List of Members of the Scottish Parliament (1st legislature)

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Direct mandates in the individual constituencies by party. red = Labor, yellow = SNP, orange = LibDem, gray = non-party

This list gives an overview of all Members of the Scottish Parliament in the 1st legislative term (1999-2003).

composition

After the Scottish general elections in 1999 , the parliament was composed as follows:

fraction At the beginning of the
legislative period 		Departures Accesses balance End of the
legislative period
Labor Party 56 Dewar (†), Welsh butler −1 55
Scottish National Party (SNP) 35 Elder, MacDonald, Salmond Stevenson −2 33
Conservative party 18th Scott +1 19th
Liberal Democrats (LibDem) 17th Steel −1 16
Scottish Green Party 1 ± 0 1
Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) 1 ± 0 1
Non-party 1 Elder, MacDonald, Steel +3 4th
total 129

Notes :

  1. ↑ a b Resigned
  2. ↑ David Steel was elected Presiding Officer and therefore left his party membership dormant for the duration of the office.

MPs

If an entry is made in the constituency column , the MP in question has won the direct mandate for this constituency. Otherwise a list mandate was obtained for the electoral region specified in the Elective Region column .

Member of Parliament born Political party Electoral region Constituency First votes
in%		 Remarks
Brian Adam 1948 SNP North East Scotland
Bill Aitken 1947 Conservative Glasgow
Wendy Alexander 1963 Labor West of Scotland Paisley North 48.6 5 / 99–11 / 00: Minister for Municipalities
11 / 00–11 / 01: Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
11 / 01–5 / 02: Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
Jackie Baillie 1964 Labor West of Scotland Dumbarton 43.8 11 / 00–11 / 01: Minister for Social Justice
Scott Barrie 1962 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline West 44.2
Sarah Boyack 1961 Labor Lothians Edinburgh Central 38.0 05 / 99–10 / 00: Minister for Transport and Environment
10 / 00–03 / 01: Minister for Transport and Telecommunications
03 / 01–11 / 01: Minister for Transport and Planning
Rhona Brankin 1950 Labor Lothians Midlothian 48.6
Robert Brown 1947 LibDem Glasgow
Bill Butler 1956 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland 48.7 joined Donald Dewar on November 23, 2000
Colin Campbell SNP West of Scotland
Dennis Canavan 1942 independent Central Scotland Falkirk West 55.0
Malcolm Chisholm 1949 Labor Lothians Edinburgh North and Leith 46.9 from 11/01: Minister for Health and Care
Cathie Craigie 1954 Labor Central Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 49.6
Bruce Crawford 1955 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife
Christine Creech 1944 SNP South of Scotland
Roseanna Cunningham 1951 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Perth 36.3
Margaret Curran 1963 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Baillieston 49.6 from 05/02: Minister for Social Justice
David Davidson 1943 Conservative North East Scotland
Susan Deacon 1964 Labor Lothians Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 46.2 Minister for Health and Welfare
Donald Dewar 1937 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland 58.8 First Minister ; † October 11, 2000
James Douglas-Hamilton 1942 Conservative Lothians
Helen Eadie 1947 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline East 55.9
Dorothy-Grace Elder SNP Glasgow independent from May 2, 2002
Fergus Ewing 1957 SNP Highlands and Islands Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 33.1
Margaret Ewing 1945 SNP Highlands and Islands Moray 38.8
Winnie Ewing 1929 SNP Highlands and Islands
Linda Fabiani 1956 SNP Central Scotland
Patricia Ferguson 1958 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Maryhill 49.8 from 11/01: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
Alex Fergusson 1949 Conservative South of Scotland
