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4th Scottish Parliament

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.

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.

Composition

Government 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 2011 general election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2016:

List of MSPs

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.

Former MSPs

Changes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Independent MSP Margo MacDonald dies". BBC News. BBC. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016. As Ms MacDonald was an independent MSP elected to Holyrood as a regional list member, there will be no by-election, and her seat will remain vacant until the next Scottish Parliament election, in 2016.
  2. ^ "SNP MSP John Wilson quits party over Nato row". BBC News. BBC. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ "SNP MSP Tricia Marwick elected presiding officer". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "MSPs John Finnie and Jean Urquhart quit SNP over Nato policy". BBC News. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  5. ^ Why I’ve joined the Scottish Greens, John Finnie MSP.
  6. ^ "Member's Oath/Affirmation: Jayne Baxter". BBC News. 10 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Aberdeen SNP MSP Brian Adam dies aged 64". BBC News. 25 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Former Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie dies". BBC News. BBC. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Labour MSP Helen Eadie dies, aged 66". BBC News. 9 November 2013.
  10. ^ "SNP MSP John Wilson quits party over Nato row". BBC News.
  11. ^ "John Wilson MSP joins the Scottish Greens". Scottish Greens.
  12. ^ "Labour MSP Richard Baker quits Holyrood for charity role". BBC News. 11 January 2016.
  13. ^ "New Scottish Labour MSP Lesley Brennan sworn in at Holyrood". BBC News. 13 January 2016.

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