5th Scottish Parliament
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Group photo of MSPs
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| Overview | |||
| Jurisdiction | Scotland | ||
| Meeting place | Scottish Parliament Building | ||
| Term | 2 July 2016 – | ||
| Election | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Government | Second Sturgeon government | ||
| Members | 129 | ||
| Presiding Officer | Ken Macintosh | ||
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who were returned to the fifth Scottish Parliament. Of the 129 MSPs returned at the 2016 election, 73 were returned from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation. The formal opening of the new parliamentary session is on 2 July 2016.
Composition
| Party | May 2016 election |
20 April 2024 current |
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| • | Scottish National Party | 63 | 63 |
| Scottish Conservative Party | 31 | 31 | |
| Scottish Labour Party | 24 | 23 | |
| Scottish Green Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 5 | 5 | |
| Presiding Officer | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 129 | 129 | |
| Government Majority | -3 | -2 | |
Government parties denoted with bullets (•)
List of MSPs
This is a list of MSPs. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2016 election.
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Changes
| Date | Constituency/Region | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
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| 12 May 2016 | West Scotland | Presiding Officer | Labour | Ken Macintosh was elected Presiding Officer and consequently had to renounce his party affiliation.[1] | ||
References
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