The 6th Scottish Parliament was elected at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.[1] It was opened with the Escort to the Crown of Scotland Parade and Speech from the Throne on 2 October 2021.
^Johnstone was elected as Green MSP but relinquished her membership in order to take the office of Presiding Officer.
^There is no official opposition or opposition leader, but Ross is the leader of the largest party not in government.
List of MSPsedit
This is a list of MSPs so far elected.[2] The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2021 election.
There are eight MSPs who have been constant members since the inauguration of the Parliament in 1999 (ten other founding members retired prior to the 2021 election): Jackie Baillie, Fergus Ewing and John Swinney have been elected six times under the same constituency (Swinney's was renamed with different boundaries in 2011); Christine Grahame, Fiona Hyslop, Michael Matheson, Shona Robison and Nicola Sturgeon were returned as a list member then a constituency member. A ninth MSP Richard Lochhead has served almost the same term, resigning his list seat in 2006 to successfully contest a by-election a few weeks later for a constituency seat, which he has defended since then.[3]
^ ab"Scottish Tories get new MSP at Holyrood". BBC News. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ ab"Tory MSP Donald Cameron to take up House of Lords seat". BBC News. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^"Scottish Greens MSP elected as new Presiding Officer". STV News. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^"New Scottish Tory MSP first to take oath to King Charles III". STV News. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^Fitzpatrick, Tara (28 October 2023). "Former first minister candidate Ash Regan quits SNP to join Alba party". STV News. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
External linksedit
Scottish Parliament website
Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), on the Scottish Parliament website
January 01, 1970
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The 6th Scottish Parliament was elected at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election 1 It was opened with the Escort to the Crown of Scotland Parade and Speech from the Throne on 2 October 2021 6th Scottish Parliament 5th Scottish Parliament 7th Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament BuildingOverviewLegislative bodyScottish ParliamentJurisdictionScotlandMeeting placeScottish Parliament BuildingTerm13 May 2021 Election2021GovernmentThird Sturgeon government First Yousaf government Second Yousaf government Swinney governmentMembers129Presiding OfficerAlison JohnstoneFirst MinisterNicola Sturgeon 2021 2023 Humza Yousaf 2023 2024 John Swinney 2024 Present Deputy First MinisterJohn Swinney 2021 2023 Shona Robison 2023 2024 Kate Forbes 2024 Present Leader of the OppositionDouglas RossSessions1st13 May 2021 Contents 1 Composition 2 Leadership 2 1 Government 2 2 Opposition 3 List of MSPs 3 1 Former MSPs 4 Changes 5 References 6 External linksComposition editParty May 2021 election Currently Scottish National Party 64 63 Scottish Conservatives 31 31 Scottish Labour 22 22 Scottish Greens 8 7 Scottish Liberal Democrats 4 4 Alba Party 0 1 Presiding Officer 0 1 Total 129 Government majority 0 2Government parties denoted with bullets nbsp Leadership editPresiding Officer Alison Johnstone Independent a Deputy Presiding Officers Annabelle Ewing SNP Liam McArthur Lib Dems Government edit Main article Scottish cabinet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon SNP until 28 March 2023 Humza Yousaf SNP 29 March 2023 7 May 2024 John Swinney SNP starting 8 May 2024 Deputy First Minister John Swinney SNP until 28 March 2023 Shona Robison SNP 29 March 2023 8 May 2024 Kate Forbes SNP starting 8 May 2024 Minister for Parliamentary Business George Adam SNP Opposition edit Main article Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament Main article First Minister s Questions Scottish Parliament Leader of the Opposition Douglas Ross Conservatives b Secondary Opposition Leader Anas Sarwar Labour Tertiary Opposition Co Leaders Patrick Harvie amp Lorna Slater Greens Leader of the Liberal Democrats Alex Cole Hamilton Liberal Democrats Johnstone was elected as Green MSP but relinquished her membership in order to take the office of Presiding Officer There is no official opposition or opposition leader but Ross is the leader of the largest party not in government List of MSPs editThis is a list of MSPs so far elected 2 The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session since the May 2021 election There are eight MSPs who have been constant members since the inauguration of the Parliament in 1999 ten other founding members retired prior to the 2021 election Jackie Baillie Fergus Ewing and John Swinney have been elected six times under the same constituency Swinney s was renamed with different boundaries in 2011 Christine Grahame Fiona Hyslop Michael Matheson Shona Robison and Nicola Sturgeon were returned as a list member then a constituency member A ninth MSP Richard Lochhead has served almost the same term resigning his list seat in 2006 to successfully contest a by election a few weeks later for a constituency seat which he has defended since then 3 Name Image Member for Type Party George Adam nbsp Paisley Constituency Scottish National Party Karen Adam nbsp Banffshire and Buchan Coast Constituency Scottish National Party Clare Adamson nbsp Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency Scottish National Party Alasdair Allan nbsp Na h Eileanan an Iar Constituency Scottish National Party Tom Arthur nbsp Renfrewshire