List of Labour members of the Scottish Parliament

This is a list of Scottish Labour MSPs. It includes all members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who represented Scottish Labour in the Scottish Parliament.

List of MSPs NameConstituency or regionTypeStart yearEnd yearReason Irshad AhmedEdinburgh and Lothians EastRegion2026Serving Wendy Alexander Paisley NorthConstituency 1999 2011 Retired Jackie BaillieDumbartonConstituency1999Serving Claire Baker Mid Scotland and FifeRegion 2007 Serving Richard Baker North East ScotlandRegion 2003 2016Richard Baker resigned as MSP in January 2016. His replacement was Lesley Brennan, as she had been next on Labour's North East Scotland regional list. Brennan was defeated at the May 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Resigned Scott Barrie Dunfermline WestConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated Jayne BaxterMid Scotland and FifeRegion2012On 7 December 2012, John Park resigned as list MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. He was succeeded by Jayne Baxter.2016Retired Claudia Beamish South ScotlandRegion 2011 2021 Defeated Neil Bibby West ScotlandRegion 2011 ServingSarah BoyackEdinburgh CentralConstituency19992011Sarah Boyack was defeated in her Edinburgh Central constituency seat in 2011, but was elected in the same election as an Additional Member for the Lothian region. At the 2016 election, she was defeated in Lothian, but on 15 July 2019 Kezia Dugdale resigned as a Lothian MP, and as the next-placed member of the Labour list for Lothian, Boyack was deemed elected to replace her.DefeatedLothianRegion20112016Defeated20192026Retired Rhona BrankinMidlothianConstituency19992011Retired Lesley Brennan North East ScotlandRegion 2016 2016 Defeated Bill Butler Glasgow AnnieslandConstituency 2000 2011 Defeated Malcolm Chisholm Edinburgh North and LeithConstituency 1999 2011 Constituency abolished Edinburgh Northern and LeithConstituency 2011 2016 Retired Foysol Choudhury LothianRegion 20212026Retired Katy Clark West ScotlandRegion 2021 Serving Cathie CraigieCumbernauld and KilsythConstituency19992011Defeated Margaret CurranGlasgow BailliestonConstituency19992011Retired Susan DeaconEdinburgh East and MusselburghConstituency19992007Retired Donald Dewar Glasgow AnnieslandConstituency 1999 2000 Died Kezia Dugdale LothianRegion 2011 2019On 15 July 2019 Kezia Dugdale resigned as MSP for Lothian region. As the next-placed member of the Labour list for Lothian, Sarah Boyack was deemed elected to replace her. Resigned Pam Duncan-Glancy GlasgowRegion 20212026Retired Helen EadieDunfermline EastConstituency19992011Constituency abolishedCowdenbeathConstituency20112013Died Joe FaganSouth ScotlandRegion2026Serving Mary FeeWest of ScotlandRegion20112021Retired Patricia FergusonGlasgow MaryhillConstituency19992011Constituency abolishedGlasgow Maryhill and SpringburnConstituency20112016Defeated Neil Findlay LothianRegion 2011 2021 Retired Brian Fitzpatrick Strathkelvin and BearsdenConstituency 2001 2003 Defeated Sam Galbraith Strathkelvin and BearsdenConstituency 1999 2001 Resigned Karen Gillon ClydesdaleConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated Marlyn Glen North East ScotlandRegion 2003 2011 Retired Trish Godman West RenfrewshireConstituency 1999 2011 Constituency abolished Charlie Gordon Glasgow CathcartConstituency 2005 2011 Defeated Rhoda Grant Highlands and IslandsRegion 20072026Retired Iain Gray Edinburgh PentlandsConstituency 1999 2003 Defeated East LothianConstituency 2007 2021 Retired Mark Griffin Central ScotlandRegion 2011 Serving Hugh Henry Paisley SouthConstituency 1999 2011 Constituency abolished Renfrewshire SouthConstituency 2011 2016 Retired Cara HiltonDunfermlineConstituency20132016Defeated John Home RobertsonEast LothianConstituency19992007Retired Janis HughesGlasgow Rutherglen Constituency19992007Retired Gordon JacksonGlasgow Govan Constituency19992007Defeated Sylvia JacksonStirling Constituency19992007Defeated Cathy JamiesonCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyConstituency19992011Retired Margaret JamiesonKilmarnock and Loudoun Constituency19992007Defeated Daniel Johnson Edinburgh SouthernConstituency 2016 Serving James Kelly Glasgow RutherglenConstituency 2007 2011 Constituency abolished RutherglenConstituency 2011 2016 Defeated GlasgowRegion 2016 2021 Defeated Andy Kerr East KilbrideConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated Johann LamontGlasgow PollokConstituency19992016DefeatedJohann Lamont was defeated for her constituency seat in 2016, but was elected as a Regional Member in 