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.
Members elected to the Scottish Parliament on 5 May 2016
The Queen speaking at the opening ceremony
Image: Jeremy Balfour MSP
Image: Michelle Ballantyne MSP
2016 Scottish Parliament election
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary election in Scotland in which 16 and 17 year olds were eligible to vote, under the provisions of the Scottish Elections Act. It was also the first time the three largest parties were led by women.
Image: Nicola Sturgeon election infobox 3
Image: Kezia Dugdale 2016 (cropped)
Image: Scottish Green Leadership 2016
Image: Official Portrait of Willie Rennie MSP