Andrew Baxter (politician)

Andrew Baxter
MSP
Andrew Baxter MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2026
Preceded by	Kate Forbes
Majority	950 (2.4%)
Personal details
Party	Scottish Liberal Democrats
Other political; affiliations	Scottish Conservatives (2017-2024)

Andrew Phillip Baxter is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch since 2026.^[1]

Before his election as MSP, Baxter was an independent councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan ward, elected in the 2017 Highland Council election, before joining the Scottish Conservatives and moving to Cromarty Firth, where he lost in 2022. In 2024, he joined the Scottish Liberal Democrats and competed in the 2024 Fort William and Ardnamurchan by-election, winning with 1,428 votes.^[2]

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Preceded by

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
2026–present

Incumbent

v t e Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Highlands and Islands region
Elected in the 2026 election
Constituency MSPs	Jenni Minto (SNP, Argyll and Bute) David Green (Lib Dem, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) Emma Roddick (SNP, Inverness and Nairn) Laura Mitchell (SNP, Moray) Donald MacKinnon (Lab, Na h-Eileanan an Iar) Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney Islands) Hannah Mary Goodlad (SNP, Shetland Islands) Andrew Baxter (Lib Dem, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch)
Additional members	Max Bannerman (Ref) Ariane Burgess (Green) Vic Currie (Ref) Tim Eagle (Con) Kristopher Leask (Green) Morven-May MacCallum (Lib Dem) Maree Todd (SNP)
SNP (5 seats), Liberal Democrats (4 seats), Greens (2 seats), Reform UK (2 seats), Conservative (1 seat), Labour (1 seat)

v t e Scottish Liberal Democrats
Leaders	Malcolm Bruce (1988–1992) Jim Wallace (1992–2005) Nicol Stephen (2005–2008) Tavish Scott (2008–2011) Willie Rennie (2011–2021) Alex Cole-Hamilton (2021–)
Deputy Leaders	Michael Moore (2002–2010) Jo Swinson (2010–2012) Alistair Carmichael (2012–2021) Wendy Chamberlain (2021–)
Presidents	Russell Johnston (1988–1994) Malcolm Bruce (2000–2015) Eileen McCartin (2016–2018) Willie Wilson (2018–2026) Caron Lindsay (2026–)
MSPs	Andrew Baxter Yi-pei Chou Turvey Alex Cole-Hamilton Sanne Dijkstra-Downie Duncan Dunlop David Green Adam Harley Morven-May MacCallum Liam McArthur Willie Rennie
MPs	Alistair Carmichael Wendy Chamberlain Christine Jardine Angus MacDonald Susan Murray Jamie Stone
Organisation	Association of Scottish Liberal Democrat Councillors and Campaigners Scottish Young Liberals
In Government	First Second
Leadership elections	1992 2005 2008 2011 2021