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Scottish Parliament
Governs Scotland
Official website (parliament.scot) Report a problem with this page
Source: data.parliament.scot, checkedScottish Parliament in plain words
- What it can't do
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Legislates on devolved matters such as health, education, justice and local government. Matters listed as reserved to the UK Parliament, including defence, foreign affairs, immigration and most tax and social security, are outside its power.
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Who sits on it
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Presiding Officer
Chosen by the Scottish Parliament from among its members
- Kenneth Gibson Presiding Officer · since May 2026
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129 MSPs
Elected
See every MSP and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- Presiding Officer data.parliament.scot · checked
- Kenneth Gibson as Presiding Officer
en.wikipedia.org
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data.parliament.scot · checked - Member of the Scottish Parliament data.parliament.scot · checked
Sources
- data.parliament.scot · checked Authority Scottish Parliament exists per its own site; membership and offices per the cited legislation (Scotland Act 1998 / Government of Wales Act 2006 / Northern Ireland Act 1998), read 2026-10-12. For: Scottish Parliament
- legislation.gov.uk · checked Devolution statute cited in law_citation, legislation.gov.uk, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
- data.parliament.scot · checked Scottish Parliament open data API (members, MemberElectionConstituencyStatuses, MemberElectionRegionStatuses, MemberParties, Constituencies, Regions), read 2026-10-12: current 129 MSPs, constituency or region, party, start date. For: Presiding Officer, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Jack Middleton as MSP, Aberdeen Central, Stephen Flynn as MSP, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Jackie Dunbar as MSP, Aberdeen Donside and 127 more
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Kenneth Gibson elected Presiding Officer 14 May 2026, read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia and SPICe, because parliament.scot page not fetched. For: Kenneth Gibson as Presiding Officer
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020: first Thursday in May every five years; 1 May 2031. Fallback: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-12. For: General election, May 1, 2031
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