Meet your new MSPs

Aberdeenshire West
Alexander Burnett, Conservative
Worked in Azerbaijan before returning home to follow his passion for conservation and renewable energy.
Did you know? He mocked up a vow for Nicola Sturgeon while campaigning. It read: “I will/will not continue to fight for independence every day. (please delete as appropriate).”

Airdrie and Shotts
Alex Neil, SNP
A Holyrood grandee, having joined in 1999. Was made cabinet secretary for social justice, communities and pensioners’ rights in Nicola Sturgeon’s last reshuffle.
Did you know? Labour’s Jackie Baillie dismissed him as a “pantomime dame” in a parliamentary debate.

Almond Valley
Angela Constance, SNP
Third term at Holyrood, most recently serving as education secretary.
Did you know? On the BBC she stumbled over her words and requested that the live interview be restarted.

Angus North and Mearns
Mairi Evans, SNP
Has been a councillor for Brechin and Edzell ward.
Did you know? Laid on a prosecco afternoon as a way of meeting voters.

Angus South
Graeme Dey, SNP
Elected in 2011 after a tricky start to his SNP career — the party twice ignored his membership request.
Did you know? He enjoys swimming and golf and is a former sports editor of The Courier in Dundee.

Argyll and Bute
Michael Russell, SNP
Elected as an additional member for the South of Scotland in 1999. Since 2011, he has been the MSP for Argyll and Bute.
Did you know?He has described the flag on Edinburgh castle as an “awful mutant tablecloth”.

Ayr
John Scott, Conservative
A farmer who was deputy presiding officer in the previous Holyrood parliament.
Did you know? He objected to changes to British summer time, saying Britons didn’t want to do their Christmas shopping in the dark at 10am.

Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Stewart Stevenson, SNP
An SNP member since 1961 but didn’t enter parliament until 2001, when he succeeded Alex Salmond in Banff and Buchan.
Did you know? He is a prolific public speaker with a love of Robert Burns.

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Gail Ross, SNP
Makes her Holyrood debut after cutting her teeth as a Highland councillor for Wick.
Did you know? Represents the most northern constituency on the British mainland.

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Jeane Freeman, SNP
Founding member of Women for Independence.
Did you know? She was awarded an OBE in 1996 for her services to rehabilitating offenders.

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
Keith Brown, SNP
Former Royal Marine who entered Holyrood in 2007. He was cabinet secretary for infrastructure, investment and cities.
Did you know? He wrote a will before taking part in the Battle of Two Sisters during the Falklands conflict.

Clydebank and Milngavie
Gil Paterson, SNP
Has held this seat since 2011, but first came to Holyrood in 1999 as a beneficiary of the Central Scotland regional list.
Did you know? Aged 73, he lists snowboarding and skiing among his hobbies.

Clydesdale
Aileen Campbell, SNP
Has served as minister for local government and planning and minister for children and young people.
Did you know? Was the first Scottish government minister to take maternity leave.

Coatbridge and Chryston
Fulton MacGregor, SNP
Gained his stripes as a councillor in North Lanarkshire.
Did you know? He was recorded complaining that party in-fighting made him “feel physically sick”.

Cowdenbeath
Annabelle Ewing, SNP
Left Westminster after a four-year stint in 2005 but it wasn’t until 2011 that she was elected to Holyrood.
Did you know? When she was promoted to government, Liam McArthur, the Lib Dem, said that his blood “ran cold”.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Jamie Hepburn, SNP
Made minister for sport, health improvement and mental health in 2014.
Did you know? The avid Partick Thistle fan’s childhood hero was Chic Charnley.

Cunninghame North
Kenneth Gibson, SNP
He has been in and out of Holyrood since 1999.
Did you know? His wife is the SNP MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, Patricia Gibson.

Cunninghame South
Ruth Maguire, SNP
A relative political novice, becoming a councillor in 2012.
Did you know? Runs her own therapy business.

Dumbarton
Jackie Baillie, Labour
In the previous parliament, she was the shadow health minister and the shadow social justice and welfare minister.
Did you know? She has a penchant for Scottie dogs, and was very excited by the breed’s appearance at the opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Dumfriesshire
Oliver Mundell, Conservative
Son of David Mundell, the secretary of state for Scotland, he was a parliamentary aide to Geoffrey Cox, QC, the MP for Torridge & West Devon.
Did you know? He had to ask Ruth Davidson to prevent his father from blocking a career in politics. She told the senior Mundell that his 26-year-old son was “a grown man”.

