Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament

This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPnA) elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election. Of the 129 MSPs, 73 where 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 of the Parliament

Party		May 2011 election	7 November 2011 current
•	Scottish National Party	69	68
	Scottish Labour Party	37	37
	Scottish Conservative Party	15	15
	Scottish Liberal Democrats	5	5
	Scottish Green Party	2	2
	Independents	1	1
	Presiding Officer	0	1
Total		129
Government Majority		9	8

Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths as they are in the 4th session of the Scottish Parliament.

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

MSPs by party

This is a list of MSPs elected in May 2011. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.

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Party		Name	Constituency or Region
	Scottish National Party (69)	Brian Adam	Aberdeen Donside
		George Adam	Paisley
		Clare Adamson	Central Scotland
		Alasdair Allan	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
		Colin Beattie	Midlothian North and Musselburgh
		Marco Biagi	Edinburgh Central
		Chic Brodie	South Scotland
		Keith Brown	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
		Margaret Burgess	Cunninghame South
		Aileen Campbell	Clydesdale
		Roderick Campbell	North East Fife
		Willie Coffey	Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
		Angela Constance	Almond Valley
		Bruce Crawford	Stirling
		Roseanna Cunningham	Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
		Graeme Dey	Angus South
		Nigel Don	Angus North and Mearns
		Bob Doris	Glasgow
		James Dornan	Glasgow Cathcart
		Jim Eadie	Edinburgh Southern
		Annabelle Ewing	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Fergus Ewing	Inverness and Nairn
		Linda Fabiani	East Kilbride
		John Finnie	Highlands and Islands
		Joe FitzPatrick	Dundee City West
		Kenneth Gibson	Cunninghame North
		Rob Gibson	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
		Christine Grahame	Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
		Jamie Hepburn	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
		Fiona Hyslop	Linlithgow
		Adam Ingram	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
		Colin Keir	Edinburgh Western
		Bill Kidd	Glasgow Anniesland
		Richard Lochhead	Moray
		Richard Lyle	Central Scotland
		Kenny MacAskill	Edinburgh Eastern
		Angus MacDonald	Falkirk East
		Gordon MacDonald	Edinburgh Pentlands
		Derek Mackay	Renfrewshire North and West
		Mike MacKenzie	Highlands and Islands
		Tricia Marwick	Mid Fife and Glenrothes
		John Mason	Glasgow Shettleston
		Michael Matheson	Falkirk West
		Stewart Maxwell	West of Scotland
		Joan McAlpine	South of Scotland
		Mark McDonald	North East Scotland
		Christina McKelvie	Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
		Aileen McLeod	South of Scotland
		Fiona McLeod	Strathkelvin and Bearsden
		Stuart McMillan	West of Scotland
		Alex Neil	Airdrie and Shotts
		Gil Paterson	Clydebank and Milngavie
		Dennis Robertson	Aberdeenshire West
		Shona Robison	Dundee City East
		Michael Russell	Argyll and Bute
		Alex Salmond	Aberdeenshire East
		Stewart Stevenson	Banffshire and Buchan Coast
		Kevin Stewart	Aberdeen Central
		Nicola Sturgeon	Glasgow Southside
		John Swinney	Perthshire North
		Dave Thompson	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
		David Torrance	Kirkcaldy
		Jean Urquhart	Highlands and Islands
		Bill Walker	Dunfermline
Maureen Watt	Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
Paul Wheelhouse	South of Scotland
Sandra White	Glasgow Kelvin
John Wilson	Central Scotland
Humza Yousaf	Glasgow
	Scottish Labour Party (37)	Jackie Baillie	Dumbarton
		Claire Baker	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Richard Baker	North East Scotland
		Claudia Beamish	South of Scotland
		Neil Bibby	West of Scotland
		Sarah Boyack	Lothian
		Malcolm Chisholm	Edinburgh North and Leith
		Kezia Dugdale	Lothian
		Helen Eadie	Cowdenbeath
		Mary Fee	West of Scotland
		Patricia Ferguson	Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
		Neil Findlay	Lothian
		Rhoda Grant	Highlands and Islands
		Iain Gray	East Lothian
		Mark Griffin	Central Scotland
		Hugh Henry	Renfrewshire South
		James Kelly	Rutherglen
		Johann Lamont	Glasgow Pollok
		Lewis Macdonald	North East Scotland
		Kenneth Macintosh	Eastwood
		Hanzala Malik	Glasgow
		Jenny Marra	North East Scotland
		Paul Martin	Glasgow Provan
		Margaret McCulloch	Central Scotland
		Margaret McDougall	West of Scotland
		Michael McMahon	Uddingston and Bellshill
		Siobhan McMahon	Central Scotland
		Duncan McNeil	Greenock and Inverclyde
		Anne McTaggart	Glasgow
		Elaine Murray	Dumfriesshire
		John Park	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Graeme Pearson	South of Scotland
		John Pentland	Motherwell and Wishaw
		Richard Simpson	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Drew Smith	Glasgow
		Elaine Smith	Coatbridge and Chryston
		David Stewart	Highlands and Islands
	Conservative Party (15)	Gavin Brown	Lothian
		Jackson Carlaw	West of Scotland
		Ruth Davidson	Glasgow
		Alex Fergusson	Galloway and West Dumfries
		Murdo Fraser	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Annabel Goldie	West of Scotland
		Alex Johnstone	North East Scotland
		John Lamont	Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
		Jamie McGrigor	Highlands and Islands
		David McLetchie	Lothian
		Nanette Milne	North East Scotland
		Margaret Mitchell	Central Scotland
		Mary Scanlon	Highlands and Islands
		John Scott	Ayr
		Elizabeth Smith	Mid Scotland and Fife
	Liberal Democrats (5)	Jim Hume	South of Scotland
		Liam McArthur	Orkney
		Alison McInnes	North East Scotland
		Willie Rennie	Mid Scotland and Fife
		Tavish Scott	Shetland
	Scottish Green Party (2)	Alison Johnstone	Lothian
		Patrick Harvie	Glasgow
	Independent (1)	Margo MacDonald	Lothian