Ross Finnie 1947 LibDem West of Scotland 5 / 99–11 / 00: Minister for Rural Affairs
11 / 00–5 / 01: Minister for Rural Development
5 / 01–5 / 03: Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs
Brian Fitzpatrick Labor West of Scotland Strathkelvin and Bearsden 37.0 from June 7, 2001 after the resignation of Sam Galbraith
Murdo Fraser 1965 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife from August 14, 2001 after the resignation of Nick Johnston
Sam Galbraith Labor West of Scotland Strathkelvin and Bearsden 50.7 5 / 99–11 / 00: Minister for Children and Education
11 / 00–3 / 01: Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture
Resignation on May 14, 2001
Phil Gallie 1939 Conservative South of Scotland
Kenneth Gibson 1961 SNP Glasgow
Patricia Godman 1939 Labor West of Scotland West Renfrewshire 37.3
Annabel Goldie 1950 Conservative West of Scotland
Donald Gorrie 1933 LibDem Central Scotland
Rhoda Grant 1963 Labor Highlands and Islands
Iain Gray 1957 Labor Lothians Edinburgh Pentlands 36.2 11 / 01–05 / 02: Minister for Social Justice
from 05/02: Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
Duncan Hamilton 1973 SNP Highlands and Islands
Keith Harding 1938 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Robin Harper 1940 Green Lothians
Hugh Henry 1952 Labor West of Scotland Paisley South 45.3
John Home Robertson 1948 Labor South of Scotland East Lothian 51.5
Janis Hughes 1958 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Rutherglen 46.3
Fiona Hyslop 1964 SNP Lothians
Adam Ingram 1951 SNP South of Scotland
Gordon Jackson 1946 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Govan 43.3
Sylvia Jackson 1947 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Stirling 37.8
Cathy Jamieson 1956 Labor South of Scotland Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 47.9 from 11/01: Minister for Education and Young People
Margaret Jamieson 1953 Labor Central Scotland Kilmarnock and Loudoun 44.1
Ian Jenkins LibDem South of Scotland Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 35.8
Nick Johnston Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife Resignation on August 10, 2001
Alex Johnstone 1961 Conservative North East Scotland
Andy Kerr 1962 Labor Central Scotland East Kilbride 48.8 from 11/01: Minister for Finance and Public Services
Johann Lamont 1957 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Pollok 43.7
Marilyn Livingstone 1952 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Kirkcaldy 48.1
Richard Lochhead 1969 SNP North East Scotland
George Lyon 1956 LibDem Highlands and Islands Argyll and Bute 34.9
Kenny MacAskill 1958 SNP Lothians
Lewis Macdonald 1957 Labor North East Scotland Aberdeen Central 38.9
Margo MacDonald 1943 SNP Lothians from January 28, 2003 non-party
Kenneth Macintosh 1962 Labor West of Scotland Eastwood 37.4
Angus MacKay 1964 Labor Lothians Edinburgh South 37.1 11 / 00–11 / 01: Minister of Finance and Local Administration
Kate Maclean 1958 Labor North East Scotland Dundee West 37.6
Maureen Macmillan 1943 Labor Highlands and Islands
Paul Martin 1967 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Springburn 58.6
Tricia Marwick 1953 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife
Michael Matheson 1970 SNP Central Scotland
John McAllion 1948 Labor North East Scotland Dundee East 43.3
Frank McAveety 1962 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Shettleston 54.0
Tom McCabe 1954 Labor Central Scotland Hamilton South 54.4 05 / 99–11 / 01: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
Jack McConnell 1960 Labor Central Scotland Motherwell and Wishaw 46.0 5 / 99–10 / 00: Minister of Finance
10 / 00–11 / 01: Minister for Education, Europe and Foreign Affairs
from 11/01: First Minister
Jamie Mcgrigor 1949 Conservative Highlands and Islands
Irene McGugan 1952 SNP North East Scotland
Lyndsay McIntosh 1955 Conservative Central Scotland
