2nd Scottish Parliament
2nd Scottish Parliament | |||||
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The Scottish Parliament Building opened during this term | |||||
Overview | |||||
Jurisdiction | Scotland, United Kingdom | ||||
Meeting place |
General Assembly Scottish Parliament Building | ||||
Election | 2003 | ||||
Government | Second McConnell government | ||||
Members | 129 | ||||
Presiding Officer | George Reid |
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 | |
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• | 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 | ||
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.
List of MSPs
This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. 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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Former MSPs
Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party | Notes | |
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Mike Watson | Glasgow Cathcart | Constituency | Scottish Labour Party | resigned | ||
Keith Raffan | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional | Scottish Liberal Democrats | resigned | ||
David Mundell | South of Scotland | Regional | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | resigned | ||
Margaret Ewing | Moray | Constituency | Scottish National Party | deceased | ||
Mary Scanlon | Highlands and Islands | Regional | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | resigned | ||
Changes
Date | Constituency/region | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
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7 May 2003 | Ochil | Presiding Officer | SNP | George Reid is elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from the SNP.[1] | ||
10 July 2004 | West of Scotland | Independent | SNP | Campbell Martin was expelled from the SNP.[2] | ||
10 January 2005 | Mid Scotland and Fife | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Keith Raffan resigned from Parliament, citing reasons of ill health.[3] He was replaced by Andrew Arbuckle.[3] | ||
17 June 2005 | South of Scotland | Conservative | Conservative | David Mundell resigned from the Scottish Parliament as he had won election to the UK Parliament.[4] Derek Brownlee replaced Mundell.[4] | ||
1 September 2005 | Glasgow Cathcart | Labour | Mike Watson resigned from the Scottish Parliament after pleading guilty to a charge of fire-raising.[5] | |||
29 September 2005 | Glasgow Cathcart | Labour | Charlie Gordon wins the Glasgow Cathcart by-election.[6] | |||
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] | |||
7 April 2006 | North East Scotland | SNP | SNP | Richard Lochhead resigned his regional seat to contest the Moray by-election.[8] Maureen Watt replaced Lochhead.[8] | ||
7 April 2006 | Highlands and Islands | Conservative | Conservative | Mary Scanlon resigned her regional seat to contest the Moray by-election.[8] Dave Petrie replaced Scanlon.[8] | ||
27 April 2006 | Moray | SNP | Richard Lochhead wins the Moray by-election.[9] | |||
3 September 2006 | Glasgow | Solidarity | Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan resigned from the SSP and formed Solidarity.[10] | ||
3 September 2006 | South of Scotland | Solidarity | Scottish Socialist | Rosemary Byrne resigned from the SSP and joined Solidarity.[10] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Reid wins presiding officer role". BBC News. BBC. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Nationalists throw out rebel MSP". BBC News. BBC. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Health forces MSP to stand down". BBC News. BBC. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Tory MSP takes place in chamber". BBC News. BBC. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Peer pleads guilty to fire charge". BBC News. BBC. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Labour victory in Cathcart seat". BBC News. BBC. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "SNP veteran Margaret Ewing dies". BBC News. BBC. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Five candidates to contest Moray". BBC News. BBC. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "SNP's joy at by-election victory". BBC News. BBC. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Sheridan unveils Solidarity party". BBC News. BBC. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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