Dunfermline
Shirley-anne Somerville, SNP
Returns to Holyrood after a five-year hiatus.
Did you know? Was voted the sexiest potential MSP when campaigning in 2007.

Dundee City East
Shona Robison, SNP
Fifth term at Holyrood. Since 2014 she has been the cabinet secretary for health, wellbeing and sport.
Did you know? Her victory means that Dundee East continues to be governed by a couple. Her husband, Stewart Hosie, is MP for the area.

Dundee City West
Joe Fitzpatrick, SNP
Appointed to Alex Salmond’s Holyrood cabinet in 2012 as minister for parliamentary business, he kept the position under Nicola Sturgeon.
Did you know? He said the naming of a Thai condom, called Tom Dundee, would hopefully inspire more Asian tourists to the banks of the Tay.

East Kilbride
Linda Fabiani, SNP
An MSP since 1999. Was minister for Europe, external affairs and culture, and minister for Gaelic between 2007 and 2009.
Did you know? She was given the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, an Italian knighthood, in 2007.

East Lothian
Iain Gray, Labour
Interim leader of Scottish Labour between Jim Murphy and Kezia Dugdale, he taught physics in Scottish schools before a stint in Mozambique.
Did you know? Brushed off threats from Scottish Resistance, saying they were nothing compared to time he spent in the killing fields of Cambodia.

Eastwood
Jackson Carlaw, Conservative
The Scottish Tory deputy leader and car salesman has been standing in elections for the Tories since 1982.
Did you know? His reputation took a pounding in 2005, when before the launch of the Conservative manifesto he told racist jokes to warm up the audience.

Edinburgh Central
Ruth Davidson, Conservatives
Leader of the Scottish Tories and former member of the Territorial Army, she didn’t join the party until 2009.
Did you know? At the age of five she was run over by a truck and suffered a broken leg, pelvis and a severed artery in her thigh.

Edinburgh Eastern
Ash Denham, SNP
Heads the campaign team for Common Weal.
Did you know? Was criticised when it was revealed her children attended private school.

Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Ben Macpherson, SNP
Has practised as a lawyer and worked in the renewable energy and financial fields.
Did you know? He is a former Labour party member who cites the Iraq war as a reason for leaving the party.

Edinburgh Pentlands
Gordon MacDonald, SNP
In the last parliament he was the vice-convener of the SNP parliamentary group.
Did you know? He was an accountant for Lothian Buses.

Edinburgh Southern
Daniel Johnson, Labour
One of the re-founding members of the Scottish Fabian Society,
Did you know? He owns the Studio One and Paper Tiger gift shops in Edinburgh, the first independent stores in the capital to pay the living wage.

Edinburgh Western
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Lib Dems
Had his first job at the age of ten picking fruit. He has also previously worked in the voluntary sector.
Did you know? Such was his dedication when campaigning in 2011, he developed scurvy due to skipping meals when knocking on doors.

Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
John Lamont, Conservatives
Previously stood for the Scottish Conservatives at the 2005, 2010 and 2015 Westminster elections. He is the party’s chief whip.
Did you know? He was the first British politician to complete an “ironman” triathlon, finishing 555th out of 2,000 competitors.

Falkirk East
Angus MacDonald, SNP
Has been a member of the public petitions committee and the rural affairs, climate change and environment committee.
Did you know? Became the youngest justice of the peace in Scotland in 1992.

Falkirk West
Nichael Matheson, SNP
Was made the cabinet secretary for justice in 2014.
Did you know? An elderly couple were left to pick up the bill for one of his leaflets because it didn’t have a stamp.

Galloway and West Dumfries
Finlay Carson, Conservatives
The Galloway and Dumfries councillor was raised on his parents’ farm and also works as an IT consultant.
Did you know? Campaigned for election in a “battle bus”, a Volkswagen Passat estate with loudspeakers attached to the roof.

Glasgow Anniesland
Bill Kidd, SNP
Chief whip in the Scottish government since 2012.
Did you know? Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize because of his campaigning against nuclear weapons. Faces competition from the Pope and Donald Trump.

Glasgow Cathcart
James Dornan, SNP
Was the SNP deputy whip.
Did you know? Stood down as an SNP candidate at a 2009 by-election when it was revealed he had used a “protected trust deed” to keep creditors at bay.

