SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTIONS
6 May 1999
The inaugural Scottish Parliament elections were held under the Additional Member system of proportional representation. 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) were elected: 73 from single member constituencies which were the same as the Westminster constituencies (with Orkney and Shetland split to provide representation for the islands), the winner in each constituency being the candidate polling the highest number of votes; and 56 elected from party political lists in eight electoral regions, seven in each region, according to this formula:
The formula (known as the d'Hondt formula after its inventor, a Belgian) is designed to ensure that the total number of seats, from the constituencies and the lists, is proportional to the number of votes cast for each party political list. Seats here are arranged not by region (as in the '97 election results), but by electoral region, and list seats are given in order of election.
| Seats won: | Constituency seats | List seats | TOTAL |
| Labour Scottish National Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Scottish Green Party Scottish Socialist Party MP for Falkirk West |
53 |
3 |
56 |
Press reports in June 2001 have suggested that the Scottish Parliament may move towards electing list members on an all-Scotland basis.
DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 6 May 1999
General
12 May 1999: The Scottish Parliament met for the first time; Rt Hon Donald Dewar (Lab, Glasgow Anniesland) was elected First Minister. He nominated a coalition executive of 8 Labour and 2 Liberal Democrat ministers, the Labour party having failed to win a majority of seats in the Parliament. Lord Steel of Aikwood (LD, Lothians) was elected Presiding Officer.
11 October 2000: Rt. Hon. Donald Dewar (Lab, Glasgow Anniesland), the First Minister, died.
21 October 2000: Henry McLeish (Lab, Fife Central) was elected as First Minister to replace Mr. Dewar.
By-elections and replacements for list members
| Constituency | Previous M.S.P. | Vacated seat | Reason | By-election | Winner of by-election |
| Ayr | Ian Welsh (Lab.) | 21 Dec. 1999 | Resignation (to spend more time with his family) | 16 Mar. 2000 | John Scott (C.) |
| Glasgow Anniesland | Rt. Hon. Donald Dewar (Lab.) | 11 Oct. 2000 | Death | 23 Nov. 2000 | William Butler (Lab.) |
| Banff and Buchan | Rt. Hon. Alex Salmond (S.N.P.) | 14 Mar. 2001 | Resignation (to lead to S.N.P. group at Westminster) | 7 June 2001 | Stewart Stevenson (S.N.P.) |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Sam Galbraith (Lab.) | 14 Mar. 2001 | Resignation (for health reasons) | 7 June 2001 | Brian Fitzpatrick (Lab.) |
Following marriages Karen Turnbull (Lab., Clydesdale) has changed her name to Karen Gillon and Christine Creech (S.N.P., South of Scotland) has changed her name to Christine Grahame.
The current make-up of the Scottish Parliament is: Labour 55, SNP 35, C 19, LD 16, Member for Falkirk West 1, Green 1, SSP 1, Presiding Officer (non-voting) 1. The Lab/LD coalition has a majority of 13.
The vote total is as follows:
| CONSTITUENCY VOTES | 73 seats | ||
1 |
Labour Scottish National Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Scottish Socialist Party MP for Falkirk West Independent Socialist Labour Party Socialist Workers' Party Independent Anti-Drug Party Independent Democrat Scottish Families and Pensioners Party Braveheart Communist Party of Great Britain Independent of London: Independent for You |
908,392 |
39% |
TOTAL |
2,340,423 |
| SECOND BALLOT | 56 seats | ||
1 |
Labour Scottish National Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Green Party Socialist Labour Party Scottish Socialist Party MP for Falkirk West ProLife Alliance Scottish Unionist Party Independent Liberal Natural Law Party Independent Individual Highlands and Islands Alliance UK Independence Party Scottish Families and Pensioners Party Witchery Tour Party Scottish People's Mission Civil Rights Movement Independent Sleaze Buster International Independent Socialist Party of Great Britain Independent Labour Keep Scottish Water Public Braveheart Communist Party of Great Britain Humanist Party Independent Voice for the Scottish Parliament Independent Progressive People's Choice Independent Independent Anti-Corruption, Mobile Homes Scandal, Roads |
786,818 |
34% |
TOTAL |
2,338,551 |
In the list of winners of seats, seats are arranged by electoral region and list seats are given in order of election. Constituency vote figures are given after the name of the electoral region and second vote figures under "List seats".
