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3rd Scottish Parliament
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Scottish Parliament Building, 2008
Overview
Legislative bodyScottish Parliament
JurisdictionScotland
Meeting placeScottish Parliament Building
Term14 May 2007 – 22 March 2011
Election2007
GovernmentFirst Salmond government
Members129
Presiding OfficerAlex Fergusson
First MinisterAlex Salmond
Deputy First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Leader of the largest opposition partyJack McConnell (2007)
Cathy Jamieson (2007)
Wendy Alexander (2007–08)
Cathy Jamieson (2008)
Iain Gray (2008–11)

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 election 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 government.

Composition

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Party May 2007
election		 March 2011
dissolution
• Scottish National Party4747
Scottish Labour46[a]46[b]
Scottish Conservatives1716
Scottish Liberal Democrats1616
Scottish Greens22
Independents11
Presiding Officer01
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.

NameImageMember forTypeParty
Brian Adam Aberdeen North Constituency Scottish National Party
Bill Aitken Glasgow Regional Conservative
Wendy Alexander Paisley North Constituency Labour
Alasdair Allan Western Isles Constituency Scottish National Party
Jackie Baillie Dumbarton Constituency Labour
Claire Baker Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Labour Co-op
Richard Baker North East Scotland Regional Labour
Sarah Boyack Edinburgh Central Constituency Labour Co-op
Rhona Brankin Midlothian Constituency Labour Co-op
Ted Brocklebank Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Conservative
Gavin Brown Lothians Regional Conservative
Keith Brown Ochil Constituency Scottish National Party
Robert Brown Glasgow Regional Liberal Democrats
Derek Brownlee South of Scotland Regional Conservative
Bill Butler Glasgow Anniesland Constituency Labour Co-op
Aileen Campbell South of Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Jackson Carlaw West of Scotland Regional Conservative
Malcolm Chisholm Edinburgh North and Leith Constituency Labour
Willie Coffey Kilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency Scottish National Party
Angela Constance Livingston Constituency Scottish National Party
Cathie Craigie Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency Labour
Bruce Crawford Stirling Constituency Scottish National Party
Roseanna Cunningham Perth Constituency Scottish National Party
Margaret Curran Glasgow Baillieston Constituency Labour
Nigel Don North East Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Bob Doris Glasgow Regional Scottish National Party
Helen Eadie Dunfermline East Constituency Labour Co-op
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 Labour
Alex Fergusson Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Constituency Presiding Officer
Ross Finnie West of Scotland Regional Liberal Democrats
Joe FitzPatrick Dundee West Constituency Scottish National Party
George Foulkes Lothians Regional Labour Co-op
Murdo Fraser Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Conservative
Kenneth Gibson Cunninghame North Constituency Scottish National Party
Rob Gibson Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish National Party
Karen Gillon Clydesdale Constituency Labour
Marlyn Glen North East Scotland Regional Labour
Trish Godman West Renfrewshire Constituency Labour
Annabel Goldie West of Scotland Regional Conservative
Charlie Gordon Glasgow Cathcart Constituency Labour
Christine Grahame South of Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Rhoda Grant Highlands and Islands Regional Labour Co-op
Iain Gray East Lothian Constituency Scottish Labour Party
Robin Harper Lothians Regional Green
Christopher Harvie Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish National Party
Patrick Harvie Glasgow Regional Green
Hugh Henry Paisley South Constituency Labour
Jamie Hepburn Central Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Jim Hume South of Scotland Regional 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 Labour Co-op
Alex Johnstone North East Scotland Regional Conservative
James Kelly Glasgow Rutherglen Constituency Labour Co-op
Andy Kerr East Kilbride Constituency Labour
Bill Kidd Glasgow Regional Scottish National Party
Johann Lamont Glasgow Pollok Constituency Labour Co-op
John Lamont Roxburgh and Berwickshire Constituency Conservative
Marilyn Livingstone Kirkcaldy Constituency Labour Co-op
Richard Lochhead Moray Constituency Scottish National Party
Kenny MacAskill Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Constituency Scottish National Party
Lewis Macdonald Aberdeen Central Constituency Labour
Margo MacDonald Lothians Regional Independent
Ken Macintosh Eastwood Constituency Labour Co-op
Paul Martin Glasgow Springburn Constituency Labour
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 Liberal Democrats
Frank McAveety Glasgow Shettleston Constituency Labour
Tom McCabe Hamilton South Constituency Labour
Jack McConnell Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency Labour
Jamie McGrigor Highlands and Islands Regional Conservative
Alison McInnes North East Scotland Regional 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 Conservative
Michael McMahon Hamilton North and Bellshill Constituency Labour
Stuart McMillan West of Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Duncan McNeil Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency Labour
Pauline McNeill Glasgow Kelvin Constituency Labour Co-op
Des McNulty Clydebank and Milngavie Constituency Labour
Nanette Milne North East Scotland Regional Conservative
Margaret Mitchell Central Scotland Regional Conservative
Alasdair Morgan South of Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Mary Mulligan Linlithgow Constituency Labour
John Farquhar Munro Ross, Skye and Inverness West Constituency Liberal Democrats
Elaine Murray Dumfries Constituency Labour
Alex Neil Central Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Hugh O'Donnell Central Scotland Regional Liberal Democrats
Irene Oldfather Cunninghame South Constituency Labour
John Park Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Labour
Gil Paterson West of Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Peter Peacock Highlands and Islands Regional Labour
Cathy Peattie Falkirk East Constituency Labour
Mike Pringle Edinburgh South Constituency Liberal Democrats
Jeremy Purvis Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale Constituency Liberal Democrats
Shona Robison Dundee East Constituency Scottish National Party
Mike Rumbles West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Constituency Liberal Democrats
Michael Russell South of Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
Alex Salmond Gordon Constituency Scottish National Party
Mary Scanlon Highlands and Islands Regional Conservative
John Scott Ayr Constituency Conservative
Tavish Scott Shetland Constituency Liberal Democrats
Richard Simpson Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Labour
Elaine Smith Coatbridge and Chryston Constituency Labour
Liz Smith Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Conservative
Iain Smith North East Fife Constituency Liberal Democrats
Margaret Smith Edinburgh West Constituency Liberal Democrats
Shirley-Anne Somerville Lothians
(since 31/08/2007)		 Regional Scottish National Party
Nicol Stephen Aberdeen South Constituency Liberal Democrats
Stewart Stevenson Banff and Buchan Constituency Scottish National Party
David Stewart Highlands and Islands Regional Labour Co-op
Jamie Stone Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Constituency 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 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 Labour
David Whitton Strathkelvin and Bearsden Constituency Labour
Bill Wilson West of Scotland Regional Scottish National Party
John Wilson Central Scotland Regional Scottish National Party

Former MSPs

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NameImageMember forTypePartyNotes
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
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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Notes

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  1. ↑ Includes 14 MSPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative.
  2. ↑ Includes 14 MSPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative.

References

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  1. 1 2 "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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