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MSPs BY CONSTITUENCY AND REGION Scottish SESSION 1 Parliament This Fact Sheet provides a list of all Members of the (MSPs) who served during the first parliamentary session, Fact sheet 12 May 1999-31 March 2003, arranged alphabetically by the constituency or region that they represented.

Each person in is represented by 8 MSPs – 1 constituency MSPs: Historical MSP and 7 regional MSPs. A region is a larger area which covers a Series number of constituencies. 30 March 2007 This Fact Sheet is divided into 2 parts. The first section, ‘MSPs by constituency’, lists the Scottish Parliament constituencies in alphabetical order with the MSP’s name, the party the MSP was elected to represent and the corresponding region. 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 elected to represent each region.

Abbreviations used:

Con Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Green Scottish Green Party Lab LD Scottish Liberal Democrats SNP SSP

1 MSPs BY CONSTITUENCY: SESSION 1

Constituency MSP Region Central (Lab) North East Scotland Aberdeen North (Lab) North East Scotland Aberdeen South (LD) North East Scotland Airdrie and Shotts (Lab) Central Scotland Angus Andrew Welsh (SNP) North East Scotland George Lyon (LD) Highlands & Islands John Scott (Con)1 South of Scotland Ayr (Lab)2 South of Scotland (SNP)3 North East Scotland Banff and Buchan (SNP)4 North East Scotland , & Easter Ross (LD) Highlands & Islands Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley (Lab) South of Scotland Central Henry McLeish (Lab) Mid Scotland & Fife & Milngavie Des McNulty (Lab) West of Scotland (Lab) South of Scotland Coatbridge & Elaine Smith (Lab) Central Scotland Cumbernauld & Kilsyth (Lab) Central Scotland North Allan Wilson (Lab) West of Scotland Cunninghame South (Lab) South of Scotland (Lab) West of Scotland Dumfries (Lab) South of Scotland Dundee East John MacAllion (Lab) North East Scotland Dundee West (Lab) North East Scotland East (Lab) Mid Scotland & Fife Dunfermline West (Lab) Mid Scotland & Fife Andy Kerr (Lab) Central Scotland East (Lab) South of Scotland Eastwood Kenneth Macintosh (Lab) West of Scotland Central (Lab) Edinburgh East & (Lab) Lothians

1 John Scott was elected in the Ayr by-election on 16 March 2000. He replaced Ian Welsh. 2 Ian Welsh resigned on 21 December 1999. He was replaced by John Scott. 3 Alex Salmond resigned on 14 May 2001. He was replaced by Stewart Stevenson. 4 Stewart Stevenson was elected in the Banff and Buchan by-election on 7 June 2001. He replaced Alex Salmond. Scottish Parliament Fact sheet 2

Constituency MSP Region Edinburgh North & Leith (Lab) Lothians Edinburgh Pentlands (Lab) Lothians Edinburgh South Angus Mackay (Lab) Lothians Edinburgh West Margaret Smith (LD) Lothians East (Lab) Central Scotland Falkirk West Central Scotland Galloway & Upper (SNP) South of Scotland Anniesland (Lab)5 Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland (Lab)6 Glasgow Glasgow Baillieston (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Cathcart Mike Watson (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Govan Jackson (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin Pauline McNeill (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Maryhill (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Pollok (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Rutherglen (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Shettleston Frank McAveety (Lab) Glasgow Glasgow Springburn Paul Martin (Lab) Glasgow Gordon (LD) North East Scotland Greenock & Duncan McNeil (Lab) West of Scotland North & Bellshill Michael McMahon (Lab) Central Scotland Hamilton South Tom McCabe (Lab) Central Scotland Inverness East, Nairn & Fergus Ewing (SNP) Highlands and Islands & Loudoun (Lab) Central Scotland (Lab) Mid Scotland & Fife Linlithgow (Lab) Lothians Livingston (Lab) Lothians (Lab) Lothians (SNP) Highlands and Islands & Wishaw Jack McConnell (Lab) Central Scotland North East Fife Iain Smith (LD) Mid Scotland & Fife North (SNP) Mid Scotland & Fife

5 Bill Butler was elected in the Glasgow Anniesland by-election on 23 November 2000. He replaced Donald Dewar. 6 Donald Dewar died on 11 October 2000. He was replaced by Bill Butler. 3

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Constituency MSP Region Ochil Dr Richard Simpson (Lab) Mid Scotland & Fife Orkney Jim Wallace (LD) Highlands and Islands Paisley North (Lab) West of Scotland Paisley South (Lab) West of Scotland Perth (SNP) Mid Scotland & Fife Ross, Skye & Inverness West (LD) Highlands and Islands Roxburgh & (LD) South of Scotland Shetland (LD) Highlands and Islands (Lab) Mid Scotland & Fife Strathkelvin & Bearsden Brian Fitzpatrick (Lab)7 West of Scotland Strathkelvin & Bearsden (Lab)8 West of Scotland , Ettrick & Lauderdale Ian Jenkins (LD) South of Scotland West and Kincardine (LD) North East Scotland West Renfrewshire (Lab) West of Scotland Western Isles Alasdair Morrison (Lab) Highlands and Islands

7 Brian Fitzpatrick was elected in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election on 7 June 2001. He replaced Sam Galbraith. 8 Sam Galbraith resigned on 14 May 2001. He was replaced by Brian Fitzpatrick. 4

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MSPs BY REGION: Session 1

Region: Central Scotland MSPs: (SNP) (LD) Michael Matheson (SNP) Lyndsay McIntosh (Con) (SNP) (SNP) Andrew Wilson (SNP)

Region: Glasgow MSPs: (Con) Robert Brown (LD) Dorothy-Grace Elder9 (SNP) Kenneth Gibson (SNP) (SSP) (SNP) (SNP)

Region: Highlands and Islands MSPs: (SNP) (Lab) Duncan Hamilton (SNP) Jamie McGrigor (Con) (Lab) (Lab) (Con)

Region: Lothians MSPs: James Douglas-Hamilton (Con) (Green) Fiona Hyslop (SNP) Kenny MacAskill (SNP) Margo MacDonald10 (SNP) David McLetchie (Con) Sir David Steel11 (LD)

Region: Mid Scotland & Fife MSPs: (SNP) Murdo Fraser12 (Con) (Con) Nick Johnston13 (Con) (SNP) (Con) (LD) George Reid (SNP)

9 Dorothy-Grace Elder resigned from the Scottish National Party on 1 May 2002. 10 Margo MacDonald was expelled from the Scottish National Party on 28 January 2003. 11 Sir was Presiding Officer from 12 May 1999-7 May 2003. The Presiding Officer has no party allegiance while in post. 12 Murdo Fraser became the regional Member for Mid Scotland and Fife on 14 August 2001. He replaced Nick Johnston. 13 Nick Johnston resigned on 10 August 2001. He was replaced by Murdo Fraser. 5

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Region: North East Scotland MSPs: (SNP) David Davidson (Con) (Con) Richard Lochhead (SNP) Irene McGugan (SNP) Shona Robison (SNP) (Con)

Region: South of Scotland MSPs: Alex Fergusson (Con) (Con) (SNP) Adam Ingram (SNP) (Con) Michael Russell (SNP) (Con)

Region: West of Scotland MSPs: Colin Campbell (SNP) (LD) (Con) Fiona McLeod (SNP) (SNP) (SNP) John Young (Con)

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