Glasgow Kelvin
Sandra White, SNP
An MSP since 1999. Was the deputy convener of the public petitions committee.
Did you know? The SNP was forced to apologise on her behalf after she retweeted an antisemitic cartoon.

Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Bob Doris, SNP
In parliament since 2007 and has convened the cross-party racial equality group.
Did you know? Emailed Glasgow city council regarding flooding in his constituency last year and received more than 200 automated replies.

Glasgow Pollok
Humza Yousaf, SNP
When elected in 2011 aged 25, he was the youngest MSP.
Did you know? He owns a motorbike, which he can sometimes be spotted riding while wearing a kilt.

Glasgow Provan
Ivan McKee, SNP
Became involved with the SNP during the independence referendum. Has a 30-year international business career.
Did you know? When Tony Blair offered £1,000 to 106 Labour candidates before last year’s general election, the former member of the Labour party donated £1,000 to five SNP candidates.

Glasgow Shettleston
John Mason, SNP
Was elected to Westminster for Glasgow East until 2010, and then MSP for Glasgow Shettleston from 2011.
Did you know? He was criticised after tabling a motion that no person should be forced to vote on gay marriage.

Glasgow Southside
Nicola Sturgeon, SNP
Began her illustrious Holyrood career as a regional member for Glasgow in 1999, before taking over Glasgow Govan in 2007 and Glasgow Southside in 2011.
Did you know?Her younger sister once said that the SNP leader used to chop the hair off her Barbie dolls. She didn’t, they were Sindy dolls.

Greenock and Inverclyde
Stuart Mcmillan, SNP
Third term as an MSP, having been elected to Holyrood as an additional member for the West of Scotland in both 2007 and 2011.
Did you know? Plays bagpipes for the London Scottish Pipes and Drums.

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Christina McKelvie, SNP
Third term at Holyrood, after becoming a member for Central Scotland in 2007.
Did you know? During the independence referendum, when JK Rowling was receiving abuse online, she argued it was part of a wider conspiracy by MI5 to derail the Yes campaign.

Inverness and Nairn
Fergus Ewing, SNP
Served as minister for business, energy and tourism in the previous government.
Did you know? He is a member of the Lomond Mountain Rescue team.

Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Willie Coffey, SNP
Held the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency from 2007 to 2011.
Did you know? Defended the people featured on the BBC television show The Scheme, which highlighted the poverty within his constituency.

Kirkcaldy
David Torrance, SNP
A councillor for the area since 1995 and, since 2011, its MSP.
Did you know? A Better Together campaigner allegedly took him by the throat as he enjoyed a pint at the Novar bar in Kirkcaldy in 2014.

Linlithgow
Fiona Hyslop, SNP
Was cabinet secretary for culture, Europe and external affairs in the previous government.
Did you know? Accused of cronyism last year after giving T in the Park organisers a £150,000 funding boost.

Midlothian North and Musselburgh
Colin Beattie, SNP
In 2006, at 54, he took early retirement to focus on being elected to Midlothian council. He is national treasurer of the SNP.
Did you know? He travelled the world as a banker and lists travelling as a hobby, along with “gardening (badly)”.

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
Christine Grahame, SNP
A solicitor, she entered parliament from the South of Scotland regional seat.
Did you know? She has professed the innocence of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Jenny Gilruth, SNP
Was a head of department at a Fife secondary school.
Did you know? Described on the Rate My Teacher website as both a wonderful teacher but a bit prone to sarcasm.

Motherwell and Wishaw
Clare Adamson, SNP
Originally elected as MSP in 2011 for the Central Scotland regional list.
Did you know? Before her election as a councillor in 2007, she had a 20-year career in IT.

Moray
Richard Lochhead, SNP
Has been the cabinet secretary for rural affairs, food and environment since 2007.
Did you know? In 2000, he was placed under quarantine at Holyrood. He had a bout of chickenpox.

Na h-Eileanan an iar
Alasdair Allan, SNP
Minister for learning, science and Scotland’s languages in the previous government.
Did you know? He was once hugged by Russell Brand during a TV appearance.

North East Fife
Willie Rennie, Lib Dems
The Lib Dem leader was born in Strathmiglo, the Fife village where his family ran the local shop. He once worked for the now dissolved Scottish communications company McEwan Purvis.
Did you know? He was a runner-up in the 2006 Scottish coal-carrying championships.

Orkney Islands
Liam McArthur, Lib Dems
He spent a year in education in Mexico as part of the international AFS programme.
Did you know? He lists one of his proudest achievements as playing in an overseas football derby — the Orkney Islands v Shetlands Islands. He didn’t disclose the score.