GLASGOW (17 seats)
Constituency votes: Lab 49% (10) SNP 28% LD 8% C 8% SSP 6%
List votes: Lab 44% SNP 25% (4) C 8% (1) SSP 7% (1) LD 7% (1)
Total seats Lab 10 SNP 4 C 1 SSP 1 LD 1
| Glasgow
Anniesland Glasgow Baillieston Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Govan Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Springburn |
Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab |
Rt Hon Donald Dewar Margaret Curran Lord Watson of Invergowrie Gordon Jackson Pauline McNeill Patricia Ferguson Johann Lamont Janice Hughes Frank McAveety Paul Martin |
| List seats (7) |
SNP SNP SNP C SSP LD SNP |
Nicola Sturgeon Dorothy Elder Kenneth Gibson William Aitken Tommy Sheridan Robert Brown Sandra White |
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS (15 seats)
Constituency votes SNP 29% (2) LD 28% (5) Lab 27% (1) C 14%
List votes SNP 28% (2) Lab 25% (3) LD 21% C 15% (2)
Total seats LD 5 SNP 4 Lab 4 C 2
| Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Moray Orkney Ross, Skye and Inverness West Shetland Western Isles |
LD LD SNP SNP LD LD LD Lab |
George Lyon Jamie Stone Fergus Ewing Margaret Ewing Jim Wallace John Farquhar-Munro Tavish Scott Alasdair Morrison |
| List seats (7) |
C Lab SNP Lab C SNP Lab |
Jamie McGrigor Peter Peacock Winnie Ewing Maureen MacMillan Mary Scanlon Duncan Hamilton Rhoda Grant |
LOTHIANS (16 seats)
Constituency votes Lab 40% (8) SNP 27% C 16% LD 16% (1)
List votes Lab 30% SNP 26% (3) C 16% (2) LD 14% (1) SGP 7% (1)
Total seats Lab 8 SNP 3 C 2 LD 2 SGP 1
| Edinburgh Central Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh South Edinburgh West Linlithgow Livingston |
Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab LD Lab Lab |
Sarah Boyack Susan Deacon Malcolm Chisholm Iain Gray Angus McKay Margaret Smith Mary Mulligan Bristow Muldoon |
| List seats (7) |
SNP C SNP SNP C LD SGP |
Margo MacDonald David McLetchie Kenny MacAskill Fiona Hyslop Lord Selkirk of Douglas Lord Steel of Aikwood Robin Harper |
SCOTLAND CENTRAL (17 seats)
Constituency votes Lab 47% (9) SNP 30% C 10% LD 7% MPFW 6% (1)
List votes Lab 39% SNP 28% (5) C 9% (1) MPFW 8% LD 6% (1)
Total seats Lab 9 SNP 5 C 1 MPFW 1 LD 1
| Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton North and Bellshill Hamilton South Kilmarnock and Loudoun Motherwell and Wishaw |
Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab MPFW Lab Lab Lab Lab |
Karen Whitefield Elaine Smith Cathy Craigie Andy Kerr Cathy Peattie Dennis Canavan Michael McMahon Tom McCabe Margaret Jamieson Jack McConnell |
| List seats (7) |
SNP SNP SNP C SNP LD SNP |
Alex Neil Andrew Wilson Michael Matheson Lyndsay McIntosh Gil Paterson Donald Gorrie Linda Fabiani |
SCOTLAND MID AND FIFE (16 seats)
Constituency votes Lab 36% (6) SNP 32% (2) C 19% LD 13% (1)
List votes Lab 33% SNP 29% (3) C 19% (3) LD 13% (1)
Total seats Lab 6 SNP 5 C 3 LD 2
| Dunfermline East Dunfermline West Fife Central Fife North East Kirkcaldy Ochil Perth Stirling Tayside North |
Lab Lab Lab LD Lab Lab SNP Lab SNP |
Helen Eadie Scott Barrie Henry McLeish Iain Smith Marilyn Livingstone Richard Simpson Roseanna Cunningham Sylvia Jackson John Swinney |
| List seats (7) |
C SNP C SNP LD C SNP |
Keith Harding George Reid Nicholas Johnston Tricia Marwick Keith Raffan Brian Monteith Bruce Crawford |
SCOTLAND NORTH EAST (16 seats)
Constituency votes SNP 33% (2) Lab 26% (4) LD 21% (3) C 18%
List votes SNP 32% (4) Lab 25% C 18% (3) LD 17%
Total seats SNP 6 Lab 4 C 3 LD 3
| Aberdeen Central Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine Angus Banff and Buchan Dundee East Dundee West Gordon |
Lab Lab LD LD SNP SNP Lab Lab LD |
Lewis Macdonald Elaine Thomson Nicol Stephen Mike Rumbles Andrew Welsh Alex Salmond John McAllion Kate MacLean Nora Radcliffe |
| List seats (7) |
C SNP C SNP SNP C SNP |
David Davidson Brian Adam Ben Wallace Richard Lochhead Shona Robison Alex Johnstone Irene McGuigan |
SOUTH OF SCOTLAND (16 seats)
Constituency votes Lab 37% (6) SNP 26% (1) C 23% LD 14% (2)
List votes Lab 31% SNP 25% (3) C 22% (4) LD 12%
Total seats Lab 6 SNP 4 C 4 LD 2
|
Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Cunninghame South Dumfries East Lothian Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Roxburgh and Berwickshire Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab SNP LD LD |
Ian Welsh Cathy Jamieson Karen Turnbull Irene Goldfather Elaine Murray John Home Robertson Alasdair Morgan Euan Robson Ian Jenkins |
| List seats (7) |
C SNP C SNP C SNP C |
Phil Gallie Michael Russell Alex Fergusson Adam Ingram Murray Tosh Christine Creech David Mundell |
WEST OF SCOTLAND
(16 seats)
Constituency votes Lab 44% (9) SNP 27% C 16% LD 11%
List votes Lab 39% SNP 26% (4) C 16% (2) LD 11% (1)
Total seats Lab 9 SNP 4 C 2 LD 1
| Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley North Paisley South Renfrewshire West Strathkelvin and Bearsden |
Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab |
Des McNulty Allan Wilson Jackie Baillie Ken Macintosh Duncan McNeil Wendy Alexander Hugh Henry Patricia Godman Sam Galbraith |
| List seats (7) |
SNP C SNP LD SNP C SNP |
Colin Campbell Annabel Goldie Kay Ullrich Ross Finnie Lloyd Quinan John Young Fiona McLeod |
Last updated 17 June 2001