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Scottish Election 2021: How has the parliament changed since 1999?


Scottish Election 2021: How has the parliament changed since 1999?
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Six Scottish parliamentary elections have now been held since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
In the past two elections, the SNP has fallen just short of the 65 seats needed for a majority – after winning 69 in the 2011 election.
Prior to this, a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats made up the government.
The system for Scottish elections is the Additional Member System (AMS), where voters are given two votes. The first vote is for constituency – where single MSPs are elected by first-past-the post. The second is for region seats, where seven MSPs are elected by closed list. ....

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Scottish Election history: How has the parliament changed since 1999?


Updated: May 9, 2021, 9:52 pm
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Six Scottish parliamentary elections have now been held since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.
In the past two elections, the SNP has fallen just short of the 65 seats needed for a majority – after winning 69 in the 2011 election.
Prior to this, a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats made up the government.
The system for Scottish elections is the Additional Member System (AMS), where voters are given two votes. The first vote is for constituency – where single MSPs are elected by first-past-the post. The second is for region seats, where seven MSPs are elected by closed list. ....

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How a vote count blunder almost cost the SNP its 2007 breakthrough


How a vote count blunder almost cost the SNP its 2007 breakthrough
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The tension was palpable for those inside Inverness Leisure Centre the last time Scotland waited with bated breath for regional list results to be declared.
With Labour and the SNP locked in the tightest of races, the eyes of the nation fell on the Highland capital as Holyrood’s final seven MSPs were named on May 4, 2007.
Late in the afternoon, rumours began to circulate that Alex Salmond’s bid to become first minister was all over, and that Labour had done enough to remain in power.
Returning officer Arthur McCourt had taken the candidates aside to tell them that four Labour MSPs had been elected on the list, alongside two Tories and one Green. ....

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