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Political Parties, Elections And Referendums Act 2000 The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament sets a date for an extraordinary general election. The parliamentary general election takes place and, at the same time, the extraordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament. Paragraph 9(5) determines the campaign expenditure limits to apply when two parliamentary general elections are pending during different parts of the relevant period (as defined in paragraph 4 to 8) for a European Parliamentary election or an election to a devolved legislature or a combination of the two. www.hmso.gov.uk /ACTS/en2000/00en41-d.htm

East Lothian Council - Scottish Parliamentary Elections The next Scottish Parliament Election is scheduled for 2007 - to be held on the same day as the Local Elections. Elections to the Scottish Parliament use the Additional Member System. Home > East Lothian Council > Elections > Scottish Parliamentary Elections www.eastlothian.gov.uk /content/0,1094,3325,00.html

Members of the Scottish Parliament, 2003-2007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003 produced a slightly different make up for the Parliament than had been in place for the previous four years, with the number of Labour and SNP MSPs being reduced and the number of those representing minor parties outwith the established four main parties increasing. The Scottish Parliament is composed of 129 members (referred to as MSPs, short for "Members of the Scottish Parliament"; or in Gaelic as BPnA, short for "Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba"). Following his election to the UK Parliament in the general election of 2005, David Mundell (Conservative) resigned his seat at Holyrood and was replaced by Derek Brownlee. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament,_2003-2007   (384 words)

Articles - Members of the Scottish Parliament, 2003-2007 The Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003 produced a slightly different make up for the Parliament than had been in place for the previous four years, with the number of Labour and SNP MSPs being reduced and the number of those representing minor parties outwith the established four main parties increasing. The Scottish Parliament is composed of 129 members (referred to as MSPs, short for "Members of the Scottish Parliament"). Mid Scotland and Fife region at the 2003 election. www.mildhome.com /articles/Members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament   (384 words)

Scottish parliamentary election, 2007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The third elections to the Scottish Parliament will be held in May, 2007. Westminster elections elect 2 members each with a further 11 being elected off a national AMS list. Greens) believe these moves are motivated by a desire to halt their growth and to remove them from being represented in parliament. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_parliamentary_election,_2007   (384 words)

Friends of the Earth Scotland - Press Releases The Scottish Labour Party's manifesto for the Scottish Parliament elections promised to eradicate fuel poverty over two terms of the Scottish Parliament. We have suggested that the housing bill in 2000 is a unique opportunity to revive the target of ending fuel poverty by 2007 and we have outlined some of the ways in which that might be done. This year's housing bill should set out ways of eradicating fuel poverty by 2007. www.foe-scotland.org.uk /press/pr20000204.html   (384 words)

ASPECT: Digital Election Ephemera to Support E-Democracy in Scotland Elections to the Scottish Parliament are conducted using a combination of the traditional first-past-the-post (FPTP) system and an additional member system of proportional representation to elect a total of 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Turnout in the UK general election fell to a record low of 59% in 2001, while for the Scottish Parliamentary election turnout fell from 58% in 1999 to 49% in 2003 [6]. This period covers the run-up to, and aftermath of, the Scottish parliamentary election on 1 May 2003. cdlr.strath.ac.uk /pubs/williamsona/aw200402.htm   (384 words)

Politics Battle cry muted for home rule This is the last SNP conference before next year's Scottish parliamentary elections. At a time when the Scottish parliament is proving less than popular, blowing the bugle for independence, in whatever tone, is a strategy not devoid of risk. In his address to conference before the last elections, he predicted that Scotland would be independent by 2007. politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4509679-103685,00.html   (384 words)

BBC NEWS Scotland Scots ministers plan voting reform And the chances of the plans going ahead in time for the 2007 elections are expected to hinge on whether Labour and the Liberal Democrats again form a coalition in the next parliament. But there will be no action on the reform until after the next round of Scottish parliamentary elections in May 2003. Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace, who is also leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, said: "This agreement is a major advance towards achieving STV for local council elections, a move that will significantly enhance local democracy in Scotland. news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/2278529.stm   (384 words)

Recent Press Releases - Midlothian SNP Graham Sutherland, SNP Prospective Scottish Parliamentary Candidate for Midlothian, speaking at a constituency party meeting in Lasswade on Tuesday 21st May claimed that the SNP was determined to rid Scotland’s communities of youth crime. SNP Scottish Parliament candidate Graham Sutherland, speaking at the AGM of Midlothian Constituency Association of the SNP in Dalkeith on March 18th, criticised Labour MSP Rhona Brankin’s stance on Iraq. Graham Sutherland, SNP Prospective Scottish Parliamentary Candidate for Midlothian claimed at a meeting of party members in Roslin on Monday November 11th that Scottish Education was being let down by the Liberal/Labour