Summary

  • MSPs were sworn in for the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament

  • All 129 members took either an oath or an affirmation in the well of the Holyrood chamber

  • The newly sworn-in MSPs elect Ken Macintosh as presiding officer

  • MSPs elect SNP MSP Linda Fabiani and SNP MSP Christine Grahame as deputy presiding officers

  1. New Tory MSP Liam Kerr makes the affirmationpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    New Conservative MSP Liam Kerr won through on the North East list.

    Liam Kerr

      Mr Kerr makes the affirmation of allegiance to the Queen.  

  2. Labour MSP James Kelly makes the affirmationpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    James Kelly

    Labour MSP James Kelly makes the affirmation.

    Tricia Marwick and James Kelly
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    Tricia Marwick resists the urge to tell James Kelly to sit 'doon' again

  3. Labour MSP James Kelly is back for morepublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Labour MSP James Kelly returns to the chamber on the Glasgow list

    Mr Kelly was rather famously ejected from the chamber last year by Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick.

    Labour MSP James KellyImage source, bbc
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    Labour MSP James Kelly

    James Kelly in unhappier times in the chamber, ejected by the presiding officerImage source, bbc
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    James Kelly in unhappier times in the chamber, ejected by the presiding officer

  4. Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone makes the affirmationpublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone makes the solemn affirmation.

    Alison Johnstone
  5. Alison Johnstone for the Greens up next this timepublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone will represent the Lothian region

    Scottish Green MSP Alison JohnstoneImage source, bbc
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    Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone

  6. Scottish Conservative Alex Johnstone takes the oathpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Scottish Conservative Alex Johnstone takes the oath.

    Alex Johnstone
  7. Tory MSP Alex Johnstone returnspublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone returns as list MSP for the North East Scotland.

    Tory MSP Alex JohnstoneImage source, bbc
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    Tory MSP Alex Johnstone

  8. Labour MSP Daniel Johnson makes the affirmationpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Labour MSP Daniel Johnson makes the affirmation.

    Daniel Johnson
  9. Scottish Labour MSP Daniel Johnson prepares to take the oath or make the affirmationpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Scottish Labour MSP Daniel Johnson bucked the trend by winning Edinburgh Southern from the SNP's Jim Eadie, with over 1,000 votes to spare. 

    Party leader Kezia Dugdale welcomes new MSP Daniel JohnsonImage source, bbc
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    Party leader Kezia Dugdale welcomes new MSP Daniel Johnson

  10. Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop makes the affirmationpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop makes the affirmation.

    Fiona Hyslop
  11. SNP MSP and Culture Secretary Fiona Hysloppublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    SNP MSP and Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop won her Linlithgow seat with by more than 9,000 votes. 

    SNP MSP Fiona HyslopImage source, bbc
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    SNP MSP Fiona Hyslop

  12. Mental Health Minister Jamie Hepburn makes the affirmation.published at 10:40 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Mental Health Minister Jamie Hepburn makes the affirmation.

    Jamie Hepburn
  13. SNP MSP and Mental Health Minister Jamie Hepburnpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    SNP MSP Jamie Hepburn won Cumbernauld and Kilsyth with ease, polling nearly 10,000 more votes than his nearest rival. 

    SNP MSP Jamie HepburnImage source, SNP
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    SNP MSP Jamie Hepburn

  14. SNP MSP Clare Haughey takes the oathpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    SNP MSP Clare Haughey takes the oath.

    Clare Haughey
  15. New face Clare Haughey, the SNP victor in Rutherglen, up nextpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    The clear winner in Rutherglen , externalwas the SNP's Clare Haughey with a nearly 7% increase in her party's share of the vote. 

    SNP MSP Clare HaugheyImage source, bbc
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    SNP MSP Clare Haughey

  16. New Conservative MSP Alison Harris takes the oathpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    New Conservative MSP Alison Harris won through on the Central Scotland list.  

    Ms Harris takes the oath. 

    Alison Harris
  17. New SNP MSP Emma Harper makes the affirmationpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    SNP MSP Emma Harper won through on the South of Scotland list. 

    Miss Harper makes the affirmation.

    She is told there is no Scots affirmation available.

    Emma Harper
  18. New Conservative MSP Rachael Hamilton takes the oathpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    New Conservative MSP Rachael Hamilton takes the oath.

    Rachael Hamilton
  19. New Tory MSP Rachael Hamiltion is up nextpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Scottish Conservative MSP Rachael Hamilton will represent the South of Scotland

    Ruth Davidson and Rachael HamiltonImage source, East Lothian Conservative and Unionists
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    Ruth Davidson and Rachael Hamilton

  20. Labour MSP Mark Griffin takes the oathpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 12 May 2016

    Labour MSP Mark Griffin takes the oath.

    Mark Griffin