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

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at the 2011 general election. Of the 129 MSPs, 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 2011 general election produced an unexpected

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with the governing

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winning 69 seats, to the opposition

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's 37 (down seven seats from the previous election).

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went on to form his second government.

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 2011 general election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2016: Scottish Parliament elected members, 2011

Scottish Parliament elected members, 2011

Composition of the 4th 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 2011 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 4