2nd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 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.
Composition
| Party | May 2003 election | April 2007 dissolution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| • | 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 | ||
| Total | 129 | ||
| Government Majority | 6 | 5 | |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 2nd session of the Scottish Parliament at the time of its dissolution in April 2007.
- Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.
MSPs by party
This is a list (sorted by party) of MSPs and party affiliations at the end of the session. 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.
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Members by constituency and region
Constituency members
Regional members
Changes
| Date | Constituency/Region | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 May 2003 | Ochil | Presiding Officer | SNP | George Reid is elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from the SNP. | ||
| 10 July 2004 | West of Scotland | Independent | SNP | Campbell Martin was expelled from the SNP after publicly criticizing the party leader. | ||
| 10 January 2005 | Mid Scotland and Fife | Liberal Democrats | Keith Raffan resigned from Parliament, citing reasons of ill health, although it has been indicated that there were irregularities with his claims for expenses. | |||
| 10 January 2005 | Mid Scotland and Fife | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Arbuckle replaces Keith Raffan as he was next on the Lib Dem regional list. | |||
| 17 June 2005 | South of Scotland | Conservative | David Mundell resigned from Parliament as he was elected to the UK Parliament. | |||
| 17 June 2005 | South of Scotland | Conservative | Derek Brownlee replaces David Mundell as he was next on the Conservative regional list. | |||
| 05 September 2005 | Glasgow Cathcart | Labour | Mike Watson resigned from Parliament pending his conviction for arson. | |||
| 05 September 2005 | Glasgow Cathcart | Labour | Charlie Gordon holds the seat vacated by Mike Watson at the by-election. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 7 April 2006 | North East Scotland | SNP | Richard Lochhead resigned to contest the Moray by-election after Margaret Ewing's death. | |||
| 7 April 2006 | Highlands and Islands | Conservative | Mary Scanlon resigned to contest the Moray by-election after Margaret Ewing's death. | |||
| 19 April 2006 | North East Scotland | SNP | Maureen Watt replaces Richard Lochhead as she was next on the SNP regional list. | |||
| 19 April 2006 | Highlands and Islands | Conservative | Dave Petrie replaces Mary Scanlon as he was next on the Conservative regional list. | |||
| 27 April 2006 | Moray | SNP | Richard Lochhead holds the seat vacated by Margaret Ewing at the by-election. | |||
| 03 September 2006 | Glasgow | Solidarity | Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan resigned from the SSP and formed Solidarity. | ||
| 03 September 2006 | South of Scotland | Solidarity | Scottish Socialist | Rosemary Byrne resigned from the SSP and joined Solidarity. | ||
See also
- Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003
- Executive of the 2nd Scottish Parliament
- Scottish Parliament
- Member of the Scottish Parliament
External links
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