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The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Following the election, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats formed the Scottish Executive, with Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) Donald Dewar becoming First Minister. The polling date for the second Scottish Parliament election was held on May 1, 2003. ...
A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ...
The Scottish Parliament (PÃ rlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ...
May 6 is the 125126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
The term Scottish Executive is used in two distinct but closely related senses. ...
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ...
Statue of Donald Dewar in Glasgows Buchanan Street The Right Honourable Donald Campbell Dewar (August 21, 1937 – October 11, 2000) was a Scottish politician and the first First Minister of Scotland after devolution in 1999. ...
The term First Minister refers to the leader of a cabinet United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the term First Minister was once used interchangeably with Prime Minister, as in Winston Churchills famous line: I did not become Her Majestys First Minister so that I might oversee the...
The Scottish National Party (SNP) had polled well in opinion polls running up to the election, gaining some 40% approval ratings and leading Labour, but this level of support was not maintained, and the SNP eventually polled behind Labour. The Conservatives failed to win a single constituency seat (as they had done in Scotland in the 1997 UK general election). In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (PÃ rtaidh NÃ iseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ...
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The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...
The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) and the Greens picked up unexpected additional mmeber seats. Robin Harper became the first ever Green parliamentarian in the history of the United Kingdom. Dennis Canavan, who had failed to become an approved Labour candidate, won the Falkirk West constituency as an independent candidate. This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ...
The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ...
The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ...
Robin Harper is a Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Scottish Green Party for the Lothians. ...
Dennis Canavan (born 1942) is a Scottish politician, and an indepedent member of the Scottish Parliament. ...
Falkirks location in Scotland Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Scotland, in the district of Falkirk. ...
For a full list of MSPs elected, see Members of the Scottish Parliament, 1999-2003. For lists of constituencies and regions, see Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions. This article is the first in the series 1999-2003, 2003-2007 The Scottish Parliament is composed of 129 Members (referred to as MSPs). ...
The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ...
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Constituency (First-Past-the-Post) results The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (PÃ rtaidh NÃ iseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ...
The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ...
Top up (Additional Member System) results The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...
In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (PÃ rtaidh NÃ iseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ...
The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ...
Party representation - Labour - 56 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
- SNP - 35 MSPs
- Conservative - 18 MSPs
- Liberal Democrat - 17 MSPs
- Scottish Green Party - 1 MSP
- SSP - 1 MSP
- Others (Dennis Canavan, Falkirk West) - 1 MSP
Falkirks location in Scotland Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in Scotland, in the district of Falkirk. ...
Party leaders in 1999 Statue of Donald Dewar in Glasgows Buchanan Street The Right Honourable Donald Campbell Dewar (August 21, 1937 – October 11, 2000) was a Scottish politician and the first First Minister of Scotland after devolution in 1999. ...
Alex Salmond MP Alexander Alex Elliot Anderson Salmond, born on Hogmanay, December 31, 1954 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, is the leader (or National Convener) of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ...
David McLetchie (born 6 August 1952) is a Scottish politician. ...
The Right Honourable Jim Wallace QC (born August 25, 1954 in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway) is a Scottish politician, first leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, first Deputy First Minister of the Scottish Executive, and and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney. ...
Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. ...
Robin Harper is a Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Scottish Green Party for the Lothians. ...
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