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MPs and MSPs
Your local Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and what they do.
Members of the Scottish Parliament
MSPs are Members of the Scottish Parliament. Each region of Scotland is represented by a number of MSPs.
MSPS are elected to serve a 5-year term. The last election was in 2021. The next election is due to be in May 2026.
Constituency MSPs
Our region is represented by 2 elected constituency MSPs.
Dumfriesshire
The MSP for Dumfriesshire is Craig Hoy MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Conservative and Unionist).
Galloway and West Dumfries
The MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries is Finlay Carson MSP – the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Conservative and Unionist).
Regional MSPs
Our region is also represented by 7 elected regional MSPs from the South Scotland region:
- Senga Beresford MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Reform UK)
- Duncan Dunlop MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
- Joe Fagan MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Labour)
- David Kirwood MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Reform UK)
- Jamie Langan MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Reform UK)
- Carol Mochan MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Labour)
- Laura Moodie MSP - the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Green Party)
What MSPs do
MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.
They deal with matters such as:
- agriculture
- economic development
- education
- health
- housing
- law and order
- sport and the arts
- tourism
- transport