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Under the provisions of the Scotland Act, 1998, regional members of the Scottish Parliament who resign, die or are otherwise disqualified are replaced by the next available and willing person of their original party's list, so no by-election occurs.^[1]

These are the changes that have occurred since the first elections in 1999.

List of regional list member changes

2021 - 2026 Parliamentary term

Region	Date	Incumbent	Party		Replacement	Party		Cause
Highlands and Islands	9 February 2024	Donald Cameron		Conservative	Tim Eagle		Conservative	Resignation following appointment to House of Lords
Mid Scotland and Fife	5 September 2022	Dean Lockhart		Conservative	Roz McCall		Conservative	Resignation (to pursue new opportunities)

2016 - 2021 Parliamentary term

Region	Date	Incumbent		Replacement		Cause
Lothian	15 July 2019 ^[2]	Kezia Dugdale	Labour	Sarah Boyack	Labour	Resignation (Appointment as director of the John Smith Centre for Public Service)
Highlands and Islands	13 June 2017	Douglas Ross	Conservative	Jamie Halcro Johnston	Conservative	Resignation (elected as MP)
North East Scotland	13 June 2017	Ross Thomson	Conservative	Tom Mason	Conservative	Resignation (elected as MP)
South Scotland	4 May 2017	Rachael Hamilton	Conservative	Michelle Ballantyne	Conservative	Resignation in order to contest Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
North East Scotland	7 December 2016	Alex Johnstone	Conservative	Bill Bowman	Conservative	Death

2011 – 2016 Parliamentary term

Region	Date	Incumbent		Replacement		Cause
Mid Scotland and Fife	11 January 2016	Richard Baker	Labour	Lesley Brennan	Labour	Resignation
Lothian	4 April 2014	Margo MacDonald	Independent	None (seat left vacant)	N/A	Death
Lothian	12 August 2013	David McLetchie	Conservative	Cameron Buchanan	Conservative	Death
North East Scotland	15 May 2013	Mark McDonald	SNP	Christian Allard	SNP	Resignation in order to contest Aberdeen Donside
Mid Scotland and Fife	7 December 2012	John Park	Labour	Jayne Baxter	Labour	Resignation to take up a post with the Community Trade Union

2007 – 2011 Parliamentary term

Region	Date	Incumbent	Party		Replacement	Party		Cause
Glasgow	6 February 2009	Bashir Ahmad		SNP	Anne McLaughlin		SNP	Death
Lothians	31 August 2007	Stefan Tymkewycz		SNP	Shirley-Anne Somerville		SNP	Resignation to concentrate on Edinburgh City Council work.

2003 – 2007 Parliamentary term

Region	Date	Incumbent		Replacement		Cause
Highlands and Islands	19 April 2006	Mary Scanlon	Conservative	Dave Petrie	Conservative	Resignation in order to contest Moray
North East Scotland	19 April 2006	Richard Lochhead	SNP	Maureen Watt	SNP	Resignation in order to contest Moray
South of Scotland	22 June 2005	David Mundell	Conservative	Derek Brownlee	Conservative	Resignation (elected as MP)
Mid Scotland and Fife	10 January 2005	Keith Raffan	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Arbuckle	Liberal Democrats	Resignation (citing health)

1999 – 2003 Parliamentary term

Region	Date	Incumbent	Party		Replacement	Party		Cause
Mid Scotland and Fife	14 August 2001	Nick Johnston		Conservative	Murdo Fraser		Conservative	Resignation (ill health)

References

^ "Candidate guide - Senedd election (Part 2b/6)" (PDF).
^ "Kezia Dugdale: Former Scottish Labour leader to quit Holyrood". BBC News. 29 April 2019.

[1] "Candidate guide - Senedd election (Part 2b/6)" (PDF).

[2] "Kezia Dugdale: Former Scottish Labour leader to quit Holyrood". BBC News. 29 April 2019.

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