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MALE MSPS: SESSION 2 Scottish

This Fact sheet provides a list of all male Members of the Scottish Parliament Parliament (MSPs) who served during the second parliamentary session, 7 May 2003-2 April 2007. Fact sheet

The MSPs are listed in alphabetical order under the party for which they were elected with a note of the constituency or region that they represented. The parties are listed in order of the total number of MSPs: Historical male MSPs that represented each party during session 2. Series

The tables at the end of the document provide a summary of the 7 April 2009 changes in membership that took place during session 2

1 Scottish Labour Party 23 Richard Baker North East Scotland Scott Barrie Dunfermline West Bill Butler Glasgow Anniesland Malcolm Chisholm Edinburgh North and Leith Charlie Gordon1 Glasgow Cathcart Hugh Henry Paisley South John Home Robertson East Lothian Gordon Jackson Glasgow Govan Andy Kerr East Kilbride Lewis Macdonald Aberdeen Central Kenneth Macintosh Eastwood Paul Martin Glasgow Springburn Frank McAveety Glasgow Shettleston Tom McCabe Hamilton South Jack McConnell Motherwell and Wishaw Michael McMahon Hamilton North and Bellshill Duncan McNeil Greenock and Inverclyde Des McNulty Clydebank and Milngavie Alasdair Morrison Western Isles Bristow Muldoon Livingston Peter Peacock Highlands and Islands Mike Watson2 Glasgow Cathcart Allan Wilson Cunninghame North

Scottish National Party 18 Brian Adam Aberdeen North Bruce Crawford Mid Scotland and Fife Fergus Ewing Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Rob Gibson Highlands and Islands Adam Ingram South of Scotland Richard Lochhead3 Moray Richard Lochhead4 North-East Scotland Kenny MacAskill Lothians Bruce McFee West of Scotland Campbell Martin5 West of Scotland Jim Mather Highlands and Islands Michael Matheson Central Scotland Stewart Maxwell West of Scotland Alasdair Morgan South of Scotland Alex Neil Central Scotland Stewart Stevenson Banff and Buchan John Swinney North Tayside Andrew Welsh Angus

1 Charlie Gordon was elected in the Glasgow Cathcart by-election on 29 September 2005. He replaced Mike Watson. 2 Mike Watson was suspended from the Labour Party on 15 November 2004 and sat as an Independent until he resigned on 5 September 2005 He was replaced by Charlie Gordon. 3 Richard Lochhead was elected in the Moray by-election on 27 April 2006. He replaced Margaret Ewing. 4 Richard Lochhead resigned as a regional MSP for North East Scotland on 7 April 2006.He was replaced by Maureen Watt 5 Campbell Martin was expelled from the SNP on 10 July 2004. Scottish Parliament Fact sheet 2

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 16 Bill Aitken Glasgow Ted Brocklebank Mid Scotland and Fife Derek Brownlee6 South of Scotland David Davidson North East Scotland James Douglas-Hamilton Lothians Alex Fergusson Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Murdo Fraser Mid Scotland and Fife Phil Gallie South of Scotland Alex Johnstone North East Scotland Jamie McGrigor Highlands and Islands David McLetchie Edinburgh Pentlands Brian Monteith7 Mid Scotland and Fife David Mundell8 South of Scotland Dave Petrie9 Highlands and Islands John Scott Ayr Murray Tosh West of Scotland

Scottish Liberal Democrats 16 Andrew Arbuckle10 Mid Scotland and Fife Robert Brown Glasgow Ross Finnie West of Scotland Donald Gorrie Central Scotland George Lyon Argyll and Bute John Farquhar Munro Ross, Skye and Inverness West Mike Pringle Edinburgh South Jeremy Purvis Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Keith Raffan11 Mid-Scotland and Fife Euan Robson Roxburgh and Berwickshire Mike Rumbles West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Tavish Scott Shetland Iain Smith North East Fife Nicol Stephen Aberdeen South Jamie Stone Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jim Wallace Orkney

