members of the scottish parliament, 1999-2003

The Scottish Parliament is composed of 129 Members (referred to as MSPs). 73 are elected from winner take all constituencies. 56 are elected in regions elected through the Additional Member System, a form of proportional representation. The regions used for AMS are: Highlands and Islands; North East Scotland; Mid Scotland and Fife; West of Scotland; Glasgow; Central Scotland; South of Scotland; and Lothians. These regions were the same as were used for elections to the European Parliament before 1999. Each region elects 7 PR MSPs. The first election to the Parliament produced a plurality of Labour MSPs, but not enough for them to command an overall majority. Cosequently they formed a coalition with the Lib Dems to form the first Scottish Executive.

Members Elected at 1999 Election

Brian Adam - (SNP - North East Scotland)

Bill Aitken - (Con - Glasgow)

Wendy Alexander - (Lab - Paisley North)

Jackie Baillie - (Lab - Dumbarton)

Scott Barrie - (Lab - Dunfermline West)

Sarah Boyack - (Lab - Edinburgh Central)

Rhona Brankin - (Lab - Midlothian)

Robert Brown - (Lib Dem - Glasgow)

Colin Campbell - (SNP - West of Scotland)

Dennis Canavan - (Ind - Falkirk West)

Malcolm Chisholm - (Lab - Edinburgh North and Leith)

Cathy Craigie - (Lab - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Bruce Crawford - (SNP - Mid Scotland and Fife)

Christine Creech - (SNP - South of Scotland) - elected as Creech, but known as Grahame for most of the parliamentary term

Roseanna Cunningham - (SNP - Perth)

Margaret Curran - (Lab - Glasgow Baillieston)

David Davidson - (Con - North East Scotland)

Susan Deacon - (Lab - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)

Donald Dewar - (Lab - Glasgow Anniesland)

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton - (Con - Lothians)

Helen Eadie - (Lab - Dunfermline East)

Dorothy Grace Elder - (SNP - Glasgow - elected as a SNP MSP but resigned from that party and sat as an "independent" in 2002

Fergus Ewing - (SNP - Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber)

Margaret Ewing - (SNP - Moray)

Winnie Ewing - (SNP - Highlands and Islands)

Linda Fabiani - (SNP - Central Scotland)

John Farquhar Munro - (Lib Dem - Ross, Skye and Inverness West)

Patricia Ferguson - (Lab - Glasgow Maryhill)

Alex Fergusson - (Con - South of Scotland)

Ross Finnie - (Lib Dem - West of Scotland)

Sam Galbraith - (Lab - Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Phil Gallie - (Con - South of Scotland)

Kenneth Gibson - (SNP - Glasgow)

Patricia Godman - (Lab - West Renfrewshire)

Annabel Goldie - (Con - West of Scotland)

Donald Gorrie - (Lib Dem - Central Scotland)

Rhoda Grant - (Lab - Highlands and Islands)

Iain Gray - (Lab - Edinburgh Pentlands)

Duncan Hamilton - (SNP - Highlands and Islands)

Keith Harding - (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) - left the Tories to join the Scottish People's Alliance in 2003

Robin Harper - (Green - Lothians)

Hugh Henry - (Lab - Paisley South)

John Home Robertson - (Lab - East Lothian)

Janis Hughes - (Lab - Glasgow Rutherglen)

Fiona Hyslop - (SNP - Lothians)

Adam Ingram - (SNP - South of Scotland)

Gordon Jackson - (Lab - Glasgow Govan)

Sylvia Jackson - (Lab - Stirling)

Cathy Jamieson - (Lab - Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)

Margaret Jamieson - (Lab - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Ian Jenkins - (Lib Dem - Tweedale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Nicholas Johnston - (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife)

Alex Johnstone - (Con - North East Scotland)

Andy Kerr - (Lab - East Kilbride)

Johann Lamont - (Lab - Glasgow Pollok)

Marilyn Livingston - (Lab - Kirkcaldy)

Richard Lochhead - (SNP - North East Scotland)

George Lyon - (Lib Dem - Argyll and Bute)

Kenneth MacAskill - (SNP - Lothians)

Margo MacDonald - (SNP - Lothians) - elected as a SNP MSP but resigned from that party and sat as an "independent" in 2003

Lewis Macdonald - (Lab - Aberdeen Central)

Angus Mackay - (Lab - Edinburgh South)

Kate MacLean - (Lab - Dundee West)

Maureen MacMillan - (Lab - Highlands and Islands)

Paul Martin - (Lab - Glasgow Springburn)

Tricia Marwick - (SNP - Mid Scotland and Fife)

Michael Matheson - (SNP - Central Scotland)

