Members_of_the_1st_Scottish_Parliament

1st Scottish Parliament

1st Scottish Parliament

First session of Scottish Parliament

This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 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 .

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The 1999 election produced a hung parliament, with the Labour MSPs forming the largest minority. Consequently, they formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to form the first Scottish Executive.

Composition

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Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)

Graphical representation

These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 1999 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2003:

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

List of MSPs

This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. For a list of MSPs elected in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.

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Former MSPs

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Changes

During the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs, and replacement MSPs were elected in by-elections. Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs, with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election.

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See also

References

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    "'Father of nation' dies". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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    "Labour holds Dewar seats". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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    Martin, Lorna (18 March 2007). "'I was meant to die. I didn't.'". The Observer. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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    "Salmond defends Westminster move". BBC News. BBC. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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    "Holyrood by-elections resolved". BBC News. BBC. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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    "Outgoing Tory attacks colleagues". BBC News. BBC. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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    "MSP quits nationalists". BBC News. BBC. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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    "Margo expelled from SNP". BBC News. BBC. 28 January 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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