List of Members of the Scottish Parliament (3rd 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 3rd legislative term (2007-2011).

composition

Following the 2007 Scottish General Election , Parliament was composed as follows:

fraction At the beginning of the
legislative period 		Departures Accesses balance End of the
legislative period
Labor Party 46 ± 0 46
Scottish National Party (SNP) 47 Ahmad (†), Tymkewycz McLaughlin, Somerville ± 0 47
Conservative party 18th Fergusson −1 17th
Liberal Democrats (LibDem) 16 ± 0 16
Scottish Green Party 2 ± 0 2
Non-party 1 Fergusson +1 2
total 129

Notes :

  1. ↑ Alex Fergusson 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 Aberdeen North 45.8
Bashir Ahmad 1940 SNP Glasgow † February 2009
Bill Aitken 1947 Conservative Glasgow
Wendy Alexander 1963 Labor West of Scotland Paisley North 52.2
Alasdair Allan 1971 SNP Highlands and Islands Na h-Eileanan to Iar 46.6
Jackie Baillie 1964 Labor West of Scotland Dumbarton 38.7
Richard Baker 1974 Labor North East Scotland
Sarah Boyack 1961 Labor Lothians Edinburgh Central 31.3
Rhona Brankin 1950 Labor Lothians Midlothian 42.5
Claire Brennan-Baker 1971 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife
Ted Brocklebank 1942 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Gavin Brown 1975 Conservative Lothians
Keith Brown 1961 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Ochil 38.5 02 / 09–12 / 10: State Secretary for Training and Lifelong Learning
from 12/10: State Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure
Robert Brown 1947 LibDem Glasgow
Derek Brownlee 1974 Conservative South of Scotland
Bill Butler 1956 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland 47.4
Aileen Campbell 1980 SNP South of Scotland
Jackson Carlaw 1959 Conservative West of Scotland
Malcolm Chisholm 1949 Labor Lothians Edinburgh North and Leith 34.8
Willie Coffey 1958 SNP Central Scotland Kilmarnock and Loudoun 42.8
Angela Constance 1970 SNP Lothians Livingston 39.6 from 12/10: State Secretary for Training and Lifelong Learning
Cathie Craigie 1954 Labor Central Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 48.0
Bruce Crawford 1955 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Stirling 32.0 State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs
Roseanna Cunningham 1951 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Perth 39.4 from 02/09: State Secretary for Environment and Climate Change
Margaret Curran 1963 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Baillieston 52.9
Nigel Don 1954 SNP North East Scotland
Bob Doris 1973 SNP Glasgow
Helen Eadie 1947 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline East 44.8
Fergus Ewing 1957 SNP Highlands and Islands Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 41.5 State Secretary for Security
Linda Fabiani 1956 SNP Central Scotland 05 / 07–02 / 09: State Secretary for Europe, Foreign Affairs and Culture
Patricia Ferguson 1958 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Maryhill 48.0
Alex Fergusson 1949 Conservative South of Scotland Galloway and Upper Nithsdale 44.2 Presiding Officer
Ross Finnie 1947 LibDem West of Scotland
Joe FitzPatrick 1967 SNP North East Scotland Dundee West 45.1
George Foulkes 1942 Labor Lothian
Murdo Fraser 1965 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Kenneth Gibson 1961 SNP West of Scotland Cunninghame North 30.7
Rob Gibson 1945 SNP Highlands and Islands
Karen Gillon 1967 Labor South of Scotland Clydesdale 41.5
Marlyn Glen 1951 Labor North East Scotland
Patricia Godman 1939 Labor West of Scotland West Renfrewshire 35.9
Annabel Goldie 1950 Conservative West of Scotland
Charles Gordon 1951 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Cathcart 39.1
Christine Grahame 1944 SNP South of Scotland
Rhoda Grant 1963 Labor Highlands and Islands
Iain Gray 1957 Labor South of Scotland East Lothian 35.4
Robin Harper 1940 Green Lothians
Christopher Harvie 1944 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife
Patrick Harvie 1973 Green Glasgow
Hugh Henry 1952 Labor West of Scotland Paisley South 47.5
Jamie Hepburn 1979 SNP Central Scotland
Jim Hume 1962 LibDem South of Scotland
Fiona Hyslop 1964 SNP Lothians 05 / 07–12 / 09: Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning
from 12/09: State Secretary for Culture and External Affairs
Adam Ingram 1951 SNP South of Scotland State Secretary for Children and Young People
Cathy Jamieson 1956 Labor South of Scotland Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 42.5
Alex Johnstone 1961 Conservative North East Scotland
James Kelly 1963 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Rutherglen 42.2
Andy Kerr 1962 Labor Central Scotland East Kilbride 42.7
Bill Kidd 1956 SNP Glasgow
Johann Lamont 1957 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Pollok 53.9
John Lamont 1976 Conservative South of Scotland Roxburgh and Berwickshire 41.1
Marilyn Livingstone 1952 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Kirkcaldy 43.9
