Member of The Scottish Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Richard Simpson | Labour | ||
2003 | George Reid | Scottish National Party | ||
2007 | Keith Brown | |||
2011 | Constituency abolished: see Clackmannanshire and Dunblane |
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