency Scottish National Party Annabelle Ewing nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish National Party Fergus Ewing nbsp Inverness and Nairn Constituency Scottish National Party Linda Fabiani nbsp East Kilbride Constituency Scottish National Party Mary Fee nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Patricia Ferguson nbsp Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Constituency Scottish Labour Party Alex Fergusson nbsp Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Findlay nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Labour Party John Finnie nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Independent Joe FitzPatrick nbsp Dundee City West Constituency Scottish National Party Murdo Fraser nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Gibson nbsp Cunninghame North Constituency Scottish National Party Rob Gibson nbsp Caithness Sutherland and Ross Constituency Scottish National Party Annabel Goldie nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Grahame nbsp Midlothian South Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency Scottish National Party Rhoda Grant nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Labour Party Iain Gray nbsp East Lothian Constituency Scottish Labour Party Mark Griffin nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Patrick Harvie nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Green Party Hugh Henry nbsp Renfrewshire South Constituency Scottish Labour Party Jamie Hepburn nbsp Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency Scottish National Party Cara Hilton nbsp Dunfermline since 25 10 13 Constituency Scottish Labour Party Jim Hume nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Liberal Democrats Fiona Hyslop nbsp Linlithgow Constituency Scottish National Party Adam Ingram nbsp Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency Scottish National Party Alex Johnstone nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Johnstone nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Green Party Colin Keir nbsp Edinburgh Western Constituency Scottish National Party James Kelly nbsp Rutherglen Constituency Scottish Labour Party Bill Kidd nbsp Glasgow Anniesland Constituency Scottish National Party Johann Lamont nbsp Glasgow Pollok Constituency Scottish Labour Party John Lamont nbsp Ettrick Roxburgh and Berwickshire Constituency Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Lochhead nbsp Moray Constituency Scottish National Party Richard Lyle nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Kenny MacAskill nbsp Edinburgh Eastern Constituency Scottish National Party Angus MacDonald nbsp Falkirk East Constituency Scottish National Party Gordon MacDonald nbsp Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency Scottish National Party Lewis Macdonald nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Ken Macintosh nbsp Eastwood Constituency Scottish Labour Party Derek Mackay nbsp Renfrewshire North and West Constituency Scottish National Party Mike MacKenzie nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish National Party Hanzala Malik nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour Party Jenny Marra nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Paul Martin nbsp Glasgow Provan Constituency Scottish Labour Party Tricia Marwick nbsp Mid Fife and Glenrothes Constituency Presiding Officer John Mason nbsp Glasgow Shettleston Constituency Scottish National Party Michael Matheson nbsp Falkirk West Constituency Scottish National Party Stewart Maxwell nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Joan McAlpine nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Liam McArthur nbsp Orkney Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats Margaret McCulloch nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Mark McDonald nbsp Aberdeen Donside since 20 06 13 Constituency Scottish National Party Margaret McDougall nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Sir Jamie McGrigor Bt nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alison McInnes nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Liberal Democrats Christina McKelvie nbsp Hamilton Larkhall and Stonehouse Constituency Scottish National Party Aileen McLeod nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Fiona McLeod nbsp Strathkelvin and Bearsden Constituency Scottish National Party Michael McMahon nbsp Uddingston and Bellshill Constituency Scottish Labour Party Siobhan McMahon nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party Stuart McMillan nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Duncan McNeil nbsp Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency Scottish Labour Party Anne McTaggart nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour Party Nanette Milne nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Mitchell nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Elaine Murray nbsp Dumfriesshire Constituency Scottish Labour Party Alex Neil nbsp Airdrie and Shotts Constituency Scottish National Party Gil Paterson nbsp Clydebank and Milngavie Constituency Scottish National Party Graeme Pearson nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party John Pentland nbsp Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency Scottish Labour Party Willie Rennie nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Liberal Democrats Dennis Robertson nbsp Aberdeenshire West Constituency Scottish National Party Shona Robison nbsp Dundee City East Constituency Scottish National Party Alex Rowley nbsp Cowdenbeath since 23 01 14 Constituency Scottish Labour Party Michael Russell nbsp Argyll and Bute Constituency Scottish National Party Alex Salmond nbsp Aberdeenshire East Constituency Scottish National Party Mary Scanlon nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Scott nbsp Ayr Constituency Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Tavish