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I disagree with the new page name , 4th Scottish Parliament could refer to list of acts etc --Barryob (Contribs) (Talk) 23:01, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"4th Scottish Parliament" cannot refer to the acts. It refers to the composition of the parliament as it was at the fourth formation, following the fourth election. However, I would not disagree with including a "list of acts approved by the 4th Scottish Parliament" in this article as a viable expansion. The reason I renamed this article was simple, in that the present title is more WP:CONCISE, and more accurate representation of the content contained within (as this is not just a list of MSPs, but also a record of the composition of the parliament). This terminology is standard in discussion of British and Scottish parliamentary history. See this book, for instance. RGloucester 23:24, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
but it is just a list of MSPs of the 4th session, the changes in composition go hand in hand with that Barryob (Contribs) (Talk) 16:12, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
A list of MPs, by definition, would include nothing more than a list of MPs. The composition of the parliament is not within the scope of a list of MPs. RGloucester 18:08, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
composition:"the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up." I plan on moving this back to it previous title which fits contents, 4th Scottish Parliament would be better suited to a more overarching pageBarryob (Contribs) (Talk) 22:44, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, exactly. The composition of the parliament is the composition of parliament. It is not a list of members. This article not only lists the members, but also lists the party composition of the parliament. This is the appropriate title for this overarching article, and any move back would be inappropriate and regressive per the WP:AT policy. Furthermore, I plan to expand the article. RGloucester 22:49, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]