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2nd Scottish Parliament

Legislature elected in 2003

Legislature elected in 2003

FieldValue
name2nd Scottish Parliament
imageSPCB - Public entrance at the Scottish Parliament.jpg
captionThe Scottish Parliament Building opened during this term
bodyScottish Parliament
countryScotland
meeting_placeGeneral Assembly
Scottish Parliament Building
election[2003](2003-scottish-parliament-election)
governmentSecond McConnell government
term_start7 May 2003
term_end2 April 2007
before[1st Scottish Parliament](1st-scottish-parliament)
after[3rd Scottish Parliament](3rd-scottish-parliament)
website
membership1129
chamber1_leader1_typePresiding Officer
chamber1_leader1George Reid
chamber1_leader2_typeFirst Minister
chamber1_leader2Jack McConnell
chamber1_leader3_typeDeputy First Minister
chamber1_leader3Jim Wallace (2003–05)
Nicol Stephen (2005–07)
chamber1_leader4_typeLeader of the largest opposition party
chamber1_leader4John Swinney (2003–04)
Nicola Sturgeon (2004–07)

Scottish Parliament Building Nicol Stephen (2005–07) Nicola Sturgeon (2004–07)

--This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 Scottish Parliament election. Of the 129 members, 73 were 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.

The 2nd Scottish Parliament produced a second hung parliament and became colloquially known as the Rainbow Parliament. This was due to the 2003 election producing a result whereby the incoming members represented the largest number of political parties, with wide-ranging views from across the political spectrum, to be elected at a national level in Scotland. The governing Labour – Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government for a second term.

Composition

PartyMay 2003
[election](2003-scottish-parliament-election)April 2007
dissolutionScottish Labour Party}}"•Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"•Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Socialist Party}}"Solidarity (Scotland)}}"Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party}}"Independent politician}}"Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament}}"TotalGovernment majority
Scottish Labour Party5050
Scottish National Party2725
Scottish Conservative Party1817
Scottish Liberal Democrats1717
Scottish Green Party77
Scottish Socialist Party64
Solidarity02
Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party11
Independents35
Presiding Officer01
129
56

Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)

Graphical representation

These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2003 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in April 2007:

  • Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.

List of MSPs

This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. For a list of MSPs elected in the 2003 election see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.

