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| Newly-elected Tory MPs quit Holyrood for Westminster | Newly-elected Tory MPs quit Holyrood for Westminster |
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| Two newly-elected Conservative MPs have resigned their seats in the Scottish Parliament. | Two newly-elected Conservative MPs have resigned their seats in the Scottish Parliament. |
| Douglas Ross and Ross Thomson were both elected to Holyrood in 2016 but then won seats at Westminster in the snap general election. | Douglas Ross and Ross Thomson were both elected to Holyrood in 2016 but then won seats at Westminster in the snap general election. |
| Both are list MSPs, so will be replaced by fellow Conservatives. | Both are list MSPs, so will be replaced by fellow Conservatives. |
| Scotland is sending a total of 22 new MPs to Westminster following the election, alongside 37 re-elected incumbent members. | Scotland is sending a total of 22 new MPs to Westminster following the election, alongside 37 re-elected incumbent members. |
| Meanwhile, Rachael Hamilton is being sworn in as a Conservative MSP for the second time in the current term, having quit her list seat to successfully contest the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election on the same day as the general election. | Meanwhile, Rachael Hamilton is being sworn in as a Conservative MSP for the second time in the current term, having quit her list seat to successfully contest the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire by-election on the same day as the general election. |
| In last Thursday's general election, the Conservatives won 13 seats north of the border, their best return since 1983. | In last Thursday's general election, the Conservatives won 13 seats north of the border, their best return since 1983. |
| Mr Ross won the Moray constituency from the SNP's depute leader and Westminster group leader Angus Robertson, while Mr Thomson took Aberdeen South from Callum McCaig. | Mr Ross won the Moray constituency from the SNP's depute leader and Westminster group leader Angus Robertson, while Mr Thomson took Aberdeen South from Callum McCaig. |
| Both men were formerly councillors, on Moray and Aberdeen City councils respectively, and have gone from local politics to Holyrood to Westminster in just over a year. | |
| The Scottish Parliament's additional member system means the two list MSPs will be replaced by Conservative party colleagues. | The Scottish Parliament's additional member system means the two list MSPs will be replaced by Conservative party colleagues. |
| To replace Mr Ross, Jamie Halcro-Johnston is next on the Highlands list, having failed to win a seat in Orkney and Shetland in the general election. | To replace Mr Ross, Jamie Halcro-Johnston is next on the Highlands list, having failed to win a seat in Orkney and Shetland in the general election. |
| Tom Mason, who is currently depute provost of Aberdeen City Council, is expected to take Mr Thomson's place from the North East list. | Tom Mason, who is currently depute provost of Aberdeen City Council, is expected to take Mr Thomson's place from the North East list. |
| Mr Mason is the final name on the list, with all of the other candidates having been elected either to Holyrood or Westminster - or, in one case, left the party. If a party runs out of regional list members, then the seat is left empty for the duration of the parliament. | Mr Mason is the final name on the list, with all of the other candidates having been elected either to Holyrood or Westminster - or, in one case, left the party. If a party runs out of regional list members, then the seat is left empty for the duration of the parliament. |