Changes
During the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs, and replacement MSPs were elected in by-elections. Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs, with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election.
| Date | Constituency/Region | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 1999 | Lothians | Presiding Officer | Liberal Democrats | David Steel is elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from his party. | ||
| 21 December 1999 | Ayr | Labour | Ian Welsh resigns from Parliament, citing family reasons. | |||
| 16 March 2000 | Ayr | Conservative | John Scott wins the Ayr by-election. | |||
| 11 October 2000 | Glasgow Anniesland | Labour | Donald Dewar dies. | |||
| 23 November 2000 | Glasgow Anniesland | Labour | Bill Butler hold Dewar's seat at the by-election | |||
| 14 May 2001 | Banff and Buchan | SNP | Alex Salmond resigns from the Scottish Parliament to become SNP leader in the House of Commons at Westminster | |||
| 07 June 2001 | Banff and Buchan | SNP | Stewart Stevenson hold Salmond's seat at the by-election. | |||
| 01 May 2002 | Glasgow | Independent | SNP | Dorothy-Grace Elder resigns from the SNP and sits as an Independent. | ||
| 28 January 2003 | Lothians | Independent | SNP | Margo MacDonald is expelled from the SNP and sits as an Independent. | ||
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