Scott nbsp Shetland Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats Richard Simpson nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Labour Party Drew Smith nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour Party Elaine Smith nbsp Coatbridge and Chryston Constituency Scottish Labour Party Liz Smith nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Stewart Stevenson nbsp Banffshire and Buchan Coast Constituency Scottish National Party David Stewart nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Labour Party Kevin Stewart nbsp Aberdeen Central Constituency Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon nbsp Glasgow Southside Constituency Scottish National Party John Swinney nbsp Perthshire North Constituency Scottish National Party Dave Thompson nbsp Skye Lochaber and Badenoch Constituency Scottish National Party David Torrance nbsp Kirkcaldy Constituency Scottish National Party Jean Urquhart nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Independent Maureen Watt nbsp Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Constituency Scottish National Party Paul Wheelhouse nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Sandra White nbsp Glasgow Kelvin Constituency Scottish National Party John Wilson nbsp Central Scotland Regional Independent Humza Yousaf nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish National Party Former MSPs edit Name Image Member for Type Party Notes John Park nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Labour Party resigned 7 December 2012 Brian Adam nbsp Aberdeen Donside Constituency Scottish National Party died 25 April 2013 David McLetchie nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party died 12 August 2013 Bill Walker nbsp Dunfermline Constituency Independent resigned 7 September 2013 Helen Eadie nbsp Cowdenbeath Constituency Scottish Labour Party died 9 November 2013 Margo MacDonald nbsp Lothian Regional Independent died 4 April 2014 Richard Baker nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Party resigned 11 January 2016Changes editDate Constituency region Gain Loss Note 11 May 2011 Mid Fife and Glenrothes Presiding Officer SNP Tricia Marwick is elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from her party 3 4 March 2012 Dunfermline Independent SNP Bill Walker was suspended from the SNP pending an investigation into domestic abuse allegations 23 October 2012 Highlands and Islands Independent SNP John Finnie resigned from the SNP because of its conference decision on NATO membership 4 Though he joined the Scottish Green Party in October 2014 Finnie continued to sit as an independent MSP until the end of the parliament 5 23 October 2012 Highlands and Islands Independent SNP Jean Urquhart resigned from the SNP because of its conference decision on NATO membership 4 07 December 2012 Mid Scotland and Fife Labour Labour John Park resigned as an MSP to take up a full time Trade Union position 6 he is replaced by Jayne Baxter 25 April 2013 Aberdeen Donside SNP Brian Adam dies of cancer at age 64 7 causing a by election 14 15 May 2013 North East Scotland SNP SNP Mark McDonald resigns his position as an MSP in order to contest the 2013 Aberdeen Donside by election Christian Allard takes up the vacant seat as the next and final name on the SNP s list for the region 20 June 2013 Aberdeen Donside SNP Mark McDonald holds the seat for the SNP in the 2013 Aberdeen Donside by election 12 August 2013 Lothian Conservative Conservative David McLetchie dies of cancer aged 61 8 He was replaced by Cameron Buchanan 7 September 2013 Dunfermline Labour Independent Bill Walker resigned following his conviction for assault precipitating a by election in the constituency He was replaced by Cara Hilton 9 November 2013 Cowdenbeath Labour Labour Helen Eadie dies of cancer at age 66 9 causing a by election She was replaced by Alex Rowley 4 April 2014 Lothian Independent Margo MacDonald died age 70 1 She had been elected as an independent to a regional seat and therefore no one could be nominated as a replacement 1 23 September 2014 Central Scotland Independent SNP John Wilson resigned from the SNP because of its 2012 conference decision on NATO membership 10 Though he joined the Scottish Green Party in December 2014 Wilson continued to sit as an independent MSP until the end of the parliament 11 11 January 2016 North East Scotland Labour Labour John Wilson resigned to take up a charity role 12 and was replaced by Lesley Brennan the next person on the Labour regional list 13 References edit a b c Independent MSP Margo MacDonald dies BBC News BBC 5 April 2014 Retrieved 13 January 2016 As Ms MacDonald was an independent MSP elected to Holyrood as a regional list member there will be no by election and her seat will remain vacant until the next Scottish Parliament election in 2016 SNP MSP John Wilson quits party over Nato row BBC News BBC 23 September 2014 Retrieved 13 January 2016 SNP MSP Tricia Marwick elected presiding officer BBC News 11 May 2011 Retrieved 11 May 2011 a b MSPs John Finnie and Jean Urquhart quit SNP over Nato policy BBC News 23 October 2012 Retrieved 23 October 2012 Why I ve joined the Scottish Greens John Finnie MSP Member s Oath Affirmation Jayne Baxter BBC News 10 December 2012 Aberdeen SNP MSP Brian Adam dies aged 64 BBC News 25 April 2013 Former Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie dies BBC News BBC 12 August 2013 Retrieved 13 August 2013 Labour MSP Helen Eadie dies aged 66 BBC News 9 November 2013 SNP MSP John Wilson quits party over Nato row BBC News John Wilson MSP joins the Scottish Greens Scottish Greens Labour MSP Richard Baker quits Holyrood for charity role BBC News 11 January 2016 New Scottish Labour MSP Lesley Brennan sworn in at Holyrood BBC News 13 January 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 4th Scottish Parliament amp oldid 1167777549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
