2nd Scottish Parliament

This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 Scottish Parliament 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.

The 2nd Scottish Parliament became colloquially known as the Rainbow Parliament. This was due to the 2003 election producing a result whereby the incoming members represented the largest number of political parties, with wide-ranging views from across the political spectrum, to be elected at a national level in Scotland. The governing Labour – Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government for a second term.

Composition Party May 2003election April 2007dissolution•Scottish Labour Party 50 50Scottish National Party 27 25Scottish Conservative Party 18 17•Scottish Liberal Democrats 17 17Scottish Green Party 7 7Scottish Socialist Party 6 4Solidarity 0 2Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 1 1Independents 3 5Presiding Officer 0 1 Total 129 Government majority 5 6 Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)

Graphical representation These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2003 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in April 2007:

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 2003 election see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.

Name Image Member for TypeParty Aberdeen NorthConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalConservativePaisley NorthConstituencyLabourMid Scotland and Fife RegionalLiberal DemocratsDumbartonConstituencyLabourNorth East ScotlandRegionalGreenNorth East ScotlandRegionalLabourLothiansRegionalGreenSouth of ScotlandRegionalGreenDunfermline WestConstituencyLabourEdinburgh CentralConstituencyLabour Co-opMidlothianConstituencyLabour Co-opMid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativeGlasgowRegionalLiberal DemocratsSouth of ScotlandRegionalConservativeGlasgow AnnieslandConstituencyLabour Co-opSouth of ScotlandRegionalSolidarityFalkirk WestConstituencyIndependentEdinburgh North and LeithConstituencyLabourCumbernauld and KilsythConstituencyLabourMid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish National PartyPerthConstituencyScottish National PartyWest of ScotlandRegionalSocialistGlasgow BailliestonConstituencyLabourNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativeEdinburgh East and MusselburghConstituencyLabourLothiansRegionalConservativeDunfermline EastConstituencyLabour Co-opInverness East, Nairn and LochaberConstituencyScottish National PartyCentral ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyGlasgow Maryhill and SpringburnConstituencyLabourGalloway and Upper NithsdaleConstituencyConservative West of ScotlandRegionalLiberal DemocratsLothiansRegionalSocialistMid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativeSouth of ScotlandRegionalConservativeHighlands and IslandsRegionalScottish National PartyClydesdaleConstituencyLabourNorth East ScotlandRegionalLabourWest RenfrewshireConstituencyLabourWest of ScotlandRegionalConservativeGlasgow CathcartConstituencyLabourCentral ScotlandRegionalLiberal DemocratsSouth of ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyLothiansRegionalGreenGlasgowRegionalGreenPaisley SouthConstituencyLabourEast LothianConstituencyLabourGlasgow RutherglenConstituencyLabour LothiansRegionalScottish National PartySouth of ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyGlasgow GovanConstituencyLabourStirlingConstituencyLabourCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyConstituencyLabour Co-opKilmarnock and LoudounConstituencyLabourNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativeGlasgowRegionalSocialistEast KilbrideConstituencyLabourGlasgow PollokConstituencyLabour Co-opCentral ScotlandRegionalSocialistKirkcaldyConstituencyLabour Co-opMorayConstituencyScottish National PartyArgyll and ButeConstituencyLiberal DemocratsLothiansRegionalScottish National PartyAberdeen CentralConstituencyLabourLothiansRegionalIndependentEastwoodConstituencyLabour Co-opDundee WestConstituencyLabourHighlands and IslandsRegionalLabourWest of ScotlandRegionalIndependentGlasgow SpringburnConstituencyLabourMid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalScottish National PartyCentral ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyWest of ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyFife CentralConstituencyLabour Co-opGlasgow ShettlestonConstituencyLabourHamilton SouthConstituencyLabourMotherwell and WishawConstituencyLabourWest of ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalConservativeEdinburgh PentlandsConstituencyConservativeHamilton North and BellshillConstituencyLabourGreenock and InverclydeConstituencyLabourGlasgow KelvinConstituencyLabour Co-opClydebank and MilngavieConstituencyLabourNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativeCentral ScotlandRegionalConservativeMid Scotland and FifeRegionalIndependentSouth of ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyWestern IslesConstituencyLabourLivingstonConstituencyLabourLinlithgowConstituencyLabourRoss, Skye and Inverness WestConstituencyLiberal DemocratsDumfriesConstituencyLabourCentral ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyCunninghame SouthConstituencyLabourHighlands and IslandsRegionalLabourFalkirk EastConstituencyLabourHighlands and IslandsRegionalConservativeEdinburgh SouthConstituencyLiberal DemocratsTweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleConstituencyLiberal DemocratsGordonConstituencyLiberal DemocratsOchilConstituencyPresiding OfficerDundee EastConstituencyScottish National PartyRoxburgh and BerwickshireConstituencyLiberal DemocratsWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineConstituencyLiberal DemocratsMid Scotland and FifeRegionalGreenHighlands and IslandsRegionalGreenAyrConstituencyConservativeShetlandConstituencyLiberal DemocratsGlasgowRegionalSolidarityCoatbridge and ChrystonConstituencyLabourNorth East FifeConstituencyLiberal DemocratsEdinburgh WestConstituencyLiberal DemocratsAberdeen SouthConstituencyLiberal DemocratsBanff and BuchanConstituencyScottish National PartyCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossConstituencyLiberal DemocratsGlasgowRegionalScottish National PartyCentral ScotlandRegionalSenior Citizens Unity PartyNorth TaysideConstituencyScottish National Party West of ScotlandRegionalConservativeStrathkelvin and BearsdenConstituencyIndependentOrkneyConstituencyLiberal DemocratsNorth East ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyAngusConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalScottish National PartyAirdrie and ShottsConstituencyLabour Cunninghame NorthConstituencyLabour

Former MSPs

Name Image Member for TypePartyNotesGlasgow CathcartConstituencyScottish Labour PartyresignedMid Scotland and Fife RegionalScottish Liberal DemocratsresignedSouth of ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyresignedMorayConstituencyScottish National PartydeceasedHighlands and IslandsRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Partyresigned

Changes

See also 2003 Scottish Parliament election Executive of the 2nd Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament

References

External links Scottish Parliament website Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), on the Scottish Parliament website

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