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Encyclopedia > Scottish parliamentary election, 2007
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The third elections to the Scottish Parliament will be held in May, 2007. The polling date for the second Scottish Parliament election was held on May 1, 2003. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


There has been much speculation since the 2003 election that the current system of electing the 129 members will be changed from the Additional Members System (AMS) to one of the Single Transferable Vote (STV). The polling date for the second Scottish Parliament election was held on May 1, 2003. ... ... 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. ... The Single Transferable Vote, or STV, is a preference voting system designed to minimise wasted votes in multi-candidate elections while ensuring that votes are explicitly for candidates rather than party lists. ...


Others have suggested changing the balance of members from 73 elected First Past the Post and 56 through AMS (with 8 regions electing 7 members each), to one where each of the 59 new Scottish constituencies for Westminster elections elect 2 members each with a further 11 being elected off a national AMS list. The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... United Kingdom general elections are the elections held when the Members of Parliament (MPs) forming the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected. ...


The leaderships of the smaller parties that saw a substantial increase in their parliamentary representation (such as the SSP and the Greens) believe these moves are motivated by a desire to halt their growth and to remove them from being represented in parliament. 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. ...


There is currently a review of the electoral system for the Scottish Parliament being conducted at Westminster. It remains to be seen if a change will be proposed, or if the current system will remain in place for 2007. Westminster is the area located immediately to the west of the ancient City of London, in the centre of the wider conurbation of London. ...


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Scottish Parliament: Information from Answers.com (5917 words)
The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scots Pairlament) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland, in the Holyrood area of the capital Edinburgh.
Although the vote was 52% in favour of a Scottish Assembly, this figure did not equal the 40% of the total electorate threshold deemed necessary to pass the measure, as 32.9% of the eligible voting population had abstained from voting.
Elections for the Scottish Parliament were amongst the first in the United Kingdom to use a mixed member proportional representation (MMS) system.
The Electoral Commission : Your area : Scotland : Elections : Scottish elections 2007 (969 words)
Scottish Parliamentary general elections and elections to Scotland's 32 councils normally take place every four years on the first Thursday in May. The next elections for both the Parliament and councils are due to be held on 3 May 2007.
There are 73 constituency seats in the Scottish Parliament, which are elected using the first past the post system, and there are 56 regional members who are elected using the party list system (which provides an element of proportional representation to reflect the voting preferences of the electorate in a more representative manner).
The Scottish Executive is responsible for setting the policy framework, and the elections are run in each council area by a Returning Officer.
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