Scottish Parliament Fact sheet Female MSPs: Session 4

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1 The Scottish Parliament and Scottish Parliament I nfor mation C entre l ogo Scottish Parliament Fact sheet Female s: Session 4 12 January 2016 s: Historical Series This Fact sheet lists of all female Members of the Scottish Parliament (s) who served in Session 4, with a note of the constituency or region that they represent. The information is listed by party according to the number of female s in each party. The party with the most female s appears first.

2 Scottish Labour [20] Jackie Baillie Claire Baker Jayne Baxter 1 Claudia Beamish Sarah Boyack Lesley Brennan 2 Kezia Dugdale Helen Eadie 3 Mary Fee Patricia Ferguson Rhoda Grant Cara Hilton 4 Johann Lamont Jenny Marra Margaret McCulloch Margaret McDougall Siobhan McMahon Anne McTaggart Elaine Murray Elaine Smith Dumbarton (C) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) South Scotland (R) Lothian (R) North East Scotland (R) Lothian (R) Cowdenbeath (C) West Scotland (R) Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (C) Highlands and Islands (R) Dunfermline (C) Glasgow Pollok (C) North East Scotland (R) Central Scotland (C) West Scotland (R) Central Scotland (R) Glasgow (R) Dumfriesshire (C) Coatbridge and Chryston (C) Scottish National Party [17] Clare Adamson Margaret Burgess Aileen Campbell Angela Constance Roseanna Cunningham Central Scotland (R) Cunninghame South (C) Clydesdale (C) Almond Valley (C) Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (C) 1 Jayne Baxter became the regional member for Mid Scotland and Fife on 8 December She replaced John Park who resigned on 7 December Lesley Brennan became the regional member for North East Scotland on 11 January She replaced Richard Baker who resigned on 11 January Helen Eadie died on 9 November She was replaced by Alex Rowley. 4 Cara Hilton was elected in the Dunfermline by-election on 24 October She replaced Bill Walker. Reference: FS2-32 2

3 Annabelle Ewing Linda Fabiani Christine Grahame Fiona Hyslop Joan McAlpine Christina McKelvie Aileen McLeod Fiona McLeod Shona Robison Nicola Sturgeon Maureen Watt Sandra White Mid Scotland and Fife (R) East Kilbride (C) Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (C) Linlithgow (C) South Scotland (R) Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse (C) South Scotland (R) Strathkelvin and Bearsden (C) Dundee City East (C) Glasgow Southside (C) Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (C) Glasgow Kelvin (C) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party [6] Ruth Davidson Annabel Goldie Nanette Milne Margaret Mitchell Mary Scanlon Liz Smith Glasgow (R) West Scotland (R) North East Scotland (R) Central Scotland (R) Highlands and Islands (R) Mid Scotland and Fife (R) Scottish Liberal Democrats [1] Alison McInnes North East Scotland (R) Scottish Green Party [1] Alison Johnstone Lothian (R) Independent [2] Margo MacDonald 5 Lothian (R) 5 Margo MacDonald died on 4 April Reference: FS2-32 3

4 Jean Urquhart 6 Highlands and Islands (R) Table 1: Total Number of Female s following the election on 5 May 2011 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Independent Table 2: Total Number of Female s following the election of the Presiding Officer on 11 May 2011 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Independent Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) Jean Urquhart was elected as a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). She resigned from the SNP on 23 October Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Tricia Marwick took voluntary suspension from the Scottish Reference: FS2-32 4

5 Table 3: Total Number of Female s following the resignation of Jean Urquhart on 23 October 2012 from the Scottish National Party. Scottish Labour Independent Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) Table 4: Total Number of Female s following the resignation of John Park on 7 December 2012 and the election of Jayne Baxter on 8 December Scottish Labour Independent Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Tricia Marwick took voluntary suspension from the Scottish 9 Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Tricia Marwick took voluntary suspension from the Scottish Reference: FS2-32 5

6 Table 5: Total Number of Female s following the resignation of Bill Walker on 9 September 2013 and the election of Cara Hilton on 24 October Scottish Labour Independent Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) Table 6: Total Number of Female s following the death of Helen Eadie on 9 November Scottish Labour Independent Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Tricia Marwick took voluntary suspension from the Scottish 11 Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Tricia Marwick took voluntary suspension from the Scottish Reference: FS2-32 6

7 Table 7: Total Number of Female s following the death of Margo MacDonald on 4 April Scottish Labour Independent Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) Table 8: Total Number of Female s following the resignation of Richard Baker on 11 January 2016 and the election of Lesley Brennan on 11 January 2016 Scottish Labour Independent Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Tricia Marwick took voluntary suspension from the Scottish 13 Elected as a member of the Scottish National Party, Tricia Marwick took voluntary suspension from the Scottish Reference: FS2-32 7

8 RELATED FACT SHEETS Cumulative List of Female s: Session 4 Female s: Session 3 Female s: Session 2 Female s: Session 1 Contacting the Public Information Service For more information you can visit our website at or contact the Public Information Service. Address: Public Information Service The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP Telephone: (Public Enquiries) Fòn: (Gàidhlig) Text: Textphone users can contact us on sp.info@scottish.parliament.uk Reference: FS2-32 8