List of Members of the Scottish Parliament (2nd legislature)

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

This list gives an overview of all members of the Scottish Parliament for the 2nd legislative term (2003-2007).

composition

After the Scottish General Election in 2003 , Parliament was composed as follows:

fraction At the beginning of the
legislative period 		Departures Accesses balance End of the
legislative period
Labor Party 50 Watson Gordon ± 0 50
Scottish National Party (SNP) 27 Ewing (†), Martin, Reid watt −2 25th
Conservative party 18th Monteith, Mundell, Scanlon Brownlee, Petrie −1 17th
Liberal Democrats (LibDem) 17th Raffan Arbuckle ± 0 17th
Scottish Green Party 7th ± 0 7th
Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) 6th Byrne, Sheridan −2 4th
Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (SSCUP) 1 ± 0 1
Solidarity 0 Byrne, Sheridan +2 2
Non-party 3 Martin, Monteith, Reid +3 6th
total 129

Notes :

  1. ↑ a b c d Resigned
  2. ↑ George Reid was elected Presiding Officer and consequently 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 Aberdeen North 33.5
Bill Aitken 1947 Conservative Glasgow
Wendy Alexander 1963 Labor West of Scotland Paisley North 47.9
Andrew Arbuckle 1944 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife from 01/05 as successor to Keith Raffan
Jackie Baillie 1964 Labor West of Scotland Dumbarton 42.2
Shiona Baird 1946 Green North East Scotland
Richard Baker 1974 Labor North East Scotland
Mark Ballard 1971 Green Lothians
Chris Ballance 1952 Green South of Scotland
Scott Barrie 1962 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline West 34.3
Sarah Boyack 1961 Labor Lothians Edinburgh Central 32.4
Rhona Brankin 1950 Labor Lothians Midlothian 48.6 from 01/07: Minister for Municipalities
Ted Brocklebank 1942 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Robert Brown 1947 LibDem Glasgow
Bill Butler 1956 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland 45.3
Derek Brownlee 1974 Conservative South of Scotland from 06/05 as the successor to David Mundell
Rosemary Byrne 1948 SSP South of Scotland
Dennis Canavan 1942 independent Central Scotland Falkirk West 55.7
Malcolm Chisholm 1949 Labor Lothians Edinburgh North and Leith 38.2 05 / 03–10 / 04: Minister for Health and Welfare
10 / 04–12 / 06: Minister for Municipalities
Cathie Craigie 1954 Labor Central Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 41.6
Bruce Crawford 1955 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife
Frances Curran 1961 SSP West of Scotland
Margaret Curran 1963 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Baillieston 52.9 05 / 03–10 / 04: Minister for Municipalities
from 10/04: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
Roseanna Cunningham 1951 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Perth 33.9
David Davidson 1943 Conservative North East Scotland
Susan Deacon 1964 Labor Lothians Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 43.6
James Douglas-Hamilton 1942 Conservative Lothians
Helen Eadie 1947 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline East 49.9
Fergus Ewing 1957 SNP Highlands and Islands Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 30.9
Margaret Ewing 1945 SNP Highlands and Islands Moray 42.2 † March 2006
Linda Fabiani 1956 SNP Central Scotland
Patricia Ferguson 1958 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Maryhill 49.3 05 / 03–10 / 04: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
from 10/04: Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport
Alex Fergusson 1949 Conservative South of Scotland Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 38.2
Ross Finnie 1947 LibDem West of Scotland Minister for Environment and Rural Development
Colin Fox 1959 SSP Lothians
Murdo Fraser 1965 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Phil Gallie 1939 Conservative South of Scotland
Rob Gibson 1945 SNP Highlands and Islands
Karen Gillon 1967 Labor South of Scotland Clydesdale 45.6
Marlyn Glen 1951 Labor North East Scotland
Patricia Godman 1939 Labor West of Scotland West Renfrewshire 34.1
Annabel Goldie 1950 Conservative West of Scotland
Charles Gordon 1939 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Cathcart 37.7 from 09/05 as the successor to Mike Watson
Donald Gorrie 1933 LibDem Central Scotland
Christine Grahame 1944 SNP South of Scotland
Robin Harper 1940 Green Lothians
Patrick Harvie 1973 Green Glasgow
Hugh Henry 1952 Labor West of Scotland Paisley South 40.8 11 / 06–05 / 07: Minister for Education and Young People
John Home Robertson 1948 Labor South of Scotland East Lothian 43.9
Janis Hughes 1958 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Rutherglen 45.8
Fiona Hyslop 1964 SNP Lothians
Adam Ingram 1951 SNP South of Scotland
Gordon Jackson 1946 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Govan 37.1
Sylvia Jackson 1947 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Stirling 36.0
Cathy Jamieson 1956 Labor South of Scotland Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 48.0 Minister of Justice
Margaret Jamieson 1953 Labor Central Scotland Kilmarnock and Loudoun 40.1
Alex Johnstone 1961 Conservative North East Scotland
Rosie Kane 1961 SSP Glasgow
Andy Kerr 1962 Labor Central Scotland East Kilbride 40.6 05 / 03–10 / 04: Minister for Finance and Public Services
