1st Scottish Parliament
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| Legislative body | Scottish Parliament | ||
| Jurisdiction | Scotland | ||
| Meeting place | General Assembly | ||
| Term | 12 May 1999 – 31 March 2003 | ||
| Election | 1999 | ||
| Government | Dewar government McLeish government First McConnell government | ||
| Members | 129 | ||
| Presiding Officer | Sir David Steel | ||
| First Minister | Donald Dewar (1999–2000) Henry McLeish (2000–01) Jack McConnell (2001–03) | ||
| Deputy First Minister | Jim Wallace | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Alex Salmond (1999–2000) John Swinney (2000–03) | ||
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This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. Of the 129 members, 73 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation .
The 1999 election produced a hung parliament, with the Labour MSPs forming the largest minority. Consequently, they formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to form the first Scottish Executive.