List of Members of the Scottish Parliament (4th legislature)

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

This list gives an overview of all members of the Scottish Parliament for the 4th legislature (2011-2016).

composition

Following the 2011 general election , the Scottish Parliament was composed as follows:

fraction At the beginning of the
legislative period 		Departures Accesses balance End of the
legislative period
Scottish National Party (SNP) 69 Adam (†), Finnie, Marwick, Urquhart, Walker, Wilson Allard −5 64
Labor Party 37 Eadie (†), Park Baxter, Hilton, Rowley +1 38
Conservative party 15th McLetchie (†) Buchanan ± 0 15th
Liberal Democrats (LibDem) 5 ± 0 5
Scottish Green Party 2 ± 0 2
Non-party 1 Margo MacDonald (†) Finnie, Marwick, Urquhart, Wilson +3 4th
total 129 128

Notes :

  1. ↑ Tricia Marwick was elected Presiding Officer and therefore left her party membership for the duration of the office.
  2. ↑ Due to the death of Margo MacDonald, her seat remained vacant

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 Donside 55.4 State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs
Whip in the SNP parliamentary group
† on April 25, 2013
George Adam 1969 SNP West Scotland Paisley 42.6
Clare Adamson 1967 SNP Central Scotland
Alasdair Allan 1971 SNP Highlands and Islands Na h-Eileanan to Iar 65.3 Secretary of State for Learning, Science and the Scottish Language
Christian Allard 1964 SNP North East Scotland since 05/13 as a replacement for Mark McDonald
Jackie Baillie 1964 Labor West Scotland Dumbarton 44.1
Richard Baker 1974 Labor North East Scotland
Jayne Baxter 1955 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife joined John Park on December 7, 2012 as a successor
Claudia Beamish 1952 Labor South Scotland
Colin Beattie 1951 SNP Lothian Midlothian North and Musselburgh 47.2
Marco Biagi 1981 SNP Lothian Edinburgh Central 32.7
Neil Bibby 1983 Labor West Scotland
Sarah Boyack 1961 Labor Lothian
Claire Brennan-Baker 1971 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife
Chic Brodie 1944 SNP South Scotland
Gavin Brown 1975 Conservative Lothian
Keith Brown 1961 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Clackmannanshire and Dunblane 48.2 State Secretary for Housing and Transport
Cameron Buchanan 1946 Conservative Lothian since August 2013 as a replacement for David McLetchie
Margaret Burgess 1949 SNP West Scotland Cunninghame South 49.8
Aileen Campbell 1980 SNP South Scotland Clydesdale 49.9 05 / 11–12 / 11: State Secretary for
Self-Government and Planning since 12/11: State Secretary for Children and Young People
Roderick Campbell 1953 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife North East Fife 37.2
Jackson Carlaw 1959 Conservative West Scotland
Malcolm Chisholm 1949 Labor Lothian Edinburgh Northern and Leith 41.6
Willie Coffey 1958 SNP South Scotland Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley 53.3
Angela Constance 1970 SNP Lothian Almond Valley 54.3 05 / 11–12 / 11: State Secretary for Children and Young People
since 12/11: State Secretary for Work for Young People
Bruce Crawford 1955 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Stirling 48.9 Minister of Economy and Government Strategy
Roseanna Cunningham 1951 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Perthshire South and Kinross-shire 51.5 State Secretary for Security and Legal Affairs
Ruth Davidson 1978 Conservative Glasgow
Graeme Dey 1962 SNP North East Scotland Angus South 58.5
Nigel Don 1954 SNP North East Scotland Angus North and Mearns 54.8
Bob Doris 1973 SNP Glasgow
James Dornan 1953 SNP Glasgow Glasgow Cathcart
Kezia Dugdale 1981 Labor Lothian
Helen Eadie 1947 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Cowdenbeath 46.5 † November 9, 2013
Jim Eadie 1968 SNP Lothian Edinburgh Southern 29.4
Annabelle Ewing 1960 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife
Fergus Ewing 1957 SNP Highlands and Islands Inverness and Nairn 51.5 State Secretary for Energy, Business and Tourism
Linda Fabiani 1956 SNP Central Scotland East Kilbride 48.0
Mary Fee 1954 Labor West Scotland
Patricia Ferguson 1958 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn 48.1
Alex Fergusson 1949 Conservative South Scotland Galloway and West Dumfries 36.9
Neil Findlay 1969 Labor Lothian
John Finnie 1956 SNP Highlands and Islands Independent since October 2012
Joe FitzPatrick 1967 SNP North East Scotland Dundee City West 57.6
Murdo Fraser 1965 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Kenneth Gibson 1961 SNP West Scotland Cunninghame North 52.6
Rob Gibson 1945 SNP Highlands and Islands Caithness, Sutherland and Ross 48.4
Annabel Goldie 1950 Conservative West Scotland
Christine Grahame 1944 SNP South Scotland Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale 43.5
Rhoda Grant 1963 Labor Highlands and Islands
Iain Gray 1957 Labor South Scotland East Lothian 39.2
Mark Griffin 1985 Labor Central Scotland
Patrick Harvie 1973 Green Glasgow
Hugh Henry 1952 Labor West Scotland Renfrewshire South 48.1
Jamie Hepburn 1979 SNP Central Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 53.8
Cara Hilton Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline 42.5 since September 2013
Jim Hume 1962 LibDem South Scotland
Fiona Hyslop 1964 SNP Lothian Linlithgow 49.8 Minister for Culture and Foreign Affairs
