List of Scottish Socialist Party members of the Scottish Parliament

This is a list of Scottish Socialist Party MSPs. It includes all members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who have sat as Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) members of the Scottish Parliament.

A total of six people have served as SSP MPs. Tommy Sheridan was elected at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, and five more SSP MSP were elected at the 2003 election. Two of the MSPs left the party in August 2006, and all six MSPs were defeated at the May 2007 Scottish Parliament election.

List of MSPs NameConstituency or regionTypeStart yearEnd yearReason Rosemary Byrne South of ScotlandRegion 2003 2006 Left the SSPRosemary Byrne and Tommy Sheridan both reigned from the SSP in August 2006. In September 2006 they launched the new Solidarity party. Frances Curran West of ScotlandRegion 2003 2007 Defeated Colin Fox LothiansRegion 2003 2007 Defeated Rosie Kane GlasgowRegion 2003 2007 Defeated Carolyn Leckie Central ScotlandRegion 2003 2007 Defeated Tommy Sheridan GlasgowRegion 1999 2006 Left the SSP

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References

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