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

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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

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replace

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

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. 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: *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)
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