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

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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 Labour –

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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: *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)
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