Richard Lochhead 1969 SNP North East Scotland Moray 49.7 Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment
Kenny MacAskill 1958 SNP Lothians Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 37.4 Minister of Justice
Lewis Macdonald 1957 Labor North East Scotland Aberdeen Central 34.2
Margo MacDonald 1943 independent Lothians
Kenneth Macintosh 1962 Labor West of Scotland Eastwood 35.8
Paul Martin 1967 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Springburn 56.9
Tricia Marwick 1953 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Central Fife 44.2
Jim Mather 1947 SNP Highlands and Islands Argyll and Bute 34.5 State Secretary for Business, Energy and Tourism
Michael Matheson 1970 SNP Central Scotland Falkirk West 41.9
Stewart Maxwell 1963 SNP West of Scotland 05 / 07–02 / 09: Minister for Municipalities and Sport
Liam McArthur 1962 LibDem Highlands and Islands Orkney 47.5
Frank McAveety 1962 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Shettleston 51.2
Tom McCabe 1954 Labor Central Scotland Hamilton South 44.3
Jack McConnell 1960 Labor Central Scotland Motherwell and Wishaw 48.1
Jamie Mcgrigor 1949 Conservative Highlands and Islands
Alison McInnes 1957 LibDem North East Scotland
Ian McKee SNP Lothians
Christina McKelvie 1968 SNP Central Scotland
Anne McLaughlin 1966 SNP Glasgow joined in 2009 as the successor to Bashir Ahmad
David McLetchie 1952 Conservative Lothians Edinburgh Pentlands 37.6
Michael McMahon 1961 Labor Central Scotland Hamilton North and Bellshill 48.6
Stuart McMillan 1972 SNP West of Scotland
Duncan McNeil 1950 Labor West of Scotland Greenock and Inverclyde 43.4
Pauline McNeill 1962 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin 33.5
McNulty's 1952 Labor West of Scotland Clydebank and Milngavie 43.4
Nanette Milne 1942 Conservative North East Scotland
Margaret Mitchell 1952 Conservative Central Scotland
Alasdair Morgan 1945 SNP South of Scotland
Mary Mulligan 1960 Labor Lothians Linlithgow 42.9
John Farquhar Munro 1934 LibDem Highlands and Islands Ross, Skye and Inverness West 42.6
Elaine Murray 1954 Labor South of Scotland Dumfries 41.0
Alex Neil 1951 SNP Central Scotland from 02/09: State Secretary for Housing and Municipalities
Hugh O'Donnell 1952 LibDem Central Scotland
Irene Oldfather 1954 Labor South of Scotland Cunninghame South 43.8
John Park 1973 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife
Gil Paterson 1942 SNP Central Scotland
Peter Peacock 1952 Labor Highlands and Islands
Cathy Peattie 1951 Labor Central Scotland Falkirk East 43.5
Mike Pringle 1945 LibDem Lothians Edinburgh South 35.0
Jeremy Purvis 1974 LibDem South of Scotland Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 35.1
Shona Robison 1966 SNP North East Scotland Dundee East 49.6 State Secretary for Health and Sport
Mike Rumbles 1956 LibDem North East Scotland West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 41.1
Michael Russell 1953 SNP South of Scotland 05 / 07–02 / 09: State Secretary for the Environment
02 / 09–12 / 09: State Secretary for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution
from 12/09: Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning
Alex Salmond 1954 SNP North East Scotland Gordon 41.4 First Minister
Mary Scanlon 1947 Conservative Highlands and Islands
John Scott 1951 Conservative South of Scotland Ayr 40.7
Tavish Scott 1966 LibDem Highlands and Islands Shetland 66.7
Richard Simpson 1942 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife
Elaine Smith 1963 Labor Central Scotland Coatbridge and Chryston 46.1
Elizabeth Smith 1960 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Iain Smith 1960 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife North East Fife 42.2
Margaret Smith 1961 LibDem Lothians Edinburgh West 39.4
Shirley-Anne Somerville 1974 SNP Lothians
Nicol Stephen 1960 LibDem North East Scotland Aberdeen South 36.3
Stewart Stevenson 1946 SNP North East Scotland Banff and Buchan 58.8 05 / 09–12 / 10: State Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change
David Stewart 1956 Labor Highlands and Islands
Jamie Stone 1954 LibDem Highlands and Islands Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 40.2
Nicola Sturgeon 1970 SNP Glasgow Glasgow Govan 41.9 Deputy First Minister
Health Minister
John Swinney 1964 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife North Tayside 51.6 Minister for Finance and Growth
David Thompson 1949 SNP Highlands and Islands
Jim Tolson 1965 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline West 33.7
Stefan Tymkewycz 1959 SNP Lothians until 08/07
Maureen Watt 1951 SNP North East Scotland 05 / 07–02 / 09: State Secretary for Schools
Andrew Welsh 1944 SNP North East Scotland Angus 49.1
Sandra White 1951 SNP Glasgow
Karen Whitefield 1970 Labor Central Scotland Airdrie and Shotts 43.8
David Whitton 1952 Labor West of Scotland Strathkelvin and Bearsden 31.1
Bill Wilson 1963 SNP West of Scotland
John Wilson 1956 SNP Central Scotland