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

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...

at the

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. Of the 129

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, 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

produced another

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which saw the

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...

replace

Scottish Labour Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak of ...

as the largest party group in the Parliament. On 16 May 2007, the Scottish Parliament elected

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First Minister of Scotland The first minister of Scotland ( sco, heid meinister o Scotland; gd, prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba ) is the head of the Scottish Government and keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. The first minister chairs ...

. The next day, Salmond officially took office after being sworn in at the

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and went on to form the Parliament's first

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Composition

Government 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 2007 Scottish Parliament election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2011: Scottish Parliament elected members, 2007

Scottish Parliament elected members, 2007

Composition of the 3rd 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. The

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

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a list of MSPs elected in the 2007 election.

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 3