Members by constituency and region

Constituency members

Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency	Name		Party
Aberdeen Central		Kevin Stewart	Scottish National Party
Aberdeen Donside		Brian Adam	Scottish National Party
Aberdeen South & North Kincardine		Maureen Watt	Scottish National Party
Aberdeenshire East		Alex Salmond	Scottish National Party
Aberdeenshire West		Dennis Robertson	Scottish National Party
Airdrie & Shotts		Alex Neil	Scottish National Party
Almond Valley		Angela Constance	Scottish National Party
Angus North & Mearns		Nigel Don	Scottish National Party
Angus South		Graeme Dey	Scottish National Party
Argyll and Bute		Michael Russell	Scottish National Party
Ayr		John Scott	Conservative
Banffshire and Buchan Coast		Stewart Stevenson	Scottish National Party
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross		Rob Gibson	Scottish National Party
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley		Adam Ingram	Scottish National Party
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane		Keith Brown	Scottish National Party
Clydebank and Milngavie		Gil Paterson	Scottish National Party
Clydesdale		Aileen Campbell	Scottish National Party
Coatbridge and Chryston		Elaine Smith	Labour Party
Cowdenbeath		Helen Eadie	Labour Party
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth		Jamie Hepburn	Scottish National Party
Cunninghame North		Kenneth Gibson	Scottish National Party
Cunninghame South		Margaret Burgess	Scottish National Party
Dumbarton		Jackie Baillie	Labour Party
Dumfriesshire		Elaine Murray	Labour Party
Dundee City East		Shona Robison	Scottish National Party
Dundee City West		Joe FitzPatrick	Scottish National Party
Dunfermline		Bill Walker	Scottish National Party
East Kilbride		Linda Fabiani	Scottish National Party
East Lothian		Iain Gray	Labour Party
Eastwood		Kenneth Macintosh	Labour Party
Edinburgh Central		Marco Biagi	Scottish National Party
Edinburgh Eastern		Kenny MacAskill	Scottish National Party
Edinburgh North and Leith		Malcolm Chisholm	Labour Party
Edinburgh Pentlands		Gordon MacDonald	Scottish National Party
Edinburgh Southern		Jim Eadie	Scottish National Party
Edinburgh Western		Colin Keir	Scottish National Party
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire		John Lamont	Conservative
Falkirk East		Angus MacDonald	Scottish National Party
Falkirk West		Michael Matheson	Scottish National Party
Galloway and West Dumfries		Alex Fergusson	Conservative
Glasgow Anniesland		Bill Kidd	Scottish National Party
Glasgow Cathcart		James Dornan	Scottish National Party
Glasgow Kelvin		Sandra White	Scottish National Party
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn		Patricia Ferguson	Labour Party
Glasgow Pollok		Johann Lamont	Labour Party
Glasgow Provan		Paul Martin	Labour Party
Glasgow Shettleston		John Mason	Scottish National Party
Glasgow Southside		Nicola Sturgeon	Scottish National Party
Greenock and Inverclyde		Duncan McNeil	Labour Party
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse		Christina McKelvie	Scottish National Party
Inverness and Nairn		Fergus Ewing	Scottish National Party
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley		Willie Coffey	Scottish National Party
Kirkcaldy		David Torrance	Scottish National Party
Linlithgow		Fiona Hyslop	Scottish National Party
Mid Fife and Glenrothes		Tricia Marwick	Scottish National Party
Midlothian North and Musselburgh		Colin Beattie	Scottish National Party
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale		Christine Grahame	Scottish National Party
Moray		Richard Lochhead	Scottish National Party
Motherwell and Wishaw		John Pentland	Labour Party
Na h-Eileanan an Iar		Alasdair Allan	Scottish National Party
North East Fife		Roderick Campbell	Scottish National Party
Orkney		Liam McArthur	Liberal Democrats
Paisley		George Adam	Scottish National Party
Perthshire North		John Swinney	Scottish National Party
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire		Roseanna Cunningham	Scottish National Party
Renfrewshire North and West		Derek Mackay	Scottish National Party
Renfrewshire South		Hugh Henry	Labour Party
Rutherglen		James Kelly	Labour Party
Shetland		Tavish Scott	Liberal Democrats
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch		Dave Thompson	Scottish National Party
Stirling		Bruce Crawford	Scottish National Party
Strathkelvin and Bearsden		Fiona McLeod	Scottish National Party
Uddingston and Bellshill		Michael McMahon	Labour Party

