In the Scottish Parliament , the party 's leader is Tavish Scott and the party is an opposition party with 16 out of 129 seats . The party has 11 seats out of 59 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and 1 out of 6 Scottish seats in the European Parliament . The Scottish Liberal Democrats currently hold 16 of 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament , 11 of 59 Scottish seats in the UK Parliament , and one of six Scottish seats in the European Parliament .