2nd Scottish Parliament

Second session of Scottish Parliament

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Legislative body| Scottish Parliament
Jurisdiction| Scotland
Meeting place| General Assembly
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Term| 7 May 2003 – 2 April 2007
Election| 2003
Government| Second McConnell government
Members| 129
Presiding Officer| George Reid
First Minister| Jack McConnell
Deputy First Minister| Jim Wallace (2003–05)
Nicol Stephen (2005–07)
Leader of the Opposition| John Swinney (2003–04)
Nicola Sturgeon (2004–07)
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This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 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.

The 2nd Scottish Parliament produced a second hung parliament and became colloquially known as the Rainbow Parliament. This was due to the 2003 election producing a result whereby the incoming members represented the largest number of political parties, with wide-ranging views from across the political spectrum, to be elected at a national level in Scotland. The governing Labour – Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government for a second term.[1]

## Composition

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Party  | May 2003
election | April 2007
dissolution

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• | Scottish Labour Party | 50 | 50
| Scottish National Party | 27 | 25
| Scottish Conservative Party | 18 | 17
• | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 17 | 17
| Scottish Green Party | 7 | 7
| Scottish Socialist Party | 6 | 4
| Solidarity | 0 | 2
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | 1 | 1
| Independents | 3 | 5
| Presiding Officer | 0 | 1
Total  | 129
Government majority  | 5  | 6

Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)

## Graphical representation

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These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2003 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in April 2007:

* Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.

## List of MSPs

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This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. For a list of MSPs elected in the 2003 election see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.

Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party

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| Brian Adam |  | Aberdeen North | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Bill Aitken |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Wendy Alexander |  | Paisley North | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Andrew Arbuckle |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Jackie Baillie |  | Dumbarton | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Shiona Baird |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Richard Baker |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Mark Ballard |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Chris Ballance |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Scott Barrie |  | Dunfermline West | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Sarah Boyack |  | Edinburgh Central | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Rhona Brankin |  | Midlothian | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Ted Brocklebank |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Robert Brown |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Derek Brownlee |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Bill Butler |  | Glasgow Anniesland | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Rosemary Byrne |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Solidarity
| Dennis Canavan |  | Falkirk West | Constituency  | Independent
| Malcolm Chisholm |  | Edinburgh North and Leith | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Cathie Craigie |  | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bruce Crawford |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Roseanna Cunningham |  | Perth | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Frances Curran |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Socialist Party
| Margaret Curran |  | Glasgow Baillieston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| David Davidson |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Susan Deacon |  | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| James Douglas-Hamilton |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Helen Eadie |  | Dunfermline East | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Fergus Ewing |  | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Linda Fabiani |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Patricia Ferguson |  | Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Alex Fergusson |  | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Constituency  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Ross Finnie |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Colin Fox |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Socialist Party
| Murdo Fraser |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Phil Gallie |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Rob Gibson |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Karen Gillon |  | Clydesdale | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Marlyn Glen |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Trish Godman |  | West Renfrewshire | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Annabel Goldie |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Charlie Gordon |  | Glasgow Cathcart | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Donald Gorrie |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Christine Grahame |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Robin Harper |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Patrick Harvie |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Hugh Henry |  | Paisley South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| John Home Robertson |  | East Lothian | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Janis Hughes |  | Glasgow Rutherglen | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Fiona Hyslop |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Adam Ingram |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Gordon Jackson |  | Glasgow Govan | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Sylvia Jackson |  | Stirling | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Cathy Jamieson |  | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Margaret Jamieson |  | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Alex Johnstone |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Rosie Kane |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Socialist Party
| Andy Kerr |  | East Kilbride | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Johann Lamont |  | Glasgow Pollok | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Carolyn Leckie |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Socialist Party
| Marilyn Livingstone |  | Kirkcaldy | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Richard Lochhead |  | Moray | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| George Lyon |  | Argyll and Bute | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Kenny MacAskill |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Lewis Macdonald |  | Aberdeen Central | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Margo MacDonald |  | Lothians | Regional  | Independent
| Ken Macintosh |  | Eastwood | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Kate Maclean |  | Dundee West | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Maureen Macmillan |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Campbell Martin |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Independent
| Paul Martin |  | Glasgow Springburn | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Tricia Marwick |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Jim Mather |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Michael Matheson |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Stewart Maxwell |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Christine May |  | Fife Central | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Frank McAveety |  | Glasgow Shettleston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Tom McCabe |  | Hamilton South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Jack McConnell |  | Motherwell and Wishaw | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bruce McFee |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Jamie McGrigor |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| David McLetchie |  | Edinburgh Pentlands | Constituency  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Michael McMahon |  | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Duncan McNeil |  | Greenock and Inverclyde | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Pauline McNeill |  | Glasgow Kelvin | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Des McNulty |  | Clydebank and Milngavie | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Nanette Milne |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Margaret Mitchell |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Brian Monteith |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Independent
| Alasdair Morgan |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Alasdair Morrison |  | Western Isles | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bristow Muldoon |  | Livingston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Mary Mulligan |  | Linlithgow | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| John Farquhar Munro |  | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Elaine Murray |  | Dumfries | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Alex Neil |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Irene Oldfather |  | Cunninghame South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Peter Peacock |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Cathy Peattie |  | Falkirk East | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Dave Petrie |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Mike Pringle |  | Edinburgh South | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Jeremy Purvis |  | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Nora Radcliffe |  | Gordon | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| George Reid |  | Ochil | Constituency  | Presiding Officer
| Shona Robison |  | Dundee East | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Euan Robson |  | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Mike Rumbles |  | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Mark Ruskell |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Eleanor Scott |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| John Scott |  | Ayr | Constituency  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Tavish Scott |  | Shetland | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Tommy Sheridan |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Solidarity
| Elaine Smith |  | Coatbridge and Chryston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Iain Smith |  | North East Fife | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Margaret Smith |  | Edinburgh West | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Nicol Stephen |  | Aberdeen South | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Stewart Stevenson |  | Banff and Buchan | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Jamie Stone |  | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Nicola Sturgeon |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| John Swinburne |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Senior Citizens Unity Party
| John Swinney |  | North Tayside | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Murray Tosh |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Jean Turner |  | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Constituency  | Independent
| Jim Wallace |  | Orkney | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Maureen Watt |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Andrew Welsh |  | Angus | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Sandra White |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Karen Whitefield |  | Airdrie and Shotts | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Allan Wilson |  | Cunninghame North | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party

