MSPs take part in examining and passing proposed laws (Bills). Eight of the nine SNP women selected under AWS were elected – and a number of new faces have entered the Scottish Parliament for the first time (including three members of Women for Independence’s National Committee). MSPs. Some 14 of 61 SNP MSPs … A SENIOR SNP MSP has branded the party's plans on 'self identifying' gender a danger to women's rights. The SNP - like all major parties - is working hard to find more female candidates to stand at future elections. The Glasgow North MP stood aside as chief whip following claims he groped two male researchers at a Christmas party in 2016 in the latest sexual harassment case to embroil the SNP. The chart below shows parties which have female MPs and compares the number of female and male MPs in each party. Aberdeen South & North Kincardine – Audrey Nicoll. These MPs gained their seats at the 2015 general election or at by-elections held since then. The intervention was welcomed by some senior SNP MSPs and women’s rights activists, including Jan McAlpine and Joanna Cherry. Current Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), What was said in Parliament and Official Reports. Michelle Ballantyne now represents Reform UK Scotland, while three MSPs are independents. Ms White has been an SNP MSP since 1999. The SNP - like all major parties - is working hard to find more female candidates to stand at future elections. He continues to serve as an independent MSP. A Bill is a proposed Act of the Scottish Parliament. The SNP is using all-women shortlists to choose candidates in constituencies where the current SNP MSP is standing down. Mike Russell. Three prominent female MSPs - a current minister, a former minister and a committee convener - appeared to suggest the First Minister was too uncritical on trans issues. She announced she was stepping down both as party leader and as an MSP in 2019 after returning from maternity leave following the birth of her son. Elections to the Scottish Parliament were held on 6 May. It includes all members elected to the modern Scottish Parliament representing the Scottish National Party. The nine women who made the allegations included an SNP politician, a party worker and several current and former Scottish government civil servants and officials. Aberdeen Donside – Jackie Dunbar. Joan McAlpine has warned the proposed … The full list of retiring MSPs: Jeane Freeman. They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon 's Cabinet is gender balanced. With all-women shortlists introduced in seats where the incumbent SNP MSP is standing down, more female faces should be expected too. Help us continue that work by re-electing a majority SNP Scottish Government led … Turning to Scottish Labour, 46 per cent of the party’s MSPs are women (the same proportion as in 2011). And they examine the work of the Scottish Government. Please let us know if you agree to the use of cookies. of SNP MPs 1 0 1 1 2 7 11 2 3 4 5 3 4 6 5 6 7 6 56 54 35 48 47 Motherwell / Motherwell and Wishaw (1997) McIntyre: Fellows: Hamilton: W. Ewing: Western Isles / Na h-Eileanan an Iar: Stewart: MacNeil: Glasgow Govan: MacDonald: Sillars: Dundee East: G. Wilson: Hosie: Banff / Banff and Buchan (1983) Watt: Salmond: Whiteford: Moray and Nairn / Moray (1983) W. Ewing: M. Ewing: Robertson Parliamentary Name Gender Party Constituency\Region Email Address Smith, Elaine Female Lab Central Scotland Elaine.Smith.msp@parliament.scot In 2011, Tricia Marwick suspended her membership of the SNP to serve as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. ... SNP. Airdrie & Shotts – Neil Gray. Members of the House of Commons or the European Parliament are not listed. Roseanna Cunningham. If you need the help of your SNP representatives in Holyrood or Westminster, you'll find your local MSP or MP here. Caroline McAllister, an SNP councillor and convener of the party’s Women’s Pledge group. View. SNP MSPs say Nicola Sturgeon 'out of step' with party on transgender rights. The former leader of the Scottish Conservatives is one of seven Tories standing down. (45) Sort. Female MSPs are stepping up calls for gender balance on the Scottish parliament’s ruling body amid concerns that initial impetus for change after the revelations of … Find out what MSPs do and what they can help you with ... Scottish National Party. ... SNP. Bruce Crawford has been an SNP MSP since 1999, the inception of the first Scottish Parliament in 300 years. And they examine the work of the Scottish Government. Stewart Stevenson. What’s Current: SNP Gender Recognition Act critic barred from standing as MSP. Arthur, Tom Male SNP Renfrewshire South Tom.Arthur.msp@parliament.scot Haughey, Clare Female SNP Rutherglen Clare.Haughey.msp@parliament.scot Wishart, Beatrice Female LD Shetland Islands Beatrice.Wishart.msp@parliament.scot Forbes, Kate Female SNP Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Kate.Forbes.msp@parliament.scot Who are the current MSPs? Some 14 of 61 SNP MSPs … Angus MacDonald. MSPs take part in examining and passing proposed laws (Bills). T hree female SNP MSPs including a Scottish Government minister have … Democrat MSPs, this is due to the overall loss of seats for the party in 2011 and represents a numerical decrease from two women MSPs to one. The letter came a week after it emerged that three female SNP MSPs - Ruth Maguire, Ash Denham and Gillian Martin - accused First Minister Nicola … In 2014, John Wilson resigned from the SNP but continued as an independent MSP until 2016, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Members elected to the 1st Scottish Parliament, Members elected to the 2nd Scottish Parliament, Members elected to the 3rd Scottish Parliament, Members elected to the 4th Scottish Parliament, Members elected to the 5th Scottish Parliament, Members of the 1st Session of the Parliament, Members of the 2nd Session of the Parliament, Members of the 3rd Session of the Parliament, Members of the 4th Session of the Parliament, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Scottish_National_Party_MSPs&oldid=986478713, Lists of Members of the Scottish Parliament, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 November 2020, at 03:16. Angus North & Mearns – Mairi Gougeon. Happy International Women’s Day! Out of the current crop of MSPs, 36% are women, compared with 42% in the Welsh Assembly and 32% of MPs. F emale prisoners are made to shower with transgender women offenders who are still “anatomically male” in at least one Scottish prison, an MSP has said.. Kenneth Gibson, the SNP … Of particular note is the downward trajectory of the SNP. She continued as an independent MSP until 2016. You can get involved with the Scottish Parliament by joining a Cross-party group, submitting a petition, lobbying or exploring our education resources. This is a list of Scottish National Party MSPs. Eight of the nine SNP women selected under AWS were elected – and a number of new faces have entered the Scottish Parliament for the first time (including three members of Women for Independence’s National Committee). There are currently 195 female MPs, out of a total 650 members of parliament. No. The Scottish National Party (SNP; Scots: Scots National Pairty, Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a Scottish nationalist, regionalist, and social-democratic political party in Scotland.The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom and for membership of the European Union, with a platform based on civic nationalism. ... as an SNP MSP … Derek MacKay is currently