Regional members

Members of the Scottish Parliament
Region	Name		Party
Central Scotland		Clare Adamson	Scottish National Party
		Mark Griffin	Labour Party
		Richard Lyle	Scottish National Party
		Margaret McCulloch	Labour Party
		Siobhan McMahon	Labour Party
		Margaret Mitchell	Conservative
		John Wilson	Scottish National Party
Glasgow		Ruth Davidson	Conservative
		Bob Doris	Scottish National Party
		Patrick Harvie	Scottish Green Party
		Hanzala Malik	Labour Party
		Anne McTaggart	Labour Party
		Drew Smith	Labour Party
		Humza Yousaf	Scottish National Party
Highlands and Islands		John Finnie	Scottish National Party
		Rhoda Grant	Labour Party
		Jamie McGrigor	Conservative
		Mike MacKenzie	Scottish National Party
		Mary Scanlon	Conservative
		David Stewart	Labour Party
		Jean Urquhart	Scottish National Party
Lothian		Sarah Boyack	Labour Party
		Gavin Brown	Conservative
		Kezia Dugdale	Labour Party
		Neil Findlay	Labour Party
		Alison Johnstone	Scottish Green Party
		Margo MacDonald	Independent
		David McLetchie	Conservative
Mid Scotland and Fife		Claire Baker	Labour Party
		Murdo Fraser	Conservative
		Annabelle Ewing	Scottish National Party
		John Park	Labour Party
		Willie Rennie	Liberal Democrats
		Richard Simpson	Labour Party
		Elizabeth Smith	Conservative
North East Scotland		Richard Baker	Labour Party
		Alex Johnstone	Conservative
		Lewis Macdonald	Labour Party
		Mark McDonald	Scottish National Party
		Jenny Marra	Labour Party
		Alison McInnes	Liberal Democrats
		Nanette Milne	Conservative
South Scotland		Claudia Beamish	Labour Party
		Chic Brodie	Scottish National Party
		Jim Hume	Liberal Democrats
		Joan McAlpine	Scottish National Party
		Aileen McLeod	Scottish National Party
		Graeme Pearson	Labour Party
		Paul Wheelhouse	Scottish National Party
West of Scotland		Neil Bibby	Labour Party
		Jackson Carlaw	Conservative
		Mary Fee	Labour Party
		Annabel Goldie	Conservative
		Margaret McDougall	Labour Party
		Stuart McMillan	Scottish National Party
		Stewart Maxwell	Scottish National Party

Changes

Date	Constituency/Region	Gain		Loss		Note
May 11, 2011	Mid Fife and Glenrothes		Presiding Officer		SNP	Tricia Marwick is elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from her party.[1]

References

1. ^ "SNP MSP Tricia Marwick elected presiding officer". BBC News. 11 May 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13362676. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 

External links

• Scottish Parliament website
• List of Members of the Scottish Parliament