The (''Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba'' in .
The Scottish Green Party benefits from the fact that the
British Government created a
Scottish Parliament , which includes an element of proportional representation in addition to the seats elected by first-past-the-post. In the first election to this Parliament, in
1999 , the Scottish Green Party got one
Member Of The Scottish Parliament (MSP) elected by proportional representation,
Robin Harper , the UK's first Green Parliamentarian. On
May 1 ,
2003
the Scottish Greens added six new MSPs to their previous total.
The Scottish Parliament is elected using the
Additional Member System of
Proportional Representation . Soon, local authorities in Scotland are to be elected using the
Single Transferable Vote system of proportional representation.
All of the Scottish Green Party's
Members Of The Scottish Parliament (MSP's) were elected under the list or "top-up" system of representation in the Parliament.
- Shiona Baird is co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party, and speaker on enterprise & lifelong learning, energy and waste. She is an MSP for North East Scotland and sits on the Enterprise, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee.
- Mark Ballard is Green speaker on finance and public services and sits on the Finance Committee. He is an MSP for the Lothians , the second Green MSP for that region. He also convenes the Parliamentary Group.
- Chris Ballance is an MSP for South Of Scotland , and Green speaker on nuclear, peace, arts, culture & tourism, and parliamentary business. He sits on the Procedures Committee.
- Robin Harper is Co-Convenor of the Scottish Green Party, Green speaker on education, young people and sport at Holyrood and the first Green MSP for the Lothians .
- Patrick Harvie is Green speaker on justice, communities, Europe and constitutional affairs at Holyrood, and sits on the Communities Committee which is currently dealing with private housing and will move onto reform of the planning system later in 2005. He is an MSP for Glasgow .
- Mark Ruskell is an MSP for Mid Scotland And Fife , Green speaker on the environment and fisheries, and co-convenor of the Parliament's Environment and Rural Development Committee. He leads the Green campaign for a Food Revolution and GM Liability.
- Eleanor Scott is an MSP for Highlands And Islands , and Green speaker on health, rural development and marine issues at Holyrood.