John McAllion - (Lab - Dundee East)

Frank McAveety - (Lab - Glasgow Shettleston)

Tom McCabe - (Lab - Hamilton South)

Jack McConnell - (Lab - Motherwell and Wishaw)

Jamie McGrigor - (Con - Highlands and Islands)

Irene McGugan - (SNP - North East Scotland)

Kenneth McIntosh - (Lab - Eastwood)

Lyndsay McIntosh - (Con - Central Scotland) - left the Tories to join the Scottish People's Alliance in 2003

Henry McLeish - (Lab - Central Fife)

Fiona McLeod - (SNP - West of Scotland)

David McLetchie - (Con - Lothians)

Michael McMahon - (Lab - Hamilton North and Bellshill)

Duncan McNeil - (Lab - Greenock and Inverclyde)

Pauline McNeill - (Lab - Glasgow Kelvin)

Des McNulty - (Lab - Clydebank and Milngavie)

Brian Monteith - (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife)

Alisdair Morgan - (SNP - Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Alasdair Morrison - (Lab - Western Isles)

Bristow Muldoon - (Lab - Livingston)

Mary Mulligan - (Lab - Linlithgow)

David Mundell - (Con - South of Scotland)

Elaine Murray - (Lab - Dumfries)

Alex Neil - (SNP - Central Scotland)

Irene Oldfather (Lab - Cunninghame South)

Gil Paterson (SNP - Central Scotland)

Peter Peacock (Lab - Highlands and Islands)

Cathy Peattie (Lab - Falkirk East)

Lloyd Quinan (SNP - West of Scotland)

Nora Radcliffe (Lib Dem - Gordon)

Keith Raffan (Lib Dem - Mid Scotland and Fife)

George Reid (SNP - Mid Scotland and Fife)

Shona Robison (SNP - North East Scotland)

Euan Robson (Lib Dem - Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mike Rumbles (Lib Dem - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Michael Russell (SNP - South of Scotland)

Alex Salmond (SNP - Banff and Buchan)

Mary Scanlon (Con - Highlands and Islands)

Tavish Scott (Lib Dem - Shetland)

Tommy Sheridan (SSP - Glasgow)

Richard Simpson (Lab - Ochil)

Elaine Smith (Lab - Coatbridge and Chryston)

Margaret Smith (Lib Dem - Edinburgh West)

Iain Smith (Lib Dem - North East Fife)

David Steel (Lib Dem - Lothians) - elected as a Lib Dem MSP but became an "independent" upon his election as Presiding Officer

Nichol Stephen (Lib Dem - Aberdeen South)

Jamie Stone (Lib Dem - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Nicola Sturgeon (SNP - Glasgow

John Swinney (SNP - North Tayside)

Elaine Thomson (Lab - Aberdeen North)

Murray Tosh (Con - South of Scotland)

Karen Turnbull (Lab - Clydesdale)

Kay Ullrich (SNP - West of Scotland)

Jim Wallace (Lib Dem - Orkney)

Ben Wallace (Con - North East Scotland)

Mike Watson (Lab - Glasgow Cathcart)

Andrew Welsh (SNP - Angus)

Ian Welsh (Lab - Ayr)

Sandra White (SNP - Glasgow)

Karen Whitefield (Lab - Airdrie and Shotts)

Allan Wilson (Lab - Cunninghame North)

Andrew Wilson (SNP - Central Scotland)

John Young (Con - Glasgow)

Replacement MSPs

John Scott was elected at the Ayr by-election, 2000 (held March 16, 2000) to replace Ian Welsh as MSP for Ayr. Welsh resigned from the Parliament on December 21, 1999 citing his reasons as being a desire to spend more time with his family.

Bill Butler was elected at the Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 (held November 23, 2000) to replace Donald Dewar as MSP for Glasgow Anniesland. Dewar died suddenly necessitating the by-election.

Brian Fitzpatrick was elected at the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 (held June 7, 2001, the same day as the UK wide general election) to replace Sam Galbraith as MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden. Galbraith's health (he had a lung transplant many years previously) was the reasons given for his resignation from Parliament.

Stewart Stevenson was elected at the Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 (held the same day as the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election) to replace Alex Salmond. Salmond chose to instead stand for Westminster in the Banff and Buchan constituency which he did successfully the same day as the by-election.

Murdo Fraser replaced Nicholas Johnston as a MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife. Johnston resigned from the Parliament on August 10, 2001 due to ill health and Fraser was the next person on the Conservative's "Additional Members" list in 1999.

Members Of The Scottish Parliament, 1999-2003

Members Elected at 1999 Election

Replacement MSPs

See also