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image captionFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scotland's first female Muslim MSP Kaukab Stewart
A record number of women have been elected to the Scottish Parliament, with 58 female MSPs winning seats in the Holyrood election.
Women now represent 45% of Scotland's 129 MSPs.
There were 45 women in the last Scottish Parliament, with several parties fielding female candidates to replace MSPs standing down.
The SNP now has 34 women, Labour have 10, the Conservatives have eight, the Scottish Greens have five and the Lib Dems have one female MSP.
Labour sought to promote women by "zipping" candidates, alternating men and women on their regional lists.