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Scottish Parliament Fact Sheet MSPs by Constituency and Region: Session 5 19 May 2021 MSPs: Historical Series
This Fact Sheet provides a list of all Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who served during Session 5 (12 May 2016 - 4 May 2021), arranged alphabetically by the constituency or region that they represented.
Each person in Scotland is represented by 8 MSPs – 1 constituency MSP and 7 regional MSPs. A region is a larger area which covers a number of constituencies.
This Fact Sheet is divided into 2 parts. The first section, ‘MSPs by Constituency’, lists the Scottish Parliament constituencies in alphabetical order. It includes the name and party of the MSP elected to represent each constituency and the corresponding region for each constituency. The second section, ‘MSPs by Region’, lists the 8 political regions of Scotland in alphabetical order. It includes the name and party of the MSPs in the order they were elected to represent each region.
Abbreviation Party Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Green Scottish Green Party Ind Independent Lab Scottish Labour Party LD Scottish Liberal Democrats NPA No Party Affiliation Reform Reform UK SNP Scottish National Party
MSPs by Constituency Constituency MSP Party Region Aberdeen Central Kevin Stewart SNP North East Scotland Aberdeen Donside Mark McDonald1 Ind North East Scotland Aberdeen South and North Maureen Watt SNP North East Scotland Kincardine Aberdeenshire East Gillian Martin SNP North East Scotland Aberdeenshire West Alexander Burnett Con North East Scotland Airdrie and Shotts Alex Neil SNP Central Scotland Almond Valley Angela Constance SNP Lothian Angus North and Mearns Mairi Gougeon2 SNP North East Scotland Angus South Graeme Dey SNP North East Scotland Argyll and Bute Michael Russell SNP Highlands and Islands Ayr John Scott Con South Scotland Banffshire and Buchan Coast Stewart Stevenson SNP North East Scotland Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Gail Ross SNP Highlands and Islands Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Jeane Freeman SNP South Scotland Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Keith Brown SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Clydebank and Milngavie Gil Paterson SNP West Scotland Clydesdale Aileen Campbell SNP South Scotland Coatbridge and Chryston Fulton MacGregor SNP Central Scotland Cowdenbeath Annabelle Ewing SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Jamie Hepburn SNP Central Scotland Cunninghame North Kenneth Gibson SNP West Scotland Cunninghame South Ruth Maguire SNP West Scotland Dumbarton Jackie Baillie Lab West Scotland Dumfriesshire Oliver Mundell Con South Scotland Dundee City East Shona Robison SNP North East Scotland Dundee City West Joe FitzPatrick SNP North East Scotland Dunfermline Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP Mid Scotland and Fife East Kilbride Linda Fabiani SNP Central Scotland East Lothian Iain Gray Lab South Scotland
1 Mark McDonald was elected as a member of the SNP. He was suspended from the SNP on 16 November 2017. Mark McDonald resigned from the Scottish National Party on 6 March 2018. 2 Elected as Mairi Evans, she changed her name to Mairi Gougeon on 17 July 2017.
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Constituency MSP Party Region Eastwood Jackson Carlaw Con West Scotland Edinburgh Central Ruth Davidson Con Lothian Edinburgh Eastern Ash Denham SNP Lothian Edinburgh Northern and Leith Ben Macpherson SNP Lothian Edinburgh Pentlands Gordon MacDonald SNP Lothian Edinburgh Southern Daniel Johnson Lab Lothian Edinburgh Western Alex Cole-Hamilton LD Lothian Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire John Lamont3 Con South Scotland Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Rachael Hamilton4 Con South Scotland Falkirk East Angus MacDonald SNP Central Scotland Falkirk West Michael Matheson SNP Central Scotland Galloway and West Dumfries Finlay Carson Con South Scotland Glasgow Anniesland Bill Kidd SNP Glasgow Glasgow Cathcart James Dornan SNP Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin Sandra White SNP Glasgow Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Bob Doris SNP Glasgow Glasgow Pollok Humza Yousaf SNP Glasgow Glasgow Provan Ivan McKee SNP Glasgow Glasgow Shettleston John Mason SNP Glasgow Glasgow Southside Nicola Sturgeon SNP Glasgow Greenock and Inverclyde Stuart McMillan SNP West Scotland Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Christina McKelvie SNP Central Scotland Inverness and Nairn Fergus Ewing SNP Highlands and Islands Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Willie Coffey SNP South Scotland Kirkcaldy David Torrance SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Linlithgow Fiona Hyslop SNP Lothian Mid Fife and Glenrothes Jenny Gilruth SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Midlothian North and Musselburgh Colin Beattie SNP Lothian Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Christine Grahame SNP South Scotland Lauderdale
3 John Lamont resigned as MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire on 27 April 2017. He was replaced by Rachael Hamilton. 4 Rachael Hamilton was elected in the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election on 8 June 2017. She replaced John Lamont. She was previously a regional member for South Scotland, resigning on 2 May 2017.
