4th Scottish Parliament

4th Scottish Parliament
3rd Scottish Parliament 5th Scottish Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyScottish Parliament
JurisdictionScotland
Meeting placeScottish Parliament Building
Term11 May 2011 – 24 March 2016
Election2011
GovernmentSecond Salmond government
First Sturgeon government
Members129
Presiding OfficerRt Hon Tricia Marwick
First Minister of ScotlandAlex Salmond (2011–14)
Nicola Sturgeon (2014–16)
Deputy First MinisterNicola Sturgeon (2011–14)
John Swinney (2014–16)
Leader of the OppositionIain Gray (2011)
Johann Lamont (2011–14)
Jackie Baillie (2014)
Kezia Dugdale (2014–15)
Iain Gray (2015)
Kezia Dugdale (2015–16)

This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the fourth Scottish Parliament at the 2011 general election. Of the 129 MSPs, 73 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation.

The 2011 general election produced an unexpected majority government with the governing Scottish National Party winning 69 seats, to the opposition Scottish Labour Party's 37 (down seven seats from the previous election). First Minister, Alex Salmond went on to form his second government.