| 5th Scottish Parliament | |
| Body: | Scottish Parliament |
| State: | Scotland |
| Meeting Place: | Scottish Parliament Building |
| Election: | 2016 |
| Government: | Second Sturgeon government |
| Term Start: | 12 May 2016 |
| Term End: | 5 May 2021[1] |
| Before: | 4th Scottish Parliament |
| Membership1: | 129 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Presiding Officer |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Rt Hon Ken Macintosh |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | First Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Deputy First Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | John Swinney |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Ruth Davidson (2016–18) Jackson Carlaw (2018–19) Ruth Davidson (2019) Jackson Carlaw (2019–20) Ruth Davidson (2020–21) |
This is a list of members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who were returned to the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. Of the 129 MSPs returned at the 2016 general election, 73 were returned from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation.
Parliament reconvened on 12 May 2016 with the swearing-in of MSPs and the election of the presiding officer and two deputy presiding officers.[2] Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the fifth session on 2 July 2016.[3]
| Party | May 2016 election | May 2021 dissolution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • | 63 | 61 | ||
| 31 | 30 | |||
| 24 | 23 | |||
| 6 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | |||
| 0 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 3 | |||
| 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 129 | |||
| Government majority | −3 | −6 | ||
These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2016 general election and its composition at dissolution:
This is a list of MSPs. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2016 election.
| Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lothian | Regional | Scottish Labour Party | Resigned 15 July 2019 | |||
| North East Scotland | Regional | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Died 7 December 2016 | |||
| Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Constituency | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Resigned 27 April 2017 | |||
| Highlands and Islands | Regional | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Resigned 11 June 2017 | |||
| Tavish Scott | Shetland | Constituency | Scottish Liberal Democrats | Resigned 15 July 2019 | ||
| North East Scotland | Regional | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Resigned 12 June 2017 | |||