5th Scottish Parliament

This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) will be returned to the fifth Scottish Parliament at the 2016 election on 5 May. Of the 129 MSPs, 73 will be elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation.

Composition

Party		May 2016 election	6 May 2016 current
•	Scottish National Party	63	63
	Scottish Conservative Party	31	31
	Scottish Labour Party	24	24
	Scottish Green Party	6	6
	Scottish Liberal Democrats	5	5
	Independents	0	0
	Presiding Officer	0	1
Total		129	1
Government Majority		-2	-2

Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

List of MSPs

This is a list of MSPs.See here for a list of MSPs elected in the 2016 election who meet for the first time on 12 May 2016.^[1]

References

↑ "FAQs: Elections and dissolution". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links

Scottish Parliaments and Governments

1st Parliament (1999–2003)	Dewar government (1999–2000) McLeish government (2000–01) First McConnell government (2001–03)

2nd Parliament (2003–07)	Second McConnell government (2003–07)

3rd Parliament (2007–11)	First Salmond government (2007–11)

4th Parliament (2011–16)	Second Salmond government (2011–14) Sturgeon government (2014–16)

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