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1088:(2020–2021)
1073:(2008–2013)
1071:Colin Smyth
1067:(1999–2008)
1061:(1998–1999)
1059:Alex Rowley
1055:(1992–1998)
1049:(1988–1992)
1043:(1977–1988)
1034:(1939–1951)
1032:John Taylor
1028:(1932–1939)
1022:(1914–1931)
975:Alex Rowley
955:Anas Sarwar
941:(2000–2008)
935:(1999–2000)
908:Anas Sarwar
854:(2007–2008)
848:(2001–2007)
842:(2000–2001)
836:(1999–2000)
770:(2 seats),
766:(5 seats),
762:(9 seats),
692:Dundee West
682:Dundee East
662:Angus South
232:David Evans
114:1 June 2021
1676:Categories
1596:2018 Laird
1517:1999 Dewar
1371:Joani Reid
1351:Ian Murray
1306:Chris Kane
1296:John Grady
1141:Katy Clark
1126:Neil Bibby
1086:Drew Smith
878:Jim Murphy
747:Tess White
668:Karen Adam
658:Graeme Dey
510:11 October
426:29 October
265:References
179:Background
167:(MSP) for
86:8 May 2021
1530:2008 Gray
1001:–present)
914:–present)
858:Iain Gray
723:Liam Kerr
136:, England
99:Incumbent
71:Incumbent
1020:Ben Shaw
774:(1 seat)
420:BBC News
368:BBC News
341:BBC News
287:27 April
173:May 2021
1487:McLeish
825:Leaders
713:(Green)
568:in the
505:Twitter
282:FreeBMD
195:(UCU).
185:Bristol
134:Bristol
991:–2019)
981:–2017)
971:–2015)
961:–2014)
951:–2011)
904:–2021)
894:–2017)
884:–2015)
874:–2014)
864:–2011)
768:Labour
690:(SNP,
680:(SNP,
670:(SNP,
660:(SNP,
650:(SNP,
640:(Con,
630:(SNP,
620:(SNP,
610:(SNP,
600:(SNP,
400:31 May
320:16 May
189:Dundee
171:since
1631:is a
1481:Dewar
772:Green
749:(Con)
743:(Lab)
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731:(Con)
725:(Con)
719:(Con)
374:8 May
347:8 May
112:
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1633:stub
999:2020
989:2017
979:2015
969:2014
959:2011
949:2008
912:2021
902:2017
892:2015
882:2014
872:2011
862:2008
512:2023
428:2020
402:2021
376:2021
349:2021
322:2021
289:2024
230:and
220:whip
128:Born
56:for
760:SNP
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