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How MSPs got elected

How every MSP arrived at Holyrood — by constituency or list seat, by-election or replacement — and how they left.

129
Current MSPs
415
MSPs ever elected
13
Parties on record
934
Election records
Routes in, routes out

How every MSP got their seat

Current records
132
Constituency rows
523
Regional rows
411

Election record coverage: 06 May 1999 to 07 May 2026.

Election reasons

Why MSPs leave Parliament

Dissolution 773 Unknown 129 Resigned 23 Deceased 9
Recent election years

First terms taken up, by year

2026 129 2025 1 2024 1 2022 1 2021 130 2019 2 2017 4 2016 131 2014 1 2013 4
Member Seat Date (desc) Reason Status
McKee, Cara West Scotland
region
07 May 2026 Unknown Current
Smith, David West Scotland
region
07 May 2026 Unknown Current
Offord, Malcolm West Scotland
region
07 May 2026 Unknown Current
Clark, Katy West Scotland
region
07 May 2026 Unknown Current
Findlay, Russell West Scotland
region
07 May 2026 Unknown Current
Bibby, Neil West Scotland
region
07 May 2026 Unknown Current
Greer, Ross West Scotland
region
07 May 2026 Unknown Current
Gosal, Pam West Scotland
region
06 May 2021 Dissolution Not Current
O'Kane, Paul West Scotland
region
06 May 2021 Dissolution Not Current
Clark, Katy West Scotland
region
06 May 2021 Dissolution Not Current
Findlay, Russell West Scotland
region
06 May 2021 Dissolution Not Current
Greer, Ross West Scotland
region
06 May 2021 Dissolution Not Current
Greene, Jamie West Scotland
region
06 May 2021 Dissolution Not Current
Bibby, Neil West Scotland
region
06 May 2021 Dissolution Not Current
Greer, Ross West Scotland
region
05 May 2016 Dissolution Not Current
Corry, Maurice West Scotland
region
05 May 2016 Dissolution Not Current
Greene, Jamie West Scotland
region
05 May 2016 Dissolution Not Current
Bibby, Neil West Scotland
region
05 May 2016 Dissolution Not Current
Fee, Mary West Scotland
region
05 May 2016 Dissolution Not Current
Golden, Maurice West Scotland
region
05 May 2016 Dissolution Not Current
Macintosh, Ken West Scotland
region
05 May 2016 Dissolution Not Current
McMillan, Stuart West Scotland
region
05 May 2011 Dissolution Not Current
Maxwell, Stewart West Scotland
region
05 May 2011 Dissolution Not Current
Bibby, Neil West Scotland
region
05 May 2011 Dissolution Not Current
Fee, Mary West Scotland
region
05 May 2011 Dissolution Not Current
McDougall, Margaret West Scotland
region
05 May 2011 Dissolution Not Current
Carlaw, Jackson West Scotland
region
05 May 2011 Dissolution Not Current
Goldie, Annabel West Scotland
region
05 May 2011 Dissolution Not Current
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McKee, Cara

Seat
West Scotland
Status
Current
From
07 May 2026
Until
Unknown

Reason: Unknown