suspended from the SNP pending an investigation. Under Rule 6.3A of the Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament, a political party represented by five or more Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) may nominate a member of that party to be a substitute (referred to as a "committee substitute") for the members of that party on a … Bruce Crawford. The Glasgow North MP stood aside as chief whip following claims he groped two male researchers at a Christmas party in 2016 in the latest sexual harassment case to embroil the SNP. Ken Macintosh is the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament. Go to MSPs Aberdeenshire West – Fergus Mutch. (61) MPs. The SNP Scottish Government have a track record of improving the lives of women and girls both in Scotland and in our partner countries across the world. Ruth Davidson. Alex Neil. SNP MSPs account for almost half of the nine-strong committee. Sylvia Jackson. They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area. Holyrood is expected to usher in its first female Muslim/BAME Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) in six months. These are your SNP candidates in the constituencies: Aberdeen Central – Kevin Stewart. Date of Birth: 16 February 1955. Roseanna Cunningham MSP. Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) Find current and previous MSPs by name, postcode, party and gender. First elected as an MSP for the Glasgow region, she won her current seat in 2011. Bruce is currently the MSP for Stirling. In 1999, the SNP’s performance on women’s representation closely matched Labour’s, but … The current Health Secretary has only been an MSP since 2016 but has become one of the most high-profile Government ministers in the response to the coronavirus pandemic. What’s Current: Labour MSP Jenny Marra and SNP MSP Joan McAlpine under fire for supporting Parliament meeting on women’s sex-based rights by Meghan McCarty 0 Former MSP for Aberdeen Donside (Constituency), MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency), MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency), Former MSP for Paisley North (Constituency), MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency), Former MSP for North East Scotland (Region), Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region), MSP for Renfrewshire South (Constituency), Former MSP for South of Scotland (Region), Former MSP for Dunfermline West (Constituency), MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh Central (Constituency), MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency), Former MSP for Cunninghame South (Constituency), Former MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Anniesland (Constituency), MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency), Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region), Former MSP for North East Fife (Constituency), Former MSP for Falkirk West (Constituency), MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Constituency), MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Constituency), Former MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Constituency), Former MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Baillieston (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh Eastern (Constituency), MSP for Renfrewshire North and West (Constituency), Former MSP for Angus North and Mearns (Constituency), MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency), Former MSP for Cowdenbeath (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh Southern (Constituency), MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency), Former MSP for East Kilbride (Constituency), MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency), Former MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency), Former MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency), MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Constituency), Former MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Constituency), Former MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Constituency), MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Constituency), Former MSP for West Renfrewshire (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Cathcart (Constituency), MSP for Angus North and Mearns (Constituency), Former MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Constituency), Former MSP for East Lothian (Constituency), MSP for Airdrie and Shotts (Constituency), MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency), Former MSP for Renfrewshire South (Constituency), MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Constituency), Former MSP for Dunfermline (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Rutherglen (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Govan (Constituency), Former MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Constituency), Former MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Constituency), MSP for Edinburgh Southern (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh Western (Constituency), MSP for Glasgow Anniesland (Constituency), Former MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency), Former MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency), Former MSP for Argyll and Bute (Constituency), Former MSP for Falkirk East (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands (Constituency), MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh South (Constituency), Former MSP for Renfrewshire North and West (Constituency), MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency), Former MSP for Dundee West (Constituency), MSP for Aberdeenshire East (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Provan (Constituency), Former MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency), Former MSP for Central Fife (Constituency), Former MSP for Dundee East (Constituency), Former MSP for Hamilton South (Constituency), Former MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency), MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Constituency), MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency), MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie (Constituency), Former MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency), Former MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie (Constituency), Former MSP for Western Isles (Constituency), Former MSP for Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Constituency), Former MSP for Dumfriesshire (Constituency), Former MSP for Airdrie and Shotts (Constituency), MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Constituency), Former MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency), Former MSP for Aberdeenshire East (Constituency), Former MSP for Shetland Islands (Constituency), Former MSP for Edinburgh West (Constituency), Former MSP for Aberdeen South (Constituency), Former MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency), Former MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Constituency), Former MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Constituency), Former MSP for Aberdeen North (Constituency), MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Constituency), Former MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Constituency), Former MSP for Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency), MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Constituency), Former MSP for Cunninghame North (Constituency). 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