from 10/04: Minister for Health and Welfare
Johann Lamont 1957 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Pollok 43.4
Carolyn Leckie 1965 SSP Central Scotland
Marilyn Livingstone 1952 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Kirkcaldy 46.7
Richard Lochhead 1969 SNP North East Scotland
George Lyon 1956 LibDem Highlands and Islands Argyll and Bute 35.1
Kenny MacAskill 1958 SNP Lothians
Lewis Macdonald 1957 Labor North East Scotland Aberdeen Central 32.6
Margo MacDonald 1943 independent Lothians
Kenneth Macintosh 1962 Labor West of Scotland Eastwood 35.9
Kate Maclean 1958 Labor North East Scotland Dundee West 32.9
Maureen Macmillan 1943 Labor Highlands and Islands
Campbell Martin 1960 SNP West of Scotland
Paul Martin 1967 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Springburn 59.0
Tricia Marwick 1953 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife
Jim Mather 1947 SNP Highlands and Islands
Michael Matheson 1970 SNP Central Scotland
Stewart Maxwell 1963 SNP West of Scotland
Christine May 1948 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Central Fife 41.4
Frank McAveety 1962 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Shettleston 56.6 05 / 03–10 / 04: Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport
Tom McCabe 1954 Labor Central Scotland Hamilton South 46.5 from 10/04: Minister for Finance and Public Services
Jack McConnell 1960 Labor Central Scotland Motherwell and Wishaw 54.1 First Minister
Bruce McFee SNP West of Scotland
Jamie Mcgrigor 1949 Conservative Highlands and Islands
David McLetchie 1952 Conservative Lothians Edinburgh Pentlands 37.2
Michael McMahon 1961 Labor Central Scotland Hamilton North and Bellshill 53.0
Duncan McNeil 1950 Labor West of Scotland Greenock and Inverclyde 40.7
Pauline McNeill 1962 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin 35.7
McNulty's 1952 Labor West of Scotland Clydebank and Milngavie 39.9
Nanette Milne 1942 Conservative North East Scotland
Margaret Mitchell 1952 Conservative Central Scotland
Brian Monteith 1957 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Alasdair Morgan 1945 SNP South of Scotland
Alasdair Morrison 1968 Labor Highlands and Islands Na h-Eileanan to Iar 47.0
Bristow Muldoon 1964 Labor Lothians Livingston 43.6
Mary Mulligan 1960 Labor Lothians Linlithgow 41.8
David Mundell 1962 Conservative South of Scotland
John Farquhar Munro 1934 LibDem Highlands and Islands Ross, Skye and Inverness West 43.1
Elaine Murray 1954 Labor South of Scotland Dumfries 40.0
Alex Neil 1951 SNP Central Scotland
Irene Oldfather 1954 Labor South of Scotland Cunninghame South 49.0
Peter Peacock 1952 Labor Highlands and Islands 05 / 03–11 / 06: Minister for Education and Young People
Cathy Peattie 1951 Labor Central Scotland Falkirk East 51.7
David Petrie 1946 Conservative Highlands and Islands from 04/06 as successor to Mary Scanlon
Mike Pringle 1945 LibDem Lothians Edinburgh South 32.1
Jeremy Purvis 1974 LibDem South of Scotland Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 32.9
Nora Radcliffe 1946 LibDem North East Scotland Gordon 38.1
Keith Raffan 1949 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife
Reid George 1939 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Ochil 38.3
Shona Robison 1966 SNP North East Scotland Dundee East 39.6
Euan Robson 1954 LibDem South of Scotland Roxburgh and Berwickshire 41.2
Mike Rumbles 1956 LibDem North East Scotland West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 46.0
Mark Ruskell Green Mid Scotland and Fife
Mary Scanlon 1947 Conservative Highlands and Islands until 04/06
Eleanor Scott 1951 Green Highlands and Islands
John Scott 1951 Conservative South of Scotland Ayr 40.7
Tavish Scott 1966 LibDem Highlands and Islands Shetland 46.1 06 / 05-06 / 06: Minister of Transport and Telecommunications
from 06/06: Minister of Transport
Tommy Sheridan 1964 SSP Glasgow
Elaine Smith 1963 Labor Central Scotland Coatbridge and Chryston 56.3
Iain Smith 1960 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife North East Fife 46.0
Margaret Smith 1961 LibDem Lothians Edinburgh West 43.3
Nicol Stephen 1960 LibDem North East Scotland Aberdeen South 45.9 05 / 03–06 / 05: Minister for Transport and Telecommunications
from 06/05: Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
Stewart Stevenson 1946 SNP North East Scotland Banff and Buchan 52.9
Jamie Stone 1954 LibDem Highlands and Islands Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 36.7
Nicola Sturgeon 1970 SNP Glasgow
John Swinburne 1930 SSCUP Central Scotland
John Swinney 1964 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife North Tayside 44.9
Murray Tosh 1950 Conservative South of Scotland
Jean Turner 1939 independent West of Scotland Strathkelvin and Bearsden 31.1
Jim Wallace 1954 LibDem Highlands and Islands Orkney 45.7 05 / 03–06 / 05: Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
Mike Watson 1949 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Cathcart 39.2
Maureen Watt 1951 SNP North East Scotland from 04/06 as the successor to Richard Lochhead
Andrew Welsh 1944 SNP North East Scotland Angus 44.5
Sandra White 1951 SNP Glasgow
Karen Whitefield 1970 Labor Central Scotland Airdrie and Shotts 59.0
Allan Wilson 1954 Labor West of Scotland Cunninghame North 38.9