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

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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 1999 election produced a

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, with the Labour MSPs forming the largest minority. Consequently, they formed a

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with the Liberal Democrats to form the first

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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 1999 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2003: *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

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

Former MSPs

Changes

During the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs, and replacement MSPs were elected in

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s. Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs, with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election.

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 1