Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the

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which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73

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are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs. The Mid Scotland and Fife region shares boundaries with the Central Scotland,

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, North East Scotland and West of Scotland regions and is connected with the

Lothian Lothian (; sco, Lowden, Loudan, -en, -o(u)n; gd, Lodainn ) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Scott ...

region by bridges across the

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Constituencies and council areas

2011–present

As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the

2011 Scottish Parliament election The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...

1999–2011

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of

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constituencies, as existing in at that time. The Holyrood constituencies cover all of three council areas,Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the

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. the Clackmannanshire council area, the Fife council area and the Stirling council area, most of the Perth and Kinross council area and part of the Angus council area. The rest of the Angus council area is within the North East Scotland electoral region.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

Regional List MSPs

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Election results

2021 Scottish Parliament election

Constituency results

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2021 Scottish Parliament election The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 6 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. All 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected in the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. The e ...

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Additional member results

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In the

2016 Scottish Parliament election The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary electio ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 8

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MSPs (all constituency members) * 4

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MSP (all additional members) * 2 Labour MSPs (all additional members) * 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (constituency member) * 1

Scottish Greens The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; gd, Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Green Pairtie) are a green political party in Scotland. The party has seven MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of May 2021. As of the ...

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 9

MSPs (eight constituency members and one additional members) * 4 Labour MSPs (one constituency members and three additional members) * 2

MSP (both additional members) * 1 Liberal Democrat MSPs (additional member)

Constituency results

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2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the

2007 Scottish Parliament election The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999. Local elections in Scotland fe ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: In the

2003 Scottish Parliament election The 2003 Scottish Parliament election was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive. Jack McConnell, the Labour Party MSP, rema ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 6

MSPs (five constituency members and one additional members) * 5 Labour MSPs (two constituency members and three additional members) * 3

MSP (all additional members) * 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (both constituency members)

Constituency results

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2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 5 Labour MSPs (all constituency members) * 5

MSPs (3 constituency members and 2 additional members) * 3

MSP (all additional members) * 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (one constituency member and one additional member) * 1

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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. Raffan resigned from the Parliament in January 2005. Arbuckle was next on the Liberal Democrats' list. * Brian Monteith resigned from the Conservatives in July 2005, and served the remainder of the term as an

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MSP.

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the

1999 Scottish Parliament election The first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament, to fill 129 seats, took place on 6 May 1999. Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliam ...

the region elected MSPs as follows: * 6 Labour MSPs (six constituency members) * 5

MSPs (two constituency members three additional members) * 3

MSP (three additional members) * 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (one constituency member and one additional member)

Constituency results

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Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mid Scotland And Fife (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region) Scottish Parliamentary regions Politics of Angus, Scotland Politics of Clackmannanshire Politics of Fife Politics of Perth and Kinross Politics of Stirling (council area) Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011 Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011