2016.GlasgowRegion20162021Retired Monica LennonCentral ScotlandRegion20162026DefeatedGlasgowRegion2026Serving Richard Leonard Central ScotlandRegion 20162026Retired Marilyn LivingstoneKirkcaldy Constituency19992011Defeated Joe LongMid Scotland and FifeRegion2026Serving Lewis Macdonald Aberdeen CentralConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated North East ScotlandRegion 2011 2021 Retired Ken MacintoshKen Macintosh served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021. As is customary, he suspended his Scottish Labour party membership for that period. EastwoodConstituency 1999 2016 Defeated West ScotlandRegion 2016 2021 Retired Angus MacKay Edinburgh SouthConstituency 1999 2003 Defeated Donald MacKinnonNa h-Eileanan an IarConstituency2026Serving Kate MacleanDundee West Constituency19992007Defeated Maureen MacmillanHighlands and Islands Region19992007Defeated Hanzala Malik GlasgowRegion 2011 2016 Defeated Jenny MarraNorth East ScotlandRegion20112021Retired Michael Marra North East ScotlandRegion 2021 Serving Paul Martin Glasgow SpringburnConstituency 1999 2011 Constituency abolished Glasgow ProvanConstituency 2011 2016 Defeated Christine May Central FifeConstituency 2003 2007 Defeated John McAllion Dundee EastConstituency 1999 2003 Defeated Frank McAveety Glasgow ShettlestonConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated Tom McCabe Hamilton SouthConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated Jack McConnell Motherwell and WishawConstituency 1999 2011 Retired Margaret McCullochCentral ScotlandRegion20112016Defeated Margaret McDougallWest ScotlandRegion20112016Retired Henry McLeish Central FifeConstituency 1999 2003 Retired Michael McMahon Hamilton North and BellshillConstituency 1999 2011 Constituency abolished Uddingston and BellshillConstituency 2011 2016 Defeated Siobhan McMahonCentral ScotlandRegion20112016Defeated Duncan McNeil Greenock and InverclydeConstituency 1999 2016 Retired Pauline McNeill Glasgow KelvinConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated GlasgowRegion 2016 Serving Des McNulty Clydebank and MilngavieConstituency 1999 2011 Defeated Anne McTaggartGlasgowRegion20112016Defeated Carol MochanSouth ScotlandRegion2021Serving Alasdair Morrison Western IslesConstituency 1999 2007 Defeated Bristow Muldoon LivingstonConstituency 1999 2007 Defeated Mary MulliganLinlithgow Constituency19992011Defeated Elaine MurrayDumfriesConstituency19992011Constituency abolishedDumfriesshire Constituency20112016Defeated Paul O'Kane West ScotlandRegion 20212026Defeated Irene OldfatherCunninghame South Constituency19992011Defeated John Park Mid Scotland and FifeRegion 2007 2012On 7 December 2012, John Park resigned as list MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. He was succeeded by Jayne Baxter. Resigned Peter Peacock Highlands and IslandsRegion 1999 2011 Retired Graeme Pearson South ScotlandRegion 2011 2016 Retired Cathy PeattieFalkirk East Constituency19992011Defeated John Pentland Motherwell and WishawConstituency 2011 2016 Defeated Alex Rowley CowdenbeathConstituency 2014 2016 Defeated Mid Scotland and FifeRegion 20162026Retired Katherine SangsterEdinburgh and Lothians EastRegion2026Serving Anas Sarwar GlasgowRegion 2016 2026 Resigned Richard Simpson OchilConstituency 1999 2003 Defeated Mid Scotland and FifeRegion 2007 2016 Retired Davy Russell Hamilton, Larkhall and StonehouseConstituency 20252026Defeated Drew Smith GlasgowRegion 2011 2016 Retired Elaine SmithCoatbridge and ChrystonConstituency19992016DefeatedAt the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Elaine Smith was defeated in her constituency, but was elected as a Regional Member for the Central Scotland region.Central ScotlandRegion20162021Retired Colin Smyth South ScotlandRegion 20162026Retired David Stewart Highlands and IslandsRegion 2007 2021 Retired Paul Sweeney GlasgowRegion 2021 Serving Elaine ThomsonAberdeen North Constituency19992003Defeated Mercedes VillalbaNorth East ScotlandRegion20212026Retired Mike Watson Glasgow CathcartConstituency 1999 2005 Resigned Ian Welsh AyrConstituency 1999 1999 Resigned Karen WhitefieldAirdrie and ShottsConstituency19992011Defeated Martin Whitfield South ScotlandRegion 20212026Defeated David Whitton Strathkelvin and BearsdenConstituency 2007 2011 Defeated Allan Wilson Cunninghame NorthConstituency 1999 2007 Defeated Jenny YoungCentral Scotland and Lothians WestRegion2026Serving

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External links Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), on the Scottish Parliament website Scottish Labour