### Former MSPs

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Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party | Notes

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| Mike Watson |  | Glasgow Cathcart | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party | resigned
| Keith Raffan |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats | resigned
| David Mundell |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | resigned
| Margaret Ewing |  | Moray | Constituency  | Scottish National Party | deceased
| Mary Scanlon |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | resigned

## Changes

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Date  | Constituency/region  | Gain  | Loss  | Note

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7 May 2003  | Ochil |  | Presiding Officer |  | SNP | George Reid is elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from the SNP.[2]
10 July 2004  | West of Scotland |  | Independent |  | SNP | Campbell Martin was expelled from the SNP.[3]
10 January 2005  | Mid Scotland and Fife |  | Liberal Democrats |  | Liberal Democrats | Keith Raffan resigned from Parliament, citing reasons of ill health.[4] He was replaced by Andrew Arbuckle.[4]
17 June 2005  | South of Scotland |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | David Mundell resigned from the Scottish Parliament as he had won election to the UK Parliament.[5] Derek Brownlee replaced Mundell.[5]
1 September 2005  | Glasgow Cathcart |  |  |  | Labour | Mike Watson resigned from the Scottish Parliament after pleading guilty to a charge of fire-raising.[6]
29 September 2005  | Glasgow Cathcart |  | Labour |  |  | Charlie Gordon wins the Glasgow Cathcart by-election.[7]
08 November 2005  | Mid Scotland and Fife |  | Independent |  | Conservative | Brian Monteith is expelled from his party after briefing against his party leader David McLetchie.
21 March 2006  | Moray |  |  |  | SNP | Margaret Ewing dies in March 2006.[8]
7 April 2006  | North East Scotland |  | SNP |  | SNP | Richard Lochhead resigned his regional seat to contest the Moray by-election.[9] Maureen Watt replaced Lochhead.[9]
7 April 2006  | Highlands and Islands |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | Mary Scanlon resigned her regional seat to contest the Moray by-election.[9] Dave Petrie replaced Scanlon.[9]
27 April 2006  | Moray |  | SNP |  |  | Richard Lochhead wins the Moray by-election.[10]
3 September 2006  | Glasgow |  | Solidarity |  | Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan resigned from the SSP and formed Solidarity.[11]
3 September 2006  | South of Scotland |  | Solidarity |  | Scottish Socialist | Rosemary Byrne resigned from the SSP and joined Solidarity.[11]

## See also

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* 2003 Scottish Parliament election
* Executive of the 2nd Scottish Parliament
* Scottish Parliament
* Member of the Scottish Parliament

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Parliament at 20: Diversity of 2003 election result a distant memory". The Scotsman. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
2. ^ "Reid wins presiding officer role". BBC News. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
3. ^ "Nationalists throw out rebel MSP". BBC News. BBC. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
4. ^ a b "Health forces MSP to stand down". BBC News. BBC. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
5. ^ a b "Tory MSP takes place in chamber". BBC News. BBC. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
6. ^ "Peer pleads guilty to fire charge". BBC News. BBC. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
7. ^ "Labour victory in Cathcart seat". BBC News. BBC. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
8. ^ "SNP veteran Margaret Ewing dies". BBC News. BBC. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
9. ^ a b c d "Five candidates to contest Moray". BBC News. BBC. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
10. ^ "SNP's joy at by-election victory". BBC News. BBC. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
11. ^ a b "Sheridan unveils Solidarity party". BBC News. BBC. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

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