NameImageMember forTypePartyScottish National Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Solidarity (Scotland)}}"Independent politician}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Socialist Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Socialist Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}"Scottish Socialist Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Socialist Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Independent (politician)}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Independent (politician)}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Independent (politician)}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Green Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Solidarity (Scotland)}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Independent politician}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Labour Party}}"
Aberdeen NorthConstituencyScottish National Party
GlasgowRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:Wendy Alexander.jpg85px]]Paisley NorthConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:JackieBaillieMSP20110511.JPG85px]]DumbartonConstituencyScottish Labour Party
North East ScotlandRegionalScottish Green Party
[[File:Richard Baker MSP.jpg85px]]North East ScotlandRegionalScottish Labour Party
[[File:Mark B smart smile.jpg85px]]LothiansRegionalScottish Green Party
South of ScotlandRegionalScottish Green Party
Dunfermline WestConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Sarah Boyack MSP 2011.jpg85px]]Edinburgh CentralConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Rhona Brankin.jpg85px]]MidlothianConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:Robert Brown (Scottish Government).jpg85px]]GlasgowRegionalScottish Liberal Democrats
South of ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:Bb3-billbutler.jpg85px]]Glasgow AnnieslandConstituencyScottish Labour Party
South of ScotlandRegionalSolidarity
Falkirk WestConstituencyIndependent
[[File:MalcolmChisholmMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Edinburgh North and LeithConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Cathy Craigie.jpg85px]]Cumbernauld and KilsythConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:BruceCrawfordMSP20110509.JPG85px]]Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:RoseannaCunningham20110615.jpg85px]]PerthConstituencyScottish National Party
[[File:Frances Curran.jpg85px]]West of ScotlandRegionalScottish Socialist Party
[[File:MargaretCurranMP.jpg85px]]Glasgow BailliestonConstituencyScottish Labour Party
North East ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Edinburgh East and MusselburghConstituencyScottish Labour Party
LothiansRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:HelenEadieMSPPortrait.jpg85px]]Dunfermline EastConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:FergusEwingMSP20110509.JPG85px]]Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberConstituencyScottish National Party
[[File:LindaFabianiMSP20110507.JPG85px]]Central ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:PatriciaFergusonMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Glasgow Maryhill and SpringburnConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:AlexFergussonMSP20110511.jpg85px]]Galloway and Upper NithsdaleConstituencyScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:Ross Finnie.jpg85px]]West of ScotlandRegionalScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:Colin Fox - National co-spokesperson of the SSP - September 2015.jpg85px]]LothiansRegionalScottish Socialist Party
[[File:MurdoFraserMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
South of ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:RobGibsonMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:KarenGillon.jpg85px]]ClydesdaleConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Marlyn-Glen.jpg85px]]North East ScotlandRegionalScottish Labour Party
West RenfrewshireConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:AnnabelGoldieMSP20110510.JPG85px]]West of ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Glasgow CathcartConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Central ScotlandRegionalScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:ChristineGrahameMSP20110510.JPG85px]]South of ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:RobinHarper.jpg85px]]LothiansRegionalScottish Green Party
[[File:PatrickHarvieMSP20110510.JPG85px]]GlasgowRegionalScottish Green Party
[[File:HughHenryMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Paisley SouthConstituencyScottish Labour Party
East LothianConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Glasgow RutherglenConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:FionaHyslopMSP20110511.JPG85px]]LothiansRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:AdamIngramMSP20110511.jpg85px]]South of ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
Glasgow GovanConstituencyScottish Labour Party
StirlingConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Cathy Jamieson.jpg85px]]Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Kilmarnock and LoudounConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:AlexJohnstoneMSP20110509.JPG85px]]North East ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
GlasgowRegionalScottish Socialist Party
[[File:Andy Kerr.jpg85px]]East KilbrideConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:JohannLamontMSP20110511.JPG85px]]Glasgow PollokConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Central ScotlandRegionalScottish Socialist Party
KirkcaldyConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:RichardLochheadMSP20110511.jpg85px]]MorayConstituencyScottish National Party
[[File:George Lyon MEP at Bournemouth 2009.jpg85px]]Argyll and ButeConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:KennyMacAskillMSP20110509.JPG85px]]LothiansRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:LewisMacdonaldMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Aberdeen CentralConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:MargoMacDonaldMSP20111121.jpg85px]]LothiansRegionalIndependent
[[File:KenMacintoshMSP20110511.jpg85px]]EastwoodConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Dundee WestConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish Labour Party
West of ScotlandRegionalIndependent
[[File:PaulMartinMSP20110511.JPG85px]]Glasgow SpringburnConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:TriciaMarwickMSP20110517.jpg85px]]Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish National Party
Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:Michael Matheson in 2018.jpg85px]]Central ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:StewartMaxwellMSP20110507.JPG85px]]West of ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
Fife CentralConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Frank McAveety MSP.jpg85px]]Glasgow ShettlestonConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Tom McCabe.jpg85px]]Hamilton SouthConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:JackMcConnellPortrait.jpg85px]]Motherwell and WishawConstituencyScottish Labour Party
West of ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:JamieMcGrigorMSP20110509.JPG85px]]Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:DavidMcLetchieMSP20110509.JPG85px]]Edinburgh PentlandsConstituencyScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:MichaelMcMahonMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Hamilton North and BellshillConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:DuncanMcNeilMSP20110511.JPG85px]]Greenock and InverclydeConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Pauline McNeill.jpg85px]]Glasgow KelvinConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Des McNulty.jpg85px]]Clydebank and MilngavieConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:NanetteMilneMSP20110509.JPG85px]]North East ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:MargaretMitchellMSP20120529.jpg85px]]Central ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalIndependent
South of ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
Western IslesConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Bristow Muldoon - 2014-10-30 - Andy Mabbett.jpg85px]]LivingstonConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:MaryMulligan.jpg85px]]LinlithgowConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Iain Fearchar Rothach aig SMO.jpg85px]]Ross, Skye and Inverness WestConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:ElaineMurrayMSP20110510.JPG85px]]DumfriesConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:AlexNeilMSP20110507.jpg85px]]Central ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
Cunninghame SouthConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Peter Peacock.jpg85px]]Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish Labour Party
Falkirk EastConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Edinburgh SouthConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:Jeremy Purvis MSP at Bournemouth 2009.jpg85px]]Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
GordonConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:George Reid MSP outside his constituency office.jpg85px]]OchilConstituencyPresiding Officer
[[File:ShonaRobisonMSP20110511.jpg85px]]Dundee EastConstituencyScottish National Party
Roxburgh and BerwickshireConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:Mike Rumbles.jpg85px]]West Aberdeenshire and KincardineConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:Mark Ruskell.jpg85px]]Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish Green Party
Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish Green Party
[[File:JohnScottMSP20110509.JPG85px]]AyrConstituencyScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
[[File:TavishScottMSP20110510.JPG85px]]ShetlandConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:TommySheridan2007.jpg85px]]GlasgowRegionalSolidarity
[[File:ElaineSmithMSP20120524.jpg85px]]Coatbridge and ChrystonConstituencyScottish Labour Party
[[File:Iain smith.jpg85px]]North East FifeConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
Edinburgh WestConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:Nicol Stephen.jpg85px]]Aberdeen SouthConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:StewartStevensonMSP20110510.JPG85px]]Banff and BuchanConstituencyScottish National Party
[[File:Jamie Stone.jpg85px]]Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:NicolaSturgeonMSP20110510.JPG85px]]GlasgowRegionalScottish National Party
Central ScotlandRegionalSenior Citizens Unity Party
[[File:JohnSwinneyMSP20110510.JPG85px]]North TaysideConstituencyScottish National Party
West of ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Strathkelvin and BearsdenConstituencyIndependent
[[File:Jim Wallace.jpg85px]]OrkneyConstituencyScottish Liberal Democrats
[[File:MaureenWatt20110507.JPG85px]]North East ScotlandRegionalScottish National Party
AngusConstituencyScottish National Party
[[File:SandraWhiteMSP20110510.JPG85px]]GlasgowRegionalScottish National Party
[[File:KarenWhitefield.jpg85px]]Airdrie and ShottsConstituencyScottish Labour Party
Cunninghame NorthConstituencyScottish Labour Party