Paisley
George Adam, SNP
Has campaigned for the SNP in Paisley since the Eighties but it wasn’t until 2011 that he was elected as an MSP.
Did you know? Once on a trip to Greenock, the St Mirren fan replied to a comment that he would need a passport to get in and out by saying he would also need “jabs”.

Perthshire North
John Swinney, SNP
First elected to Holyrood while an MP at Westminster for Tayside North.
Did you know? In 2001, he had to stand down as a Westminster MP to avoid splitting his time as both an MP and an MSP.

Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Roseanna Cunningham, SNP
Has been an MSP in Perth since 1999.
Did you know? Nicknamed “Republican Rose” due to her opposition to the monarchy.

Renfrewshire North and West
Derek Mackay, SNP
Minister for transport and islands in previous government.
Did you know? Once joked: “The problem with political jokes is that they often get elected.”

Renfrewshire South
Tom Arthur, SNP
First entry to politics. Has worked as a keyboardist and as a freelance piano teacher.
Did you know?On the campaign trail, he had a canine mascot in the form of Mimi, the “SNPug”.

Rutherglen
Clare Haughey, SNP
A mental health nurse who was divisional convener for Unison.
Did you know? Her political icon is Mary Barbour, the activist known for the Red Clydeside movement.

Shetland
Tavish Scott, Lib Dems
From 2005 until 2007 he was the minister for transport and telecommunications before leading the Scottish Lib Dems from 2008 until 2011.
Did you know? He has stated there should be recognition of the desire for independence — of Shetland.

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Kate Forbes, SNP
Stepping into the shoes of Dave Thompson, whom she worked for as a researcher.
Did you know? She is fluent in Gaelic.

Stirling
Bruce Crawford, SNP
An MSP since 1999. From 2011 to 2012 he was the cabinet secretary for parliament and government strategy.
Did you know? A member of the Tartan Army.

Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Rona Mackay, SNP
Parliamentary assistant to Gil Paterson for past eight years.
Did you know? Her campaign song was a version of Bryan Ferry’s hit Let’s Stick Together, which was changed to include lyrics suggesting voting for her.

Uddingston and Bellshill
Richard Lyle, SNP
He previously worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland and joined the SNP in 1966, being elected in 2011.
Did you know? In 2014 his expense claim provoked anger. He asked the taxpayer for £1.80 for a chip shop supper.

Regions

Glasgow

Adam Tomkins, Conservative
Was constitutional adviser to the Scotland Office and David Mundell, secretary of state for Scotland.
Did you know? A popular blogger, he has described the SNP as a cult.

Annie Wells, Conservative
A food retail manager, she was born and raised in Glasgow.
Did you know? She kept fuelled for the final days of the election campaign on pizza with chips and brown sauce.

Patrick Harvie, Green
Co-convener of the Scottish Green party.
Did you know? He was the first openly bisexual party leader in the UK.

Anas Sarwar, Labour
Son of the first Muslim MP, Mohammad Sarwar. From 2010 to 2015 he served as an MP for Glasgow Central.
Did you know? In 2013 at the British Muslim Awards he won Politician of the Year.

Johann Lamont, Labour
Resigned from the top position within the party in 2014 claiming the Westminster party was undermining her attempts at reform.
Did you know? Said in 2014 that Scots weren’t “genetically programmed to make political decisions”.

James Kelly, Labour
Lost the Labour stronghold of Rutherglen, which had been a red seat since 1999.
Did you know? Was escorted out of Holyrood last year after refusing to sit down 11 times.

Pauline McNeill, Labour
An executive member of the Palestine Alliance.
Did you know? She was the first woman to represent her colleagues on the Officer’s National Committee.

Highlands & Islands

Douglas Ross, Conservatives
Dairy farmer who stood in the 2010 and 2015 Westminster elections.
Did you know? He was the linesman as Rangers beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final last month.

Edward Mountain, Conservative
Farmer and former soldier who served in Germany, Spain, Uganda and Cyprus.
Did you know? He has a combative style that has seen him go head to head with the SNP.

Donald Cameron, Conservative
Lawyer who has stood for the party at the 2010 and 2015 Westminster elections.
Did you know? Billed himself as the nicely rhyming “Tory in Balamory” when canvassing.

John Finnie, Green
Has flitted between the Greens and being an Independent.
Did you know? He is a former police officer whose police dog saw off an armed assailant.

