5th Scottish Parliament

5th Scottish Parliament
4th Scottish Parliament 6th Scottish Parliament
Members elected to the Scottish Parliament on 5 May 2016
Overview
Legislative bodyScottish Parliament
JurisdictionScotland
Meeting placeScottish Parliament Building
Term12 May 2016 – 5 May 2021[1]
Election2016
GovernmentSecond Sturgeon government
Members129
Presiding OfficerRt Hon Ken Macintosh
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Deputy First MinisterJohn Swinney
Leader of the OppositionRuth 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]

The Queen speaking at the opening ceremony
  1. ^ "Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ Vevers, Den (12 May 2016). "MSPs sworn in as Scottish Parliament resumes business". STV News. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Queen urges calm in 'challenging world'". BBC News. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.