How does the Scottish election work?

Elections to the Scottish Parliament are carried out using the Additional Member Voting system. This voting system combines the traditional First Past the Post system (FPP) and Proportional Representation (PR). Voters have 2 votes in these elections. The first vote is to elect a person to be their Constituency Member.

Did SNP win in Scotland?

The election concluded with the SNP winning a fourth consecutive term in government, winning 64 seats and an increase of one. The SNP and the Greens, both of which support Scottish independence, won 72 of the 129 seats in the parliament.

Who has the right to vote in Scotland?

To vote in Scottish Parliament elections you must: be registered to vote at an address in Scotland. be 16 or over on the day of the election (‘polling day’) not be legally excluded from voting.

Can the SNP stand up for Scotland and remain in the EU?

The SNP has repeatedly proposed a compromise, Norway-style single market option that would minimise the damage caused by Brexit – but we’ve been ignored. Neither Labour nor the Tories can stand up for Scotland and our overwhelming vote to Remain in the EU.

How does proportional representation work in the Scottish Parliament?

The proportional representation system used for Holyrood elections essentially did its job of producing a parliament which roughly mirrors the way people voted as a whole across Scotland. The SNP took just under half of the vote, and won just under half of the seats in parliament.

How many seats did the SNP win with more than 50\%?

On that front, there were 29 seats where the SNP won more than 50\% of the vote – so much that even if the opposition clubbed together and backed one candidate, they would still not win. The Conservatives only had one seat with a margin this wide – Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire – and Labour had none.

What was the turnout for the EU referendum 2019?

However it still lags behind the levels recorded in recent general elections north of the border – turnout was 68.1\% for the Westminster election in December 2019 – and a good way off the massive engagement in the 2014 referendum, which was 84.6\%.