| 6th Scottish Parliament | |||||
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| Legislative body | Scottish Parliament | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Scotland | ||||
| Meeting place | Scottish Parliament Building | ||||
| Term | 13 May 2021 – | ||||
| Election | 2021 | ||||
| Government | Third Sturgeon government | ||||
| Members | 129 | ||||
| Presiding Officer | Alison Johnstone | ||||
| First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon | ||||
| Deputy First Minister | John Swinney | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Douglas Ross | ||||
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The 6th Scottish Parliament was elected at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.[1] It was opened with the Escort to the Crown of Scotland Parade and Speech from the Throne on 2 October 2021.
| Party | May 2021 election |
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| • | Scottish National Party | 64 | 64 |
| Scottish Conservatives | 31 | 31 | |
| Scottish Labour | 22 | 22 | |
| • | Scottish Greens | 8 | 7 |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 4 | 4 | |
| Presiding Officer | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 129 | ||
| Government majority | 0 | 14 | |
Government parties denoted with bullets (•)
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Main article: Scottish cabinet |
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Main article: Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament |
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Main article: First Minister's Questions (Scottish Parliament) |
This is a list of MSPs so far elected.[2] The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2021 election.
There are eight MSPs who have been constant members since the inauguration of the Parliament in 1999 (ten other founding members retired prior to the 2021 election): Jackie Baillie, Fergus Ewing and John Swinney have been elected six times under the same constituency (Swinney's was renamed with different boundaries in 2011); Christine Grahame, Fiona Hyslop, Michael Matheson, Shona Robison and Nicola Sturgeon were returned as a list member then a constituency member. A ninth MSP Richard Lochhead has served almost the same term, resigning his list seat in 2006 to successfully contest a by-election a few weeks later for a constituency seat, which he has defended since then.[3]
| Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party | Notes | |
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| Dean Lockhart | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional | Scottish Conservatives | Resigned 5 September 2022[4] | ||
| Date | Constituency/region | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
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| 13 May 2021 | Lothian | Presiding Officer | Green | Alison Johnstone was elected Presiding Officer and consequently had to renounce her party affiliation.[5] | ||
| 5 September 2022 | Mid Scotland and Fife | Conservative | Conservative | Dean Lockhart resigned his seat in the Scottish Parliament.[4] He was succeeded by Roz McCall, who was sworn in on 20 September.[6] | ||