6 Derek Brownlee became the regional member for South of Scotland on 17 June 2005. He replaced David Mundell. 7 Brian Monteith resigned from the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party on 8 November 2005. 8 David Mundell resigned on 17 June 2005. He was replaced by Derek Brownlee. 9 Dave Petrie became the regional member for Highlands and Islands on 18 April 2006. He replaced Mary Scanlon. 10 Andrew Arbuckle became the regional member for Mid Scotland and Fife on 10 January 2005. He replaced Keith Raffan. 11 Keith Raffan resigned on 7 January 2005. He was replaced by Andrew Arbuckle. 3

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Scottish Green Party 5 Chris Ballance South of Scotland Mark Ballard Lothians Robin Harper Lothians Patrick Harvie Glasgow Mark Ruskell Mid Scotland and Fife

Scottish Socialist Party 2 Colin Fox Lothians Tommy Sheridan12 Glasgow

Independent MSP Dennis Canavan Falkirk West

Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party John Swinburne Central Scotland

Presiding Officer George Reid13 Ochil

Table 1: Number of Male MSPs at dissolution, 2 April 2007

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 6 10 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Scottish Socialist Party 0 1 1 Solidarity Group 0 1 1 Independent MSP 1 2 3 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 37 79

12 Tommy Sheridan resigned from the Scottish Socialist Party on 3 September 2006 and became a member of the Solidarity Group. 13 Elected as a member of the SNP. George Reid took voluntary suspension from the SNP when he was elected to the post of Presiding Officer. 4

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Table 2: Number of Male MSPs on 3 September 2006, reflecting the resignation of Tommy Sheridan from the Scottish Socialist Party

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 6 10 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 1 1 Independent MSP 1 2 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Solidarity Group 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 43 36 79

Table 3: Number of Male MSPs on 27 April 2006, reflecting the appointment of Richard Lochhead following the death of Margaret Ewing

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 6 10 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 2 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 43 36 79

Table 4: Number of Male MSPs on 18 April 2006, reflecting the appointment of Dave Petrie following the resignation of Mary Scanlon.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 5 10 15 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 2 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 36 78

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Table 5: Number of Male MSPs on 7 April 2006, reflecting the resignation of Richard Lochhead.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 5 10 15 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 10 13 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 2 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 35 77

Table 6: Number of Male MSPs on 8 November 2005, reflecting the resignation of Brian Monteith from the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 10 13 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 2 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 36 78

Table 7: Number of Male MSPs on 29 September 2005, reflecting the appointment of Charlie Gordon following the resignation of Mike Watson.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 1 2 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 36 78

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Table 8: Number of Male MSPs on 5 September 2005, reflecting the resignation of Mike Watson.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 19 2 21 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 1 2 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 41 36 77

Table 9: Number of Male MSPs on 17 June 2005, reflecting the appointment of David Brownlee following the resignation of David Mundell.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 19 2 21 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 2 1 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 36 78

Table 10: Number of Male MSPs on 17 June 2005, reflecting the resignation of David Mundell.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 19 2 21 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 10 13 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 2 1 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 35 77

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Table 11: Number of Male MSPs on 10 January 2005, reflecting the appointment of Andrew Arbuckle following the resignation of Keith Raffan.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 19 2 21 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 2 1 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 36 78

Table 12: Number of Male MSPs on 7 January 2005, reflecting the resignation of Keith Raffan.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 19 2 21 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 3 14 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 2 1 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 35 77

Table 13: Number of Male MSPs on 15 November 2004, reflecting the expulsion of Mike Watson from the Labour Party.

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 19 2 21 Scottish National Party 5 11 16 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 2 1 3 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 36 78

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Table 14: Number of Male MSPs on 10 July 2004, reflecting the resignation of Campbell Martin from the Scottish Nationalist Party.

Table 15: Number of Male MSP on 7 May following election of the Presiding Officer

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 5 12 17 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 0 1 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 Presiding Officer (George Reid) 1 0 1 42 36 78

Table 16: Number of Male MSP elected at the Scottish Parliament election on 1 May 2003

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish Labour 20 2 22 Scottish National Party 6 12 18 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11 4 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 11 14 Scottish Green Party 0 5 5 Scottish Socialist Party 0 2 2 Independent MSP 1 0 1 Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 0 1 1 41 37 78

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