Former MSPs

NameImageMember forTypePartyNotesScottish Labour Party}}"Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"Scottish National Party}}"Scottish Conservative Party}}"
Glasgow CathcartConstituencyScottish Labour Partyresigned
Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish Liberal Democratsresigned
[[File:David Mundell UK Gov.jpg85px]]South of ScotlandRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Partyresigned
MorayConstituencyScottish National Partydeceased
[[File:MaryScanlonMSP20110509.JPG85px]]Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish Conservative and Unionist Partyresigned

Changes

References

References

  1. (8 May 2019). "Scottish Parliament at 20: Diversity of 2003 election result a distant memory". The Scotsman.
  2. (7 May 2003). "Reid wins presiding officer role". BBC News.
  3. (10 July 2004). "Nationalists throw out rebel MSP". BBC.
  4. (7 January 2005). "Health forces MSP to stand down". BBC.
  5. (22 June 2005). "Tory MSP takes place in chamber". BBC.
  6. (1 September 2005). "Peer pleads guilty to fire charge". BBC.
  7. (30 September 2005). "Labour victory in Cathcart seat". BBC.
  8. (22 March 2006). "SNP veteran Margaret Ewing dies". BBC.
  9. (10 April 2006). "Five candidates to contest Moray". BBC.
  10. (28 April 2006). "SNP's joy at by-election victory". BBC.
  11. (3 September 2006). "Sheridan unveils Solidarity party". BBC.
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