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Scottish Parliament Fact sheet Male MSPs: Session 4 11 January 2016 MSPs: Historical Series

This Fact sheet lists all the male Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who served during Session 4. The information is listed by party according to the number of male MSPs in each party and shows the constituency or region that each MSP represents. The party with the most male MSPs appears first.

Scottish National Party [49] MSP Constituency (C) or Region (R) Brian Adam1 Donside (C) George Adam Paisley (C) Dr Alasdair Allan Na h-Eileanan an Iar (C) Christian Allard2 North East (R) Colin Beattie Midlothian North and Musselburgh (C) Edinburgh Central (C) South Scotland (R) Keith Brown Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (C) North East Fife (C) Willie Coffey Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (C) Stirling (C) Graeme Dey Angus South (C) Angus North and Mearns (C) Bob Doris Glasgow (R) James Dornan Glasgow Cathcart (C) Jim Eadie Edinburgh Southern (C) Fergus Ewing Inverness and Nairn (C) Joe FitzPatrick Dundee City West (C) Kenneth Gibson Cunninghame North (C) Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (C) Jamie Hepburn Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (C) Adam Ingram Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (C) Edinburgh Western (C) Bill Kidd Glasgow Anniesland (C) Richard Lochhead Moray (C) Central Scotland (R) Kenny MacAskill Edinburgh Eastern (C) Angus MacDonald Falkirk East (C) Gordon MacDonald Edinburgh Pentlands (C) Renfrewshire North and West (C) John Mason Glasgow Shettleston (C)

1 died on 25 April 2013. 2 became regional member for North East Scotland on 14 May 2013. He replaced Mark McDonald. Reference: FS2-33 2

MSP Constituency (C) or Region (R) Michael Matheson Falkirk West (C) West Scotland (R) Mark McDonald3 North East Scotland (R) Mark McDonald4 Aberdeen Donside (C) Mike McKenzie Highlands and Islands (R) Stuart McMillan West Scotland (R) Airdrie and Shotts (C) Clydebank and Milngavie (C) Dennis Robertson Aberdeenshire West (C) Michael Russell Argyll and Bute (C) Aberdeenshire East (C) Banffshire and Buchan Coast (C) Kevin Stewart Aberdeen Central (C) John Swinney Perthshire North (C) Dave Thompson Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (C) David Torrance Kirkcaldy (C) South Scotland (R) Humza Yousaf Glasgow (R)

Scottish Labour [21] MSP Constituency (C) or Region (R) Richard Baker5 North East Scotland (R) Neil Bibby West Scotland (R) Edinburgh Northern and Leith (C) Highlands and Islands (R) East Lothian (C) Mark Griffin Central Scotland (R) Renfrewshire South (C) James Kelly Rutherglen (C) North East Scotland (R)

3 Mark McDonald resigned as regional member for North East Scotland on 14 May 2013. He was replaced by Christian Allard. 4 Mark McDonald was elected in the Aberdeen Donside by-election on 20 June 2013. He replaced Brian Adam.

5 Richard Baker resigned on 11 January 2016. Reference: FS2-33 3

Ken Macintosh Eastwood (C) Glasgow (R) Paul Martin Glasgow Provan (C) Michael McMahon Uddingston and Bellshill (C) Duncan McNeil Greenock and Inverclyde (C) John Park6 Mid Scotland and Fife (R) South Scotland (R) Motherwell and Wishaw (C) Alex Rowley7 Cowdenbeath (C) Dr Richard Simpson Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Glasgow (R) David Stewart Highlands and Islands (R)

Scottish Liberal Democrats [4] MSP Constituency (C) or Region (R) Jim Hume South Scotland (R) Liam McArthur Orkney Islands (C) Willie Rennie Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Tavish Scott Shetland Islands (C)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party [10] MSP Constituency (C) or Region (R) Gavin Brown Lothian (R) Cameron Buchanan8 Lothian (R) Jackson Carlaw West Scotland (R) Alex Fergusson Galloway and West Dumfries (C) Murdo Fraser Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Alex Johnstone North East Scotland (R) John Lamont Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Jamie McGrigor Highlands and islands (R) David McLetchie9 Lothian (R)

6 John Park resigned on 7 December 2012. 7 Alex Rowley was elected in the Cowdenbeath by-election on 23 January 2014. He replaced .

8 Cameron Buchanan became regional member for Lothian on 28 August 2013. He replaced David McLetchie. 9 David McLetchie died on 12 August 2013. Reference: FS2-33 4

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Scottish Green Party [1] MSP Constituency (C) or Region (R) Patrick Harvie Glasgow (R)

Independent [3] MSP Constituency (C) or Region (R) Bill Walker10 Dunfermline (C) John Finnie11 Highlands and Islands (R) John Wilson12 Central Scotland (R)

10 Bill Walker was elected as a member of the (SNP). He was suspended from the SNP on 3 March 2012 and expelled from the SNP on 8 April 2012. He resigned on 9 September 2013.

11 was elected as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). He resigned from the SNP on 23 October 2012. 12 John Wilson was elected as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). He resigned from the SNP on 23 September 2014.

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Table 1: Number of Male MSPs following the election on 5 May 2011

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 10 48 9 11 20 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 53 31 84

Table 2: Number of Male MSPs following the resignation of John Park on 7 December 2012

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 10 48 Scottish Labour 9 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 53 30 83

Table 3: Number of Male MSPs following the death of Brian Adam on 25 April 2013

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 37 10 47 Scottish Labour 9 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 52 30 82

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Table 4: Number of Male MSPs following the resignation of Mark McDonald on 14 May 2013

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 37 9 46 Scottish Labour 9 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 52 29 81

Table 5: Number of Male MSPs following the election of Christian Allard on 14 May 2013

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 37 10 47 Scottish Labour 9 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 52 30 82

Table 6: Number of Male MSPs following the election of Mark McDonald on 20 June 2013

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 10 48 Scottish Labour 9 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 53 30 83

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Table 7: Number of Male MSPs following the death of David McLetchie on 12 August 2013

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 10 48 Scottish Labour 9 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 5 8 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 53 29 82

Table 8: Number of Male MSPs following the election of Cameron Buchanan on 28 August 2013

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 10 48 Scottish Labour 10 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 1 1 2 53 30 83

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Table 9: Number of Male MSPs following the resignation of Bill Walker on 9 September 2013

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 10 48 Scottish Labour 9 10 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 0 1 1 52 30 82

Table 10: Number of Male MSPs following the election of Alex Rowley on 23 January 2014

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 10 48 Scottish Labour 10 10 20 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 0 1 1 53 30 83

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Table 11: Number of Male MSPs following the resignation of John Wilson on 24 September 2014

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 9 47 Scottish Labour 10 10 20 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 0 2 2 53 30 83

Table 12: Number of Male MSPs following the resignation of Richard Baker on 11 January 2016

Constituency Regional TOTAL Scottish National Party 38 9 47 Scottish Labour 10 9 19 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 2 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 6 9 Scottish Green Party 0 1 1 Independent 0 2 2 53 29 82

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RELATED FACT SHEETS Cumulative List of Male MSPs: Session 4 Male MSPs: Session 3 Male MSPs: Session 2 Male MSPs: Session 1

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