Rhoda Grant, Labour
Worked for the trade union Unison and Highland regional council.
Did you know? A staunch campaigner on the re-writing of prostitution laws.

David Stewart, Labour
Chief whip of Scottish Labour from 2008 until 2011. Was MP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber from 1997 until 2005.
Did you know? When canvassing he was bitten on his backside by a dog.

Maree Todd, SNP
Spent most of her working life as a clinical pharmacist, specialising in psychiatry.
Did you know? A patient said “pharmacy’s loss was the Scottish parliament’s gain”.

Lothian

Miles Briggs, Conservative
Unsuccessful in the 2010 and 2015 Westminster elections.
Did you know? He went viral on Twitter during the campaign trail for scribbling a duck, which when turned sideways looked like a rabbit.

Gordon Lindhurst, Conservative
Advocate who has worked with charities in Romania.
Did you know? When standing for Westminster, his fellow Edinburgh advocate and SNP opponent, Joanna Cherry, jokingly pointed out that, unlike her, he wasn’t a QC.

Jeremy Balfour, Conservative
An Edinburgh councillor, he has worked as a solicitor.
Did you know? Hospitalised two weeks ago with a head injury.

Alison Johnstone, Green
Was a councillor in Edinburgh.
Did you know? She is a former East of Scotland running champion at 800m and 1200m.

Andy Wightman, Green
Author and co-founder of Reforesting Scotland.
Did you know? Took part in an awareness walk the week before the Duke of Buccleuch was due to impose entry fees for the Dalkeith Estate.

Kezia Dugdale, Labour
Leader of Scottish Labour since 2015.
Did you know? Her father is Jeff Dugdale (@jefforbited), who is known for his nationalist views and tweets about his daughter’s political activities.

Neil Findlay, Labour
Campaign leader in Scotland for Jeremy Corbyn’s successful bid to be Labour leader.
Did you know? Faced disciplinary action from the presiding officer earlier this year after shouting “liar” at Nicola Sturgeon during a debate.

Central

Richard Leonard, Labour
A former election agent in Stirling, he has worked at several tiers of the party.
Did you know? He is secretary of the Keir Hardie Society.

Monica Lennon, Labour
Was a finalist in the UK Young Planner of the Year award in 2012.
Did you know? In a newspaper column she said “bigger was better”. She was talking about Cadbury Creme Eggs, which had shrunk in size.

Mark Griffin, Labour
Former member of the Territorial Army was elected to Holyrood in 2011.
Did you know? At 25, he was the youngest MSP on record.

Elaine Smith, Labour
Was one of two deputy presiding officers in the previous parliament.
Did you know? Celebrated her birthday on Thursday by remaining an MSP.

Margaret Mitchell, Conservative
Her party’s justice spokeswoman lost out to Ruth Davidson for the leadership.
Did you know? Compared herself to Barack Obama during that campaign.

Graham Simpson, Conservative
The journalist has been a Tory councillor for South Lanarkshire since 2007.
Did you know? Signed on the dole after leaving school.

Alison Harris, Conservative
Runs her own accountancy firm in Falkirk.
Did you know? She achieved her lifelong dream by kissing Jimmy Osmond at the Playhouse at Christmas.

Mid Scotland & Fife

Murdo Fraser, Conservative
The Conservatives’ shadow spokesman for finance, enterprise, energy and tourism.
Did you know? After the death of Jean-Claude Duvalier, the Haitian dictator, in 2014, he tweeted: “Baby Doc Duvalier has died. Unlike Alex Salmond, who is alive. No comparison between the two.”

Elizabeth Todd, Conservative
Campaign manager for Murdo Fraser in his unsuccessful attempt to be Scottish Conservative leader in 2011.
Did you know? At 41 she was the oldest player to play a one-day international cricket match for Scotland, male or female.

Dean Lockhart, Conservative
Was once first secretary at the British embassy in Manila.
Did you know? He planned ahead for his parliamentary role, recently buying a £1 million townhouse in Edinburgh.

Alexander Stewart, Conservative
Deputy leader of the Scottish Conservative group of councillors.
Did you know? Branded a Perth Christmas market a “fiasco”, but he wasn’t being a total Grinch — local shopkeepers claimed that the event cost them money.

Alex Rowley, Labour
Scottish Labour deputy leader and a former head of Fife council.
Did you know? Is close friends with Gordon Brown, for whom he worked as constituency manager.

