1st Scottish Parliament
This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 general election. Of the 129 members, 73 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation .
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| Legislative body | Scottish Parliament | ||
| Jurisdiction | Scotland | ||
| Meeting place | General Assembly | ||
| Term | 12 May 1999 – 31 March 2003 | ||
| Election | 1999 | ||
| Government | Dewar ministry McLeish ministry First McConnell ministry | ||
| Members | 129 | ||
| Presiding Officer | Sir David Steel | ||
| First Minister | Donald Dewar (1999-2000) Henry McLeish (2000-01) Jack McConnell (2001-03) | ||
| Deputy First Minister | Jim Wallace | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Alex Salmond (1999-2000) John Swinney (2000-03) | ||
The 1999 general election produced a hung parliament, with the Labour MSPs forming the largest minority. Consequently, they formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to form the first Scottish Executive.
Composition
| Party | May 1999 election |
March 2003 dissolution | |
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| • | Scottish Labour Party | 56 | 55 |
| Scottish National Party | 35 | 33 | |
| Scottish Conservative Party | 18 | 19 | |
| • | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 17 | 16 |
| Scottish Green Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Independents | 1 | 3 | |
| Presiding Officer | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 129 | ||
| Government majority | 17 | 14 | |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Graphical representation
These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliement showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 1999 general election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2003:
- Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.
List of MSPs
This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. For a list of MSPs elected in the 1999 general election, see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.
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Former MSPs
| Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party | Notes | |
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| Donald Dewar |  |
Glasgow Anniesland | Constituency | Scottish Labour Party | Deceased | |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Constituency | Scottish Labour Party | Resigned | ||
| Nick Johnston | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Resigned | ||
| Ian Welsh | Ayr | Constituency | Scottish Labour Party | Resigned | ||
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Banff and Buchan | Constituency | Scottish National Party | Resigned | |
Changes
During the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs, and replacement MSPs were elected in by-elections. Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs, with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election.
See also
- Member of the Scottish Parliament
- 1999 Scottish Parliament election
- Executive of the 1st Scottish Parliament
- Scottish Parliament
References
- "Ayr by-election set for March". BBC News. BBC. 21 December 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Tories walking on Ayr". BBC News. BBC. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "'Father of nation' dies". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Labour holds Dewar seats". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- Martin, Lorna (18 March 2007). "'I was meant to die. I didn't.'". The Observer. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Salmond defends Westminster move". BBC News. BBC. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Holyrood by-elections resolved". BBC News. BBC. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Outgoing Tory attacks colleagues". BBC News. BBC. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "MSP quits nationalists". BBC News. BBC. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Margo expelled from SNP". BBC News. BBC. 28 January 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
External links
- Scottish Parliament website
- Previos MSPs 1st Session on the Scottish Parliament website
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