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Scottish Parliament Regional Msps Scottish Parliament Constituency Labour 1. Aberdeen Central: Lewis Macdonald 37. Glasgow Baillieston: Margaret Curran 4. Airdrie and Shotts: Karen Whitefield 38. Glasgow Cathcart: Mike Watson 10. Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley: Cathy Jamieson 39. Glasgow Govan: Gordon Jackson 11. Central Fife: Christine May 40. Glasgow Kelvin: Pauline McNeill: 12. Clydebank & Milngavie: Des McNulty 41. Glasgow Maryhill: Patricia Ferguson 13. Clydesdale: Karen Gillon 42. Glasgow Pollok: Johann Lamont 14. Coatbridge & Chryston: Elaine Smith 43. Glasgow Rutherglen: Janis Hughes 15. Cumbernauld & Kilsyth: Cathie Craigie 44. Glasgow Shettleston: Frank McAveety 16. Cunninghame North: Allan Wilson 45. Glasgow Springburn: Paul Martin 17. Cunninghame South: Irene Oldfather 47. Greenock & Inverclyde: Duncan McNeil 18. Dumbarton: Jackie Baillie 48. Hamilton North & Bellshill: Michael McMahon 19. Dumfries: Elaine Murray 49. Hamilton South: Tom McCabe 21. Dundee West: Kate Maclean 51. Kilmarnock & Loudoun: Margaret Jamieson 22. Dunfermline East: Helen Eadie 52. Kirkcaldy: Marilyn Livingstone 23. Dunfermline West: Scott Barrie 53. Linlithgow: Mary Mulligan 24. East Kilbride: Andy Kerr 54. Livingston: Bristow Muldoon 25. East Lothian: John Home Robertson 55. Midlothian: Rhona Brankin 26. Eastwood: Kenneth Macintosh 57. Motherwell & Wishaw: Jack McConnell 27. Edinburgh Central: Sarah Boyack 62. Paisley North: Wendy Alexander 28. Edinburgh East & Musselburgh: Susan Deacon 63. Paisley South: Hugh Henry 67 29. Edinburgh North & Leith: Malcolm Chisholm 68. Stirling: Sylvia Jackson 33. Falkirk East: Cathy Peattie 72. West Renfrewshire: Trish Godman 36. Glasgow Anniesland: Bill Butler 73. Western Isles: Alasdair Morrison Liberal Democrats 3. Aberdeen South: Nicol Stephen Members of the Scottish Parliament at the first meeting of the 2003 - 2007 session 6. Argyll & Bute: George Lyon 9. Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross: Jamie Stone 31. Edinburgh South: Mike Pringle 32. Edinburgh West: Margaret Smith 46. Gordon: Nora Radcliffe 2003 Election Results 58. North East Fife: Iain Smith 61. Orkney: Jim Wallace 61 Highlands and Islands 65. Ross, Skye & Inverness West: John Farquhar Munro Conservative: Jamie McGrigor 66. Roxburgh & Berwickshire: Euan Robson Constituency and Regional MSPs by Party Conservative: Mary Scanlon 67. Shetland: Tavish Scott 70. Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale: Jeremy Purvis Labour: Maureen Macmillan Labour: Peter Peacock 71. West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine: Mike Rumbles 50 4 Green: Eleanor Scott 45 Regional MSPs 46 Scottish National Party: Jim Mather Scottish National Party 40 Constituency MSPs Scottish National Party: Rob Gibson 2. Aberdeen North: Brian Adam 35 5. Angus: Andrew Welsh 30 8. Banff & Buchan: Stewart Stevenson North East Scotland 25 18 9 20. Dundee East: Shona Robison Conservative: David Davidson 73 50. Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber: Fergus Ewing 20 Conservative: Alex Johnstone 56. Moray: Margaret Ewing 15 15 4 Conservative: Nanette Milne 59. North Tayside: John Swinney 13 Labour: Marlyn Glen 60. Ochil: George Reid 10 Labour: Richard Baker 9 64. Perth: Roseanna Cunningham 7 5 6 1 Green: Shiona Baird 1 0 3 2 Scottish National Party: Richard Lochhead Labour SNP Conservatives LibDem SSPGreen SSCUP Other 8 65 56 46 Comparison between 1999 Percentage of seats and 2003 election results won by Party Highlands North East 2 1 Scotland 0 102030405060 0.8% 2.3% and Islands 71 3 5.4% Labour Labour 4.7% Liberal Democrats 50 Scottish National Party Scottish National Party Conservatives Edinburgh Conservatives Scottish Socialist Party 59 2003 14.0% 38.8% Green Party 5 Liberal Democrats Scottish Senior Citizens’ Unity Party 29 1999 21 32 Green Party Other West of Scotland Mid Scotland Mid Scotland and Fife 20 27 Conservative: Ted Brocklebank 28 20.9% Conservative: Annabel Goldie and Fife 64 Scottish Socialist Party Conservative: Murray Tosh Conservative: Murdo Fraser 6 58 Conservative: Brian Monteith 13.2% Liberal Democrat: Ross Finnie 68 31 Others Liberal Democrat: Keith Raffan 60 11 Scottish National Party: Campbell Martin 30 Scottish National Party: Bruce McFee Green: Mark Ruskell 22 18 23 52 Scottish National Party: Stewart Maxwell Scottish National Party: Bruce Crawford 34 55 33 Scottish Socialist Party: Frances Curran d Scottish National Party: Tricia Marwick 69 15 n 47 12 32 a 14 25 l 72 53 30 t Lothians d Glasgow o 4 54 55 n c la S 16 26 t l 49 o a Sc tr 24 of n 17 51 st Ce 16 13 We 7 70 Chamber Map 66 Glasgow Glasgow 10 South of Scotland Conservative: Bill Aitken 68 34 Liberal Democrat: Robert Brown 19 18 Green: Patrick Harvie 69 15 12 35 Scottish National Party: Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party: Sandra White Lothians 72 36 41 14 Scottish Socialist Party: Rosie Kane Conservative: James Douglas-Hamilton 40 45 62 4 Scottish Socialist Party: Tommy Sheridan 37 Green: Robin Harper 39 44 63 42 Green: Mark Ballard 43 48 38 Scottish National Party: Fiona Hyslop 57 Scottish National Party: Kenny MacAskill 26 24 49 Central Scotland South of Scotland Scottish Socialist Party: Colin Fox 51 13 Conservative Party Conservative: Margaret Mitchell Conservative: Phil Gallie Independent: Margo MacDonald Conservative Independent Green Party Liberal Democrat: Donald Gorrie Conservative: David Mundell Scottish National Party: Linda Fabiani Green: Chris Ballance 7. Ayr: John Scott 34. Falkirk West: Dennis Canavan Independents Scottish National Party: Alex Neil Scottish National Party: Christine Grahame 30. Edinburgh Pentlands: David McLetchie 69. Strathkelvin & Bearsden: Jean Turner Labour Party Scottish National Party: Michael Matheson Scottish National Party: Adam Ingram 35. Galloway & Upper Nithsdale: Alex Fergusson Liberal Democrats Scottish Socialist Party: Carolyn Leckie Scottish National Party: Alasdair Morgan Scottish National Party SSCUP: John Swinburne Scottish Socialist Party: Rosemary Byrne SSCUP Scottish Socialist Party Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament Contact details: Constituency MSPs Website: www.scottish.parliament.uk • Email enquiries: [email protected] Regional MSPs Address: Public Information Service, The Scottish Parliament, EH99 1SP May 2003 Election Telephone 0131 348 5000 or 0845 278 1999 (RNID Typetalk calls welcome) May 2003 Election Textphone: 0131 348 5415 © The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body 2003 Prepared by the Scottish Parliament Education and Outreach Service (2) Boundary Sources: General Register Office for Scotland, 1997.
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