SNP MSP Mairi Evans makes the affirmationpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Mairi Evans makes the affirmation.
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
SNP MSP Mairi Evans makes the affirmationpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
New SNP MSP Mairi Evans is next to take the oath or make the declarationpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
New SNP MSP Mairi Evans joins Holyrood representing Angus North and Mearns, despite losing over 9% of the share of the vote, as the Conservative share rose.
Image source, bbcImage caption, SNP MSP Mairi Evans
SNP MSP James Dornan makes the affirmationpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP James Dornan makes the affirmation.
SNP MSP James Dornanpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP James Dornan held Glasgow Cathcart, winning by nearly 10,000 votes.
Image source, bbcImage caption, SNP MSP James Dornan debating in the chamber last session
SNP MSP Bob Doris makes the solemn affimationpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Bob Doris makes the solemn affimation.
SNP MSP Bob Doris is nextpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Bob Doris is back having held Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn for his party and increasing the share of the vote by nearly 14%.
Image source, bbcImage caption, SNP MSP Bob Doris in the last session
SNP MSP Graeme Dey makes the affirmationpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Graeme Dey won Angus South for the SNP, despite losing nearly 10% of the vote share, in the face of a spirited Conservative challenge.
Mr Dey makes the affirmation.
New SNP MSP Ash Denham takes the oathpublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
New SNP MSP Ash Denham takes the oath.
New SNP MSP Ash Denham is next to take the oathpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Ash Denham is the new representative for Edinburgh Eastern, maintaining the party's share of the vote exactly.
Image source, bbcImage caption, New SNP MSP Ash Denham
Fair Work, Skills and Training Secretary Roseanna Cunningham makes the solemn affirmationpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Fair Work, Skills and Training Secretary Roseanna Cunningham makes the solemn affirmation.
Fair Work, Skills and Training Secretary Roseanna Cunningham is nextpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP and Fair Work, Skills and Training Secretary Roseanna Cunningham held Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, despite losing over 9% of her party's share of the vote.
Image source, bbcImage caption, Fair Work, Skills and Training Secretary Roseanna Cunningham
SNP MSP Bruce Crawford makes the affirmationpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Bruce Crawford makes the affirmation and get a laugh as he completes it by himself ahead of time.
SNP MSP Bruce Crawford is up nextpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP and Devolution Committee convener Bruce Crawford held Stirling with 16,303 votes.
Image source, bbcImage caption, SNP MSP Bruce Crawford
Conservative MSP Maurice Corry takes the oathpublished at 09:55 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Scottish Conservative MSP Maurice Corry arrives at Holyrood courtesy of the West of Scotland list.
That makes two Tory Maurices on the West of Scotland list, with Maurice Golden also winning through.
Maurice Corry opts to take the oath.
Education Secretary Angela Constance takes the oathpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Education Secretary Angela Constance takes the oath.
Education Secretary Angela Constance is up nextpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Education Secretary Angela Constance won Almond Valley by more than 8,000 votes.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Education Secretary Angela Constance
Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton makes an affirmationpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton makes an affirmation.
Scottish Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamiltonpublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Alex Cole-Hamilton won Edinburgh Western for the Scottish Lib Dems, taking the seat from the SNP, increasing his party's share of the vote by over 14%.
Mr Cole-Hamilton has been seeking election for the Lib Dems for over a decade - he was even featured on the front cover of the party's 2003 Holyrood manifesto.
Image source, bbcImage caption, A jubilant Alex Cole-Hamilton arms alfoft
He said: "This is a place that I've wanted to be for a long time. It's great to be here.
"Without an overall majority, the SNP can beheld to account, we can meaningfully scrutinise legislation, which arguably we didn't have in the last parliament."
SNP MSP Willie Coffey returns and takes the oathpublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
SNP MSP Willie Coffey held Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley increasing his share of the vote to over 55%.
Mr Coffey opts to take the oath.
New Conservative MSP Peter Chapmanpublished at 09:51 British Summer Time 12 May 2016
Conservative MSP Peter Chapman will represent North East Scotland, alongside three other Tory colleagues.
Mr Chapman opts to take an oath of allegiance to the Queen.