South Constituency Scottish National Party Jackie Baillie nbsp Dumbarton Constituency Scottish Labour Claire Baker nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Labour Jeremy Balfour nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Conservatives Colin Beattie nbsp Midlothian North and Musselburgh Constituency Scottish National Party Neil Bibby nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Sarah Boyack nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Labour Miles Briggs nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Conservatives Keith Brown nbsp Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Constituency Scottish National Party Siobhian Brown nbsp Ayr Constituency Scottish National Party Ariane Burgess nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Greens Alexander Burnett nbsp Aberdeenshire West Constituency Scottish Conservatives Stephanie Callaghan nbsp Uddingston and Bellshill Constituency Scottish National Party Jackson Carlaw nbsp Eastwood Constituency Scottish Conservatives Finlay Carson nbsp Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency Scottish Conservatives Maggie Chapman nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Greens Foysol Choudhury nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Labour Katy Clark nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Willie Coffey nbsp Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency Scottish National Party Alex Cole Hamilton nbsp Edinburgh Western Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats Angela Constance nbsp Almond Valley Constituency Scottish National Party Graeme Dey nbsp Angus South Constituency Scottish National Party Natalie Don nbsp Renfrewshire North and West Constituency Scottish National Party Bob Doris nbsp Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Constituency Scottish National Party James Dornan nbsp Glasgow Cathcart Constituency Scottish National Party Sharon Dowey nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Jackie Dunbar nbsp Aberdeen Donside Constituency Scottish National Party Pam Duncan Glancy nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour Tim Eagle Highlands and Islands since 12 02 24 Regional Scottish Conservatives Annabelle Ewing nbsp Cowdenbeath Constituency Scottish National Party Fergus Ewing nbsp Inverness and Nairn Constituency Scottish National Party Jim Fairlie nbsp Perthshire South and Kinross shire Constituency Scottish National Party Russell Findlay nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Joe FitzPatrick nbsp Dundee City West Constituency Scottish National Party Kate Forbes nbsp Skye Lochaber and Badenoch Constituency Scottish National Party Murdo Fraser nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservatives Meghan Gallacher nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Kenneth Gibson nbsp Cunninghame North Constituency Scottish National Party Jenny Gilruth nbsp Mid Fife and Glenrothes Constituency Scottish National Party Maurice Golden nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Pam Gosal nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Mairi Gougeon nbsp Angus North and Mearns Constituency Scottish National Party Christine Grahame nbsp Midlothian South Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency Scottish National Party Rhoda Grant nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Labour Neil Gray nbsp Airdrie and Shotts Constituency Scottish National Party Jamie Greene nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Ross Greer nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Greens Mark Griffin nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Sandesh Gulhane nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Conservatives Jamie Halcro Johnston nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservatives Rachael Hamilton nbsp Ettrick Roxburgh and Berwickshire Constituency Scottish Conservatives Emma Harper nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish National Party Patrick Harvie nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Greens Clare Haughey nbsp Rutherglen Constituency Scottish National Party Jamie Hepburn nbsp Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency Scottish National Party Craig Hoy nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Fiona Hyslop nbsp Linlithgow Constituency Scottish National Party Daniel Johnson nbsp Edinburgh Southern Constituency Scottish Labour Alison Johnstone nbsp Lothian Regional Presiding Officer Liam Kerr nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Stephen Kerr nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Bill Kidd nbsp Glasgow Anniesland Constituency Scottish National Party Monica Lennon nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Richard Leonard nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Richard Lochhead nbsp Moray Constituency Scottish National Party Douglas Lumsden nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Gordon MacDonald nbsp Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency Scottish National Party Fulton MacGregor nbsp Coatbridge and Chryston Constituency Scottish National Party Gillian Mackay nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Greens Rona Mackay nbsp Strathkelvin and Bearsden Constituency Scottish National Party Ben Macpherson nbsp Edinburgh Northern and Leith Constituency Scottish National Party Ruth Maguire nbsp Cunninghame South Constituency Scottish National Party Michael Marra nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Gillian Martin nbsp Aberdeenshire East Constituency Scottish National Party John Mason nbsp Glasgow Shettleston Constituency Scottish National Party Michael