This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the fourth Scottish Parliament at the 2011 general 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.

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Legislative body	Scottish Parliament
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Meeting place	Scottish Parliament Building
Term	11 May 2011 – 24 March 2016
Election	2011
Government	Second Salmond government First Sturgeon government
Members	129
Presiding Officer	Rt Hon Tricia Marwick
First Minister of Scotland	Alex Salmond (2011–14) Nicola Sturgeon (2014–16)
Deputy First Minister	Nicola Sturgeon (2011–14) John Swinney (2014–16)
Leader of the Opposition	Iain Gray (2011) Johann Lamont (2011–14) Jackie Baillie (2014) Kezia Dugdale (2014–15) Iain Gray (2015) Kezia Dugdale (2015–16)

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The 2011 general election produced an unexpected majority government with the governing Scottish National Party winning 69 seats, to the opposition Scottish Labour Party's 37 (down seven seats from the previous election). First Minister, Alex Salmond went on to form his second government.

Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2011 general election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2016:

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

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 2011 election.