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Constituency MSP Party Region Moray Richard Lochhead SNP Highlands and Islands Motherwell and Wishaw Clare Adamson SNP Central Scotland Na h-Eileanan an Iar Alasdair Allan SNP Highlands and Islands North East Fife Willie Rennie LD Mid Scotland and Fife Orkney Islands Liam McArthur LD Highlands and Islands Paisley George Adam SNP West Scotland Perthshire North John Swinney SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Roseanna Cunningham SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Renfrewshire North and West Derek Mackay5 Ind West Scotland Renfrewshire South Tom Arthur SNP West Scotland Rutherglen Clare Haughey SNP Glasgow Shetland Islands Tavish Scott6 LD Highlands and Islands Shetland Islands Beatrice Wishart7 LD Highlands and Islands Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Kate Forbes SNP Highlands and Islands Stirling Bruce Crawford SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Strathkelvin and Bearsden Rona Mackay SNP West Scotland Uddingston and Bellshill Richard Lyle SNP Central Scotland
5 Derek Mackay was elected as a member of the SNP. He was suspended from the SNP on 6 February 2020. Derek Mackay resigned from the Scottish National Party on 20 March 2021. 6 Tavish Scott resigned as MSP for Shetland Islands on 15 July 2019. He was replaced by Beatrice Wishart. 7 Beatrice Wishart was elected in the Shetland Islands by-election on 29 August 2019. She replaced Tavish Scott.
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MSPs by Region Central Scotland MSP Party Richard Leonard Lab Monica Lennon Lab Mark Griffin Lab Elaine Smith Lab Margaret Mitchell Con Graham Simpson Con Alison Harris Con
Glasgow MSP Party Anas Sarwar Lab Johann Lamont Lab Adam Tomkins Con Patrick Harvie Green James Kelly Lab Pauline McNeill Lab Annie Wells Con
Highlands and Islands MSP Party Douglas Ross8 Con Rhoda Grant Lab Edward Mountain Con Donald Cameron Con John Finnie Green Maree Todd SNP David Stewart Lab Jamie Halcro Johnston9 Con
8 Douglas Ross resigned as regional MSP for the Highlands and Islands on 11 June 2017. He was replaced by Jamie Halco Johnston. 9 Jamie Halcro Johnston was appointed as regional MSP for the Highlands and Islands on 16 June 2017. He replaced Douglas Ross.
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Lothian MSP Party Miles Briggs Con Alison Johnstone Green Kezia Dugdale10 Lab Gordon Lindhurst Con Neil Findlay Lab Jeremy Balfour Con Andy Wightman11 Ind Sarah Boyack12 Lab
Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Party Murdo Fraser Con Alex Rowley13 Lab Liz Smith Con Claire Baker Lab Dean Lockhart Con Alexander Stewart Con Mark Ruskell Green
North East Scotland MSP Party Alex Johnstone14 Con Jenny Marra Lab Ross Thomson Con Peter Chapman Con Lewis Macdonald Lab Mike Rumbles LD
10 Kezia Dugdale resigned as regional MSP for Lothian on 15 July 2019. She was replaced by Sarah Boyack. 11 Andy Wightman resigned from the Scottish Green Party on 18 December 2020. 12 Sarah Boyack was appointed as regional MSP for Lothian on 17 July 2019. She replaced Kezia Dugdale. 13 Alex Rowley was elected as a member of the Scottish Labour Party. He was suspended from the Scottish Labour Party on 15 November 2017 and reinstated on 15 December 2017. 14 Alex Johnstone died on 7 December 2016. He was replaced by Bill Bowman.
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Liam Kerr Con Bill Bowman15 Con
South Scotland MSP Party Claudia Beamish Lab Joan McAlpine SNP Rachael Hamilton16 Con Emma Harper SNP Colin Smyth Lab Paul Wheelhouse SNP Brian Whittle Con Michelle Ballantyne17 Reform
West Scotland MSP Party Neil Bibby Lab Jamie Greene Con Mary Fee Lab Maurice Golden Con Ken Macintosh18 NPA Maurice Corry Con Ross Greer Green
15 Bill Bowman was appointed as regional MSP for North East Scotland on 9 December 2016. He replaced Alex Johnstone. 16 Rachael Hamilton resigned as regional member for South Scotland on 2 May 2017. She was replaced by Michelle Ballantyne. She was subsequently elected in the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election on 8 June 2017. 17 Michelle Ballantyne was appointed as regional MSP for South Scotland on 17 May 2017, following the resignation of Rachael Hamilton. She resigned from the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party on 24 November 2020 and joined the Reform UK party on 11 January 2021. 18 Elected as a member of the Scottish Labour Party, Ken Macintosh took voluntary suspension from the Scottish Labour Party when he was elected to the post of Presiding Officer on 12 May 2016.
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RELATED FACT SHEETS MSPs by Constituency and Region: Session 4 MSPs by Constituency and Region: Session 3 MSPs by Constituency and Region: Session 2 MSPs by Constituency and Region: Session 1
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