Claire Baker, Labour
Worked as a researcher for the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group and Amicus.
Did you know? During the campaign she had an initiative called “Coffee with Claire”. If she had followed the schedule she would have averaged a cup an hour.

Mark Ruskell, Green
While an MSP from 2003-2007 was deputy convener of the environment and rural development committee. More recently he has been a Stirling councillor.
Did you know? He was joined on the campaign trail by Bert, a retired greyhound.

North East

Alex Johnstone, Conservative
Was most recently shadow minister for transport, infrastructure and climate change.
Did you know? In 2010 his aide, Jim Millar, posted a video online of Hitler with subtitles as though it was Alex Salmond speaking.

Ross Thomson, Conservative
The Conservative group leader on Aberdeen council.
Did you know? Obsessed with sharks. His goal is to cage dive with great whites.

Peter Chapman, Conservative
A farmer who served for six years as a local director of the National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society.
Did you know? He was interviewed by reporters from Canada, Germany, Australia and the Netherlands during the independence referendum.

Liam Kerr, Conservative
An Aberdeen-based lawyer.
Did you know? Sold Christmas trees last year to support the Aberdeen 100 Round Table.

Jenny Marra, Labour
Was shadow minister for community safety and legal affairs and shadow minister for youth employment and deputy finance in the last parliament.
Did you know? Her uncle was Michael Marra, the late songwriter known as the Bard of Dundee.

Lewis Macdonald, Labour
Has a degree in African studies.
Did you know? Patron of the Aberdeen Supporters Trust.

Mike Rumbles, Lib Dems
The former soldier served in Northern Ireland, Germany and Gibraltar.
Did you know? He was a target of Adam Busby, a Scottish extremist who sent bullets in the mail as part of a campaign to get his father freed from jail.

South

Rachel Hamilton, Conservative
Campaigned for this election on the back of her “battle truck”, a Hilux pick-up brandishing her name.
Did you know? Her Twitter handle is @hotelierswife and she runs the Buccleuch Arms, which won Scottish Inn of the Year 2015.

Brian Whittle, Conservative
Former Olympic athlete who won a gold medal at the 1986 and 1994 European Athletics Championships in the 4x400m relay.
Did you know? Ran the final leg of the 1986 race with one shoe.

Claudia Beamish, Labour
In the previous parliament she was the shadow minister for environment and climate change.
Did you know? Asked why the Scottish government did not pay tribute to David Bowie after the singer’s death.

Colin Smyth, labour
The former general secretary of the Scottish Labour party has become an MSP for the first time.
Did you know? He is a staunch Queen of the South fan.

Joan McAlpine, SNP
Was parliamentary liaison officer to the first minister.
Did you know? She was reprimanded for failing to turn up at Holyrood to ask a question she had tabled. She was eating lunch.

Emma Harper, SNP
Worked as an NHS nurse as well as in a Los Angeles hospital.
Did you know? Her general election campaigning in a Tory heartland made front page news in Sweden.

Paul Wheelhouse, SNP
Was minister for community safety and legal affairs in Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet.
Did you know? At the RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards 2015, he was named Politician of the Year.

West

Maurice Golden, Conservative
Vice-chairman of the Scottish Conservative party and works for Zero Waste Scotland.
Did you know? He dreams of starring in the television shows Lost and Prison Break.

Jamie Greene, Conservative
Says he wanted to better himself in life from his humble upbringing.
Did you know? Once received a tweet saying: “Hopefully you along with REDTORY will die with your voters.”

Maurice Corry, Conservative
A soldier for 38 years, he has more recently been a Helensburgh councillor.
Did you know? He served with the Black Watch in the Balkans.

Neil Bibby, Labour
Scottish Labour’s chief whip was a Renfrewshire councillor.
Did you know? In 2013 he hosted a five-a-side football tournament in Paisley to raise awareness of Fairtrade.

Mary Fee, Labour
Was convener of the equal opportunities committee in the previous parliament.
Did you know? To raise funds for her campaign, Ms Fee planned to host a “horror theme” disco night but it was cancelled.

Ken Macintosh, Labour
Had held the Eastwood constituency since 1999.
Did you know? Filmed his own version of “car pool karaoke”, in which a driver and passenger sing, during the campaign.

Ross Greer, Green
The youngest MSP at 21.
Did you know? In 2014, when Ukip earned its first MEP seat in Scotland, he tweeted: “This is a national f*** up.”