Matheson nbsp Falkirk West Constituency Scottish National Party Mairi McAllan nbsp Clydesdale Constituency Scottish National Party Liam McArthur nbsp Orkney Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats Roz McCall Mid Scotland and Fife since 20 09 22 Regional Scottish Conservatives Ivan McKee nbsp Glasgow Provan Constituency Scottish National Party Christina McKelvie nbsp Hamilton Larkhall and Stonehouse Constituency Scottish National Party Paul McLennan nbsp East Lothian Constituency Scottish National Party Stuart McMillan nbsp Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency Scottish National Party Marie McNair nbsp Clydebank and Milngavie Constituency Scottish National Party Pauline McNeill nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour Jenni Minto nbsp Argyll and Bute Constituency Scottish National Party Carol Mochan nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Sir Edward Mountain nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservatives Oliver Mundell nbsp Dumfriesshire Constituency Scottish Conservatives Audrey Nicoll nbsp Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Constituency Scottish National Party Paul O Kane nbsp West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Ash Regan nbsp Edinburgh Eastern Constituency Alba Party Willie Rennie nbsp North East Fife Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats Angus Robertson nbsp Edinburgh Central Constituency Scottish National Party Shona Robison nbsp Dundee City East Constituency Scottish National Party Emma Roddick nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish National Party Douglas Ross nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservatives Alex Rowley nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Labour Mark Ruskell nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Greens Anas Sarwar nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour Graham Simpson nbsp Central Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Lorna Slater nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Greens Liz Smith nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservatives Colin Smyth nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Shirley Anne Somerville nbsp Dunfermline Constituency Scottish National Party Collette Stevenson nbsp East Kilbride Constituency Scottish National Party Alexander Stewart nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservatives Kaukab Stewart nbsp Glasgow Kelvin Constituency Scottish National Party Kevin Stewart nbsp Aberdeen Central Constituency Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon nbsp Glasgow Southside Constituency Scottish National Party Paul Sweeney nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour John Swinney nbsp Perthshire North Constituency Scottish National Party Michelle Thomson nbsp Falkirk East Constituency Scottish National Party Maree Todd nbsp Caithness Sutherland and Ross Constituency Scottish National Party David Torrance nbsp Kirkcaldy Constituency Scottish National Party Evelyn Tweed nbsp Stirling Constituency Scottish National Party Mercedes Villalba nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Sue Webber nbsp Lothian Regional Scottish Conservatives Annie Wells nbsp Glasgow Regional Scottish Conservatives Tess White nbsp North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Martin Whitfield nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Labour Elena Whitham nbsp Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency Scottish National Party Brian Whittle nbsp South Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives Beatrice Wishart nbsp Shetland Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats Humza Yousaf nbsp Glasgow Pollok Constituency Scottish National Party Former MSPs edit Name Image Member for Type Party Notes Dean Lockhart nbsp Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservatives Resigned 5 September 2022 4 Donald Cameron nbsp Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservatives Resigned 9 February 2024 5 Changes editDate Constituency region Gain Loss Note 13 May 2021 Lothian Presiding Officer Scottish Green Alison Johnstone was elected Presiding Officer and consequently had to renounce her party affiliation 6 5 September 2022 Mid Scotland and Fife Conservative Conservative Dean Lockhart resigned his seat in the Scottish Parliament 4 He was succeeded by Roz McCall who was sworn in on 20 September 7 28 October 2023 Edinburgh Eastern Alba SNP Ash Regan defected from the SNP to Alba becoming the party s first MSP 8 9 February 2024 Highlands and Islands Conservative Conservative Donald Cameron was appointed to the House of Lords in the 2024 Special Honours and was replaced by Tim Eagle 5 References edit Scottish Elections Dates Act 2016 legislation gov uk Retrieved 7 May 2016 Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament MSPs Retrieved 7 May 2021 In numbers Scottish Parliament celebrates 20th anniversary Shropshire Star 29 April 2019 a b Scottish Tories get new MSP at Holyrood BBC News 5 September 2022 Retrieved 6 September 2022 a b Tory MSP Donald Cameron to take up House of Lords seat BBC News 9 February 2024 Retrieved 10 February 2024 Scottish Greens MSP elected as new Presiding Officer STV News 13 May 2021 Retrieved 13 May 2021 New Scottish Tory MSP first to take oath to King Charles III STV News 20 September 2022 Retrieved 20 September 2022 Fitzpatrick Tara 28 October 2023 Former first minister candidate Ash Regan quits SNP to join Alba party STV News Retrieved 28 October 2023 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 6th Scottish Parliament amp oldid 1222933586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,