Adam Ingram 1951 SNP South Scotland Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 46.2
Alex Johnstone 1961 Conservative North East Scotland
Alison Johnstone 1965 Green Lothian
Colin Keir 1959 SNP Lothian Edinburgh Western 35.8
James Kelly 1963 Labor Glasgow Rutherglen 46.1
Bill Kidd 1956 SNP Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland 43.2
Johann Lamont 1957 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Pollok 47.5
John Lamont 1976 Conservative South of Scotland Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire 44.9
Richard Lochhead 1969 SNP North East Scotland Moray 58.8 Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment
Richard Lyle 1950 SNP Central Scotland
Kenny MacAskill 1958 SNP Lothian Edinburgh Eastern 47.4 Minister of Justice
Angus MacDonald 1969 SNP Central Scotland Falkirk East 50.8
Gordon MacDonald 1960 SNP Lothian Edinburgh Pentlands 37.3
Lewis Macdonald 1957 Labor North East Scotland
Margo MacDonald 1943 independent Lothian † April 4, 2014; the regional seat will not be filled, so that the total number of seats will be reduced by one
Kenneth Macintosh 1962 Labor West Scotland Eastwood 39.7
Derek Mackay 1977 SNP West Scotland Renfrewshire North and West 41.9 since: 12/11: State Secretary for Self-Government and Planning
Mike MacKenzie 1958 SNP Highlands and Islands
Hanzala Malik 1957 Labor Glasgow
Jenny Marra 1977 Labor North East Scotland
Paul Martin 1967 Labor Glasgow Glasgow Provan 52.3
Tricia Marwick 1953 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Fife and Glenrothes 52.3 Presiding Officer
John Mason 1957 SNP Glasgow Glasgow Shettleston 47.8
Michael Matheson 1970 SNP Central Scotland Falkirk West 55.3 State Secretary for Health
Stewart Maxwell 1963 SNP West Scotland
Joan McAlpine 1962 SNP South Scotland
Liam McArthur 1962 LibDem Highlands and Islands Orkney 35.7
Margaret McCulloch 1952 Labor Central Scotland
Mark McDonald 1980 SNP North East Scotland since May 2013 for Aberdeen Donside
Margaret McDougall 1949 Labor South Scotland
James McGrigor 1949 Conservative Highlands and Islands
Alison McInnes 1957 LibDem North East Scotland
Christina McKelvie 1968 SNP Central Scotland Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse 48.1
Aileen McLeod 1971 SNP South Scotland
Fiona McLeod 1957 SNP West Scotland Strathkelvin and Bearsden 42.2
David McLetchie 1952 Conservative Lothian † on August 12, 2013
Michael McMahon 1961 Labor Central Scotland Uddingston and Bellshill 46.1
Siobhan McMahon 1984 Labor Central Scotland
Stuart McMillan 1972 SNP West Scotland
Duncan McNeil 1950 Labor West Scotland Greenock and Inverclyde 43.9
Anne McTaggart 1970 Labor Glasgow
Nanette Milne 1942 Conservative North East Scotland
Margaret Mitchell 1952 Conservative Central Scotland
Elaine Murray 1954 Labor South Scotland Dumfriesshire 39.6
Alex Neil 1951 SNP Central Scotland Airdrie and Shotts 50.2 Minister for Infrastructure and Financial Planning
John Park 1973 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Resignation on December 7, 2012
Gil Paterson 1942 SNP West Scotland Clydebank and Milngavie 43.3
Graeme Pearson 1950 Labor South Scotland
John Pentland 1946 Labor Central Scotland Motherwell and Wishaw 43.8
Willie Rennie 1967 LibDem Mid Scotland and Fife
Dennis Robertson 1956 SNP North East Scotland Aberdeenshire West 42.6
Shona Robison 1966 SNP North East Scotland Dundee City East 64.2 Secretary of State for Commonwealth Games and Sports
Alex Rowley 1963 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife Cowdenbeath 55.8
Michael Russell 1953 SNP Highlands and Islands Argyll and Bute 50.6 Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning
Alex Salmond 1954 SNP North East Scotland Aberdeenshire East 64.5 First Minister
Mary Scanlon 1947 Conservative Highlands and Islands
John Scott 1951 Conservative South Scotland Ayr 38.9
Tavish Scott 1966 LibDem Highlands and Islands Shetland 47.5
Richard Simpson 1942 Labor Mid Scotland and Fife
Drew Smith Labor Glasgow
Elaine Smith 1963 Labor Central Scotland Coatbridge and Chryston 52.2
Elizabeth Smith 1960 Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife
Stewart Stevenson 1946 SNP North East Scotland Banffshire and Buchan Coast 67.2 State Secretary for Environment and Climate Change
David Stewart 1956 Labor Highlands and Islands
Kevin Stewart 1968 SNP North East Scotland Aberdeen Central 40.0
Nicola Sturgeon 1970 SNP Glasgow Glasgow Southside 54.4 Deputy First Minister
Minister for Health and Urban Planning
John Swinney 1964 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Perthshire North 60.8 Minister for Finance, Labor and Growth
David Thompson 1949 SNP Highlands and Islands Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch 46.2
David Torrance 1961 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Kirkcaldy 45.2
Jean Urquhart 1949 SNP Highlands and Islands Independent since October 2012
Bill Walker 1942 SNP Mid Scotland and Fife Dunfermline 37.6 non-party since April 2012; Resignation in September 2013
Maureen Watt 1951 SNP North East Scotland Aberdeen South and North Kincardine 41.7
Paul Wheelhouse 1970 SNP South Scotland
Sandra White 1951 SNP Glasgow Glasgow Kelvin 43.3
John Wilson 1956 SNP Central Scotland Independent since September 2014
Humza Yousaf 1985 SNP Glasgow