129Total seats
58.2%Turnout
56Labour seats
Result
1Scottish Labour56 seats
2Scottish National Party35 seats
3Scottish Conservatives18 seats
4Scottish Liberal Democrats17 seats
5Scottish Greens1 seat
6Scottish Socialist Party1 seat
7Independent1 seat
What happened in 1999?
This was the first election to the reconvened Scottish Parliament. Labour emerged as the largest party with 56 seats.
Scottish Parliament elections use the Additional Member System: 73 constituency MSPs are combined with 56 regional MSPs. The two ballots mean constituency and regional vote shares are separate measures.
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