Henry McLeish 1948 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Central Fife 57.3 5 / 99–10 / 00: Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
10 / 00–11 / 01: First Minister
Fiona McLeod 1957 SNP West of Scotland
David McLetchie 1952 Conservative Lothians
Michael McMahon 1961 Labor Central Scotland Hamilton North and Bellshill 48.8
Duncan McNeil 1950 Labor West of Scotland Greenock and Inverclyde 41.3
Pauline McNeill 1962 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin 44.8
McNulty's 1952 Labor West of Scotland Clydebank and Milngavie 45.3
Brian Monteith 1957 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Alasdair Morgan 1945 SNP South of Scotland Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 39.3
Alasdair Morrison 1968 Labor Highlands and Islands Na h-Eileanan to Iar 51.9
Bristow Muldoon 1964 Labor Lothians Livingston 47.3
Mary Mulligan 1960 Labor Lothians Linlithgow 45.1
David Mundell 1962 Conservative South of Scotland
John Farquhar Munro 1934 LibDem Highlands and Islands Ross, Skye and Inverness West 32.9
Elaine Murray 1954 Labor South of Scotland Dumfries 36.4
Alex Neil 1951 SNP Central Scotland
Irene Oldfather 1954 Labor South of Scotland Cunninghame South 52.8
Gil Paterson 1942 SNP Central Scotland
Peter Peacock 1952 Labor Highlands and Islands
Cathy Peattie 1951 Labor Central Scotland Falkirk East 44.7
Lloyd Quinan SNP West of Scotland
Nora Radcliffe 1946 LibDem North East Scotland Gordon 36.7
Keith Raffan 1949 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife
George Reid 1939 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife
Shona Robison 1966 SNP North East Scotland
Euan Robson 1954 LibDem South of Scotland Roxburgh and Berwickshire 40.6
Mike Rumbles 1956 LibDem North East Scotland West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 35.9
Michael Russell 1953 SNP South of Scotland
Alex Salmond 1954 SNP North East Scotland Banff and Buchan 52.6 Resignation on May 14, 2001
Mary Scanlon 1947 Conservative Highlands and Islands
John Scott 1951 Conservative South of Scotland Ayr 39.4 from March 16, 2000 after the resignation of Ian Welsh
Tavish Scott 1966 LibDem Highlands and Islands Shetland 54.5
Tommy Sheridan 1964 SSP Glasgow
Richard Simpson 1942 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Ochil 41.7
Elaine Smith 1963 Labor Central Scotland Coatbridge and Chryston 59.4
Iain Smith 1960 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife North East Fife 37.8
Margaret Smith 1961 LibDem Lothians Edinburgh West 36.5
David Steel 1938 LibDem Lothians Presiding Officer
Nicol Stephen 1960 LibDem North East Scotland Aberdeen South 32.6
Stewart Stevenson 1946 SNP North East Scotland Banff and Buchan 49.6 from June 7, 2001 after the resignation of Alex Salmond
Jamie Stone 1954 LibDem Highlands and Islands Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 41.0
Nicola Sturgeon 1970 SNP Glasgow
John Swinney 1964 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife North Tayside 44.1
Elaine Thomson 1957 Labor North East Scotland Aberdeen North 37.2
Murray Tosh 1950 Conservative South of Scotland
Karen Turnbull 1967 Labor South of Scotland Clydesdale 43.0
Kay Ullrich SNP West of Scotland
Ben Wallace 1970 Conservative North East Scotland
Jim Wallace 1954 LibDem Highlands and Islands Orkney 67.4 Justice Minister and Deputy First Minister
Mike Watson 1949 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Cathcart 48.1 from 11/01: Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport
Andrew Welsh 1944 SNP North East Scotland Angus 46.5
Ian Welsh Labor South of Scotland Ayr 38.1 Resignation on December 21, 1999
Sandra White 1951 SNP Glasgow
Karen Whitefield 1970 Labor Central Scotland Airdrie and Shotts 55.2
Allan Wilson 1954 Labor West of Scotland Cunninghame North 42.9
Andrew Wilson 1970 SNP Central Scotland
John Young 1930 Conservative West of Scotland