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FEMALE MSPS: SESSION 1 Scottish
This Fact sheet provides a list of all female Members of the Scottish Parliament Parliament (MSPs) who served during the first parliamentary session, 12 May 1999 – 31 March 2003. 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 number of female MSPs: Historical MSPs in each party. Series
The tables at the end of the document provide a summary of the 30 March 2007 changes that took place during session 1.
1 Scottish Labour Party 28 women Wendy Alexander Paisley North Jackie Baillie Dumbarton Sarah Boyack Edinburgh Central Rhona Brankin Midlothian Cathie Craigie Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Margaret Curran Glasgow Baillieston Susan Deacon Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Helen Eadie Dunfermline East Patricia Ferguson Glasgow Maryhill Karen Gillon Clydesdale Trish Godman West Renfrewshire Rhoda Grant Highlands and Islands Janis Hughes Glasgow Rutherglen Sylvia Jackson Stirling Cathy Jamieson Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Margaret Jamieson Kilmarnock and Loudoun Johann Lamont Glasgow Pollok Marilyn Livingstone Kirkcaldy Kate MacLean Dundee West Maureen Macmillan Highlands and Islands Pauline McNeill Glasgow Kelvin Mary Mulligan Linlithgow Elaine Murray Dumfries Irene Oldfather Cunninghame South Cathy Peattie Falkirk East Elaine Smith Coatbridge and Chryston Elaine Thomson Aberdeen North Karen Whitefield Airdrie and Shotts
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Scottish National Party 15 women Roseanna Cunningham Perth Dorothy-Grace Elder1 Glasgow Margaret Ewing Moray Winnie Ewing Highlands and Islands Linda Fabiani Central Scotland Christine Grahame South of Scotland Fiona Hyslop Lothians Margo MacDonald2 Lothians Irene McGugan North East Scotland Fiona McLeod West of Scotland Tricia Marwick Mid Scotland and Fife Shona Robison North East Scotland Nicola Sturgeon Glasgow Kay Ullrich West of Scotland Sandra White Glasgow
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 women Annabel Goldie West of Scotland Lyndsay McIntosh Central Scotland Mary Scanlon Highlands and Islands
Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 women Nora Radcliffe Gordon Margaret Smith Edinburgh West
1 Dorothy-Grace Elder resigned from the Scottish National Party on 1 May 2002. 2 Margo MacDonald was expelled from the Scottish National Party on 28 January 2003. 3
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Table 1: Number of female MSPs at dissolution, 31 March 2003
Female Female TOTAL Constituency Regional female MSPs MSPs MSPs Scottish Labour Party 26 2 28 Scottish National Party 2 11 13 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 3 3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 0 2 Independent 0 2 2 30 18 48
Table 2: Number of female MSPs at 28 January 2003, reflecting the expulsion of Margo MacDonald MSP from the Scottish National Party
Female Female TOTAL Constituency Regional Female MSPs MSPs MSPs Scottish Labour Party 26 2 28 Scottish National Party 2 11 13 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 3 3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 0 2 Independent 0 2 2 30 18 48
Table 3: Number of female MSPs at 1 May 2002, reflecting the resignation of Dorothy-Grace Elder MSP from the Scottish National Party
Female Female TOTAL Constituency Regional Female MSPs MSPs MSPs Scottish Labour Party 26 2 28 Scottish National Party 2 12 14 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 3 3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 0 2 Independent 0 1 1 30 18 48
Table 4: Number of female MSPs at the Scottish Parliament election 6 May 1999
Female Female TOTAL Constituency Regional Female MSPs MSPs MSPs Scottish Labour Party 26 2 28 Scottish National Party 2 13 15 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 3 3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 0 2 30 18 48
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