Composition of The Parliament
| Party | May 2003 election |
April 2007 dissolution |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Scottish Labour Party | 50 | 50 |
| Scottish National Party | 27 | 25 | |
| Scottish Conservative Party | 18 | 17 | |
| • | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 17 | 17 |
| Scottish Green Party | 7 | 7 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 6 | 4 | |
| Solidarity | 0 | 2 | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Independents | 3 | 5 | |
| Presiding Officer | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 129 | ||
| Total | 129 | ||
| Government Majority | 6 | 5 | |
Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
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