3rd Scottish Parliament

Third session of Scottish parliament

3rd Scottish Parliament

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Legislative body| Scottish Parliament
Jurisdiction| Scotland
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)
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This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 Scottish Parliament 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.

The 2007 Scottish Parliament 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

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Party  | May 2007
election | March 2011
dissolution

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• | Scottish National Party | 47 | 47
| Scottish Labour | 46 | 46
| Scottish Conservatives | 17 | 16
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 16 | 16
| Scottish Greens | 2 | 2
| Independents | 1 | 1
| Presiding Officer | 0 | 1
Total  | 129
Government majority  | −35  | −34

Government 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 2007 Scottish Parliament 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

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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.

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
| Alasdair Allan |  | Western Isles | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Jackie Baillie |  | Dumbarton | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Claire Baker |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Richard Baker |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | 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
| Gavin Brown |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Keith Brown |  | Ochil | Constituency  | Scottish National 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
| Aileen Campbell |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Jackson Carlaw |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Malcolm Chisholm |  | Edinburgh North and Leith | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Willie Coffey |  | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Angela Constance |  | Livingston | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Cathie Craigie |  | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bruce Crawford |  | Stirling | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Roseanna Cunningham |  | Perth | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Margaret Curran |  | Glasgow Baillieston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Nigel Don |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Bob Doris |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish National 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  | Presiding Officer
| Ross Finnie |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Joe FitzPatrick |  | Dundee West | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| George Foulkes |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Murdo Fraser |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Kenneth Gibson |  | Cunninghame North | Constituency  | Scottish National 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
| Christine Grahame |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Rhoda Grant |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Iain Gray |  | East Lothian | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Robin Harper |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Christopher Harvie |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Patrick Harvie |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Hugh Henry |  | Paisley South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Jamie Hepburn |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Jim Hume |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Fiona Hyslop |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Adam Ingram |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Cathy Jamieson |  | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Alex Johnstone |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| James Kelly |  | Glasgow Rutherglen | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Andy Kerr |  | East Kilbride | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bill Kidd |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Johann Lamont |  | Glasgow Pollok | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| John Lamont |  | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Constituency  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Marilyn Livingstone |  | Kirkcaldy | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Richard Lochhead |  | Moray | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Kenny MacAskill |  | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Lewis Macdonald |  | Aberdeen Central | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Margo MacDonald |  | Lothians | Regional  | Independent
| Ken Macintosh |  | Eastwood | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Paul Martin |  | Glasgow Springburn | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Tricia Marwick |  | Central Fife | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Jim Mather |  | Argyll and Bute | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Michael Matheson |  | Falkirk West | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Stewart Maxwell |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Liam McArthur |  | Orkney | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 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
| Jamie McGrigor |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Alison McInnes |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Ian McKee |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Christina McKelvie |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Anne McLaughlin |  | Glasgow
(since 12/02/2009) | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| David McLetchie |  | Edinburgh Pentlands | Constituency  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Michael McMahon |  | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Stuart McMillan |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National 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
| Alasdair Morgan |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National 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
| Hugh O'Donnell |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Irene Oldfather |  | Cunninghame South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| John Park |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Gil Paterson |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Peter Peacock |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Cathy Peattie |  | Falkirk East | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Mike Pringle |  | Edinburgh South | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Jeremy Purvis |  | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Shona Robison |  | Dundee East | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Mike Rumbles |  | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Michael Russell |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Alex Salmond |  | Gordon | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Mary Scanlon |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| John Scott |  | Ayr | Constituency  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Tavish Scott |  | Shetland | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Richard Simpson |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Elaine Smith |  | Coatbridge and Chryston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Liz Smith |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Iain Smith |  | North East Fife | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Margaret Smith |  | Edinburgh West | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Shirley-Anne Somerville |  | Lothians
(since 31/08/2007) | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Nicol Stephen |  | Aberdeen South | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Stewart Stevenson |  | Banff and Buchan | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| David Stewart |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Jamie Stone |  | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Nicola Sturgeon |  | Glasgow Govan | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| John Swinney |  | North Tayside | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Dave Thompson |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Jim Tolson |  | Dunfermline West | 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
| David Whitton |  | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bill Wilson |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| John Wilson |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party

### Former MSPs

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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

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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

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* Executive of the 3rd Scottish Parliament
* 2007 Scottish Parliament election
* Scottish Parliament
* Member of the Scottish Parliament

## References

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1. ^ a b "MSP announces move to step down". BBC News. BBC. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
2. ^ "Scotland's first Muslim MSP dies". BBC News. BBC. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
3. ^ "By-election figure to become MSP". BBC News. BBC. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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