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Scottish Parliament Fact sheet MSPs by Party Session 3 16 April 2009 MSPs: Historical Series

This Fact sheet provides a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) in Session 3, arranged by party. It also includes the Independent MSP.

The MSPs are listed in alphabetical order, by the party that they were elected to represent, with the party with most MSPs listed first.

Statistical information about the number of MSPs in each party in Session 3 can be found on the State of the Parties Session 3 fact sheet.

Abbreviations C Constituency seat R Regional seat

Scottish National Party Name Constituency/ Region Aberdeen North (C) Bashir Ahmad1 (R) Dr Alasdair Allan Western Isles (C) Keith Brown Ochil (C) South of Scotland (R) Willie Coffey Kilmarnock and Loudoun (C) Angela Constance Livingston (C) Stirling (C) Perth (C) North East Scotland (R) Glasgow (R) Fergus Ewing Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (C) Central Scotland (R) Joe FitzPatrick Dundee West (C) Kenneth Gibson Cunninghame North (C) Highlands and Islands (R) Christine Grahame South of Scotland (R) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Jamie Hepburn Central Scotland (R) Fiona Hyslop Lothians (R) Adam Ingram South of Scotland (R) Bill Kidd Glasgow (R) Richard Lochhead Moray (C) Kenny MacAskill Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (C) Central Fife (C) Argyll and Bute (C) Michael Matheson Falkirk West (C) West of Scotland (R) Ian McKee Lothians (R) Anne McLaughlin2 Glasgow (R)

1 Bashir Ahmad died on 6 February 2009. 2 Anne McLaughlin became regional member for Glasgow on 9 February 2009. She replaced Bashir Ahmad. Reference: FS2-27 2

Scottish National Party Name Constituency/ Region Christina McKelvie Central Scotland (R) Stuart McMillan West of Scotland (R) South of Scotland (R) Central Scotland (R) West of Scotland (R) Shona Robison Dundee East (C) Michael Russell South of Scotland (R) Gordon (C) Shirley-Anne Somerville3 Lothians (R) Banff and Buchan (C) Nicola Sturgeon Glasgow Govan (C) John Swinney North Tayside (C) Dave Thompson Highlands and Islands (R) Stefan Tymkewycz4 Lothians (R) North East Scotland (R) Andrew Welsh Angus (C) Glasgow (R) Bill Wilson West of Scotland (R) John Wilson Central Scotland (R)

Scottish Labour Party Name Constituency/ Region Wendy Alexander Paisley North (C) Jackie Baillie Dumbarton (C) Claire Baker Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Richard Baker North East Scotland (R) Sarah Boyack Edinburgh Central (C) Rhona Brankin Midlothian (C) Bill Butler Glasgow Anniesland (C) Malcolm Chisholm Edinburgh North and Leith (C) Cathie Craigie Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (C)

3 Shirley-Anne Somerville became regional member for Lothians on 31 August 2007. She replaced 4 Stefan Tymkewycz resigned on 31 August 2007. He was replaced by Shirley-Anne Somerville Reference: FS2-27 3

Scottish Labour Party Name Constituency/ Region Margaret Curran Glasgow Baillieston (C) Helen Eadie Dunfermline East (C) Patricia Ferguson Glasgow Maryhill (C) George Foulkes Lothians (R) Karen Gillon Clydesdale (C) Marlyn Glen North East Scotland (R) Trish Godman West Renfrewshire (C) Charlie Gordon Glasgow Cathcart (C) Rhoda Grant Highlands and Islands (R) Iain Gray East Lothian (C) Hugh Henry Paisley South (C) Cathy Jamieson Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (C) James Kelly Glasgow Rutherglen (C) Andy Kerr East Kilbride (C) Johann Lamont Glasgow Pollok (C) Marilyn Livingstone Kirkcaldy (C) Lewis MacDonald Aberdeen Central (C) Ken Macintosh Eastwood (C) Paul Martin Glasgow Springburn (C) Frank McAveety Glasgow Shettleston (C) Tom McCabe Hamilton South (C) Jack McConnell Motherwell and Wishaw (C) Michael McMahon Hamilton North and Bellshill (C) Duncan McNeil Greenock and Inverclyde (C) Pauline McNeill Glasgow Kelvin (C) Des McNulty Clydebank and Milngavie (C) Mary Mulligan Linlithgow (C) Elaine Murray Dumfries (C) Irene Oldfather Cunninghame South (C) John Park Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Peter Peacock Highlands and Islands (R) Cathy Peattie Falkirk East (C) Dr Richard Simpson Mid Scotland and Fife (R)

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Scottish Labour Party Name Constituency/ Region Elaine Smith Coatbridge and Chryston (C) David Stewart Highlands and Islands (R) Karen Whitefield Airdrie and Shotts (C) David Whitton Strathkelvin and Bearsden (C)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Name Constituency/ Region Bill Aitken Glasgow (R) Ted Brocklebank Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Gavin Brown Lothians (R) Derek Brownlee South of Scotland (R) Jackson Carlaw West of Scotland (R) Alex Fergusson5 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (C) Murdo Fraser Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Annabel Goldie West of Scotland (R) Alex Johnstone North East Scotland (R) John Lamont Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Nanette Milne North East Scotland (R) Jamie McGrigor Highlands and Islands (R) David McLetchie Edinburgh Pentlands (C) Margaret Mitchell Central Scotland (R) Mary Scanlon Highlands and Islands (R) John Scott Ayr (C) Elizabeth Smith Mid Scotland and Fife (R)

Scottish Liberal Democrats Name Constituency/ Region Robert Brown Glasgow (R) Ross Finnie West of Scotland (R) Jim Hume South of Scotland (R)

5 Elected as a member of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Alex Fergusson took voluntary suspension from the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party when he was elected to the post of Presiding Officer. Reference: FS2-27 5

Scottish Liberal Democrats Name Constituency/ Region Liam McArthur Orkney (C) Alison McInnes North East Scotland (R) John Farquhar Munro Ross, Skye and Inverness West (C) Hugh O’Donnell Central Scotland (R) Mike Pringle Edinburgh South (C) Jeremy Purvis Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (C) Mike Rumbles West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (C) Tavish Scott Shetland (C) Iain Smith North East Fife (C) Margaret Smith Edinburgh West (C) Nicol Stephen Aberdeen South (C) Jamie Stone Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (C) Jim Tolson Dunfermline West (C)

Scottish Green Party Name Region Robin Harper Lothians (R) Patrick Harvie Glasgow (R)

Independent Name Region Margo MacDonald Lothians (R)

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