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List of Premiers to the Scottish House of Assembly
1985-1987: Janet Ray Michie (Alliance) [1]
def. Dennis Canavan (Labour), William McRae (Nationalist), Barry Henderson (Conservative)
1987-1991: Dennis Canavan (Labour) [2]
def. Janet Ray Michie (Alliance), Barry Henderson (Conservative), William McRae (Nationalist),
1991-1995: Dennis Canavan (Labour) [3]
def. Malcom Bruce (Alliance), Winnie Ewing (Nationalist), Barry Henderson (Conservative), various (Ind. Labour)
1995-1999: James White (Labour) [4]
def. Dick Douglas (Democratic) [5], Jackson Carlaw (Unionist) [6], Jim Wallace (Alliance), Neil MacCormick (Nationalist)
1999-????: David Mundell (Alliance) [7]
def. Stephen Maxwell (Democratic), Ian Lang (Labour), Jackson Carlaw (Unionist)
[1] Stood down from her MP seat to take an Assembly seat. As one of the lead Alliance MP's who shepherded through Scottish home rule, she was chosen as party leader and to serve as the first Premier after elections in 1985. While holding a plurality of seats, she had enough members that she could comfortably lead her party for the first two years. She and the First Alliance Government in Scotland were brought down by the Local Rate's Incident.
[2] Lead the First Labour Government in Scotland. Notably had difficult relations with the national Labour Party under Prime Minister Cook and earned quite a large amount of votes from disaffected Nationalist voters. Was almost assassinated in 1990.
[3] Lead the Second Labour Government in Scotland with a much reduced majority. Lead negotiations with Parliament over the proposed Scottish Senate, which was turned down in a 1994 referendum.
[4] One of the alleged "6 Bastards" who were influential in blocking Canavan from a third term as Premier, and ending his political career. Formed coalition with the rump Scottish Nationalists and the two Independents.
[5] Lead an exodus of left-wing Nationalist Party members out to form a new party.
[6] Oversaw the independence of the Scottish Conservative Party as the Scottish Unionist Party, along the lines of the Bavarian Christian Social Union.
[7] Mundell won a narrow majority over the distant second, third, and fourth parties. Formed a coalition with the Unionists.
1985-1987: Janet Ray Michie (Alliance) [1]
def. Dennis Canavan (Labour), William McRae (Nationalist), Barry Henderson (Conservative)
1987-1991: Dennis Canavan (Labour) [2]
def. Janet Ray Michie (Alliance), Barry Henderson (Conservative), William McRae (Nationalist),
1991-1995: Dennis Canavan (Labour) [3]
def. Malcom Bruce (Alliance), Winnie Ewing (Nationalist), Barry Henderson (Conservative), various (Ind. Labour)
1995-1999: James White (Labour) [4]
def. Dick Douglas (Democratic) [5], Jackson Carlaw (Unionist) [6], Jim Wallace (Alliance), Neil MacCormick (Nationalist)
1999-????: David Mundell (Alliance) [7]
def. Stephen Maxwell (Democratic), Ian Lang (Labour), Jackson Carlaw (Unionist)
[1] Stood down from her MP seat to take an Assembly seat. As one of the lead Alliance MP's who shepherded through Scottish home rule, she was chosen as party leader and to serve as the first Premier after elections in 1985. While holding a plurality of seats, she had enough members that she could comfortably lead her party for the first two years. She and the First Alliance Government in Scotland were brought down by the Local Rate's Incident.
[2] Lead the First Labour Government in Scotland. Notably had difficult relations with the national Labour Party under Prime Minister Cook and earned quite a large amount of votes from disaffected Nationalist voters. Was almost assassinated in 1990.
[3] Lead the Second Labour Government in Scotland with a much reduced majority. Lead negotiations with Parliament over the proposed Scottish Senate, which was turned down in a 1994 referendum.
[4] One of the alleged "6 Bastards" who were influential in blocking Canavan from a third term as Premier, and ending his political career. Formed coalition with the rump Scottish Nationalists and the two Independents.
[5] Lead an exodus of left-wing Nationalist Party members out to form a new party.
[6] Oversaw the independence of the Scottish Conservative Party as the Scottish Unionist Party, along the lines of the Bavarian Christian Social Union.
[7] Mundell won a narrow majority over the distant second, third, and fourth parties. Formed a coalition with the Unionists.
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