This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the second

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at the

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. Of the 129 members, 73 were elected from

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with a further 56 members being returned from eight

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, each electing seven MSPs as a form of

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. The 2nd Scottish Parliament produced a second

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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

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, to be elected at a national level in Scotland. The governing

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coalition continued in government for a second term.

Composition

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: Scottish Parliament elected members, 2003

Scottish Parliament elected members, 2003

Composition of the 2nd Scottish Parliament at dissolution

*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

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table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.

Former MSPs

Changes

References

External links

Scottish Parliament website

Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
on the Scottish Parliament website {{Lists of Members of the Scottish Parliament 2 gd:Buill-Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, 2003-2007 sco:Commissioners tae the Scots Pairlament