List of by-elections to the Scottish Parliament


This is a list of by-elections to the Scottish Parliament, in reverse chronological order. These occur when a constituency seat becomes vacant, due to the death or resignation of a member. Where seats changed political party at the by-election, the result is highlighted: red for a Labour gain, yellow for a Scottish National Party gain, blue for a Conservative gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat gain, and grey for any other gain.
There were no by-elections in the 3rd Scottish Parliament term.

List of by-elections for constituency members

[5th Scottish Parliament] (2016–present)

!By-election !! Date !! Incumbent !!colspan=2| Party !! Winner !!colspan=2| Party !! Cause

[4th Scottish Parliament] (2011–16)

!By-election !! Date !! Incumbent !!colspan=2| Party !! Winner !!colspan=2| Party !! Cause

[2nd Scottish Parliament] (2003–07)

!By-election !! Date !! Incumbent !!colspan=2| Party !! Winner !!colspan=2| Party !! Cause

[1st Scottish Parliament] (1999–2003)

!By-election !! Date !! Incumbent !!colspan=2| Party !! Winner !!colspan=2| Party !! Cause