SANDRA White became the 13th SNP MSP to announce she was standing down before the Holyrood election next year.
The 12 others to date are: Bruce Crawford, Michael Russell, Gail Ross, Jeane Freeman, Aileen Campbell, Richard Lyle, Alex Neil, Gil Paterson, Stewart Stevenson, Roseanna Cunningham, Linda Fabiani and Angus MacDonald.
James Dornan, the Glasgow Cathcart MSP, originally planned to stand down saying he was ready to retire at 67. However, the politician later changed his mind.
Two other SNP MSPs are facing challenges in the selection process.
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SNP councillor Chris McEleny has thrown his hat in the ring for the party's nomination for Greenock and Inverclyde.
The sitting MSP is Stuart McMillan, who was first elected on the list in 2007 and then re-elected for the constituency in 2011 and 2016.
David Torrance, the SNP MSP for Kirkcaldy, is also facing an internal challenge.
Former SNP MP Roger Mullin, a member of the SNP's growth commission, is hoping to be selected.
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