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 Colours on map indicate the party allegiance of each constituency's MP. |
This is a list of the 72 members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Scottish constituencies for the Forty-Ninth parliament of the United Kingdom (1983 to 1987) at the 1983 United Kingdom general election.
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 41 | |
| Alliance | 8 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2 | |
| Conservative Party | 21 | |
| Total | 72 | |
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