1st Scottish Parliament
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| Overview | |||
| Jurisdiction | Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
| Meeting place | General Assembly | ||
| Election | 1999 | ||
| Government |
Dewar government McLeish government First McConnell government |
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| Members | 129 | ||
| Presiding Officer | David Steel | ||
This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 election. Of the 129 members, 73 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation .
The 1999 election produced a hung parliament, with the Labour MSPs forming the largest minority. Consequently, they formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to form the first Scottish Executive.
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 1st session of the Scottish Parliament at the time of its dissolution in April 2003.
This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. For a list of MSPs elected in the 1999 election, see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.
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