4th Scottish Parliament
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This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the fourth Scottish Parliament at the 2011 general election. Of the 129 MSPs, 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.
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Legislative body | Scottish Parliament | ||||
Jurisdiction | Scotland | ||||
Meeting place | Scottish Parliament Building | ||||
Term | 11 May 2011 – 24 March 2016 | ||||
Election | 2011 | ||||
Government | Second Salmond government First Sturgeon government | ||||
Members | 129 | ||||
Presiding Officer | Rt Hon Tricia Marwick | ||||
First Minister of Scotland | Alex Salmond (2011–14) Nicola Sturgeon (2014–16) | ||||
Deputy First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon (2011–14) John Swinney (2014–16) | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Iain Gray (2011) Johann Lamont (2011–14) Jackie Baillie (2014) Kezia Dugdale (2014–15) Iain Gray (2015) Kezia Dugdale (2015–16) |
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The 2011 general election produced an unexpected majority government with the governing Scottish National Party winning 69 seats, to the opposition Scottish Labour Party's 37 (down seven seats from the previous election). First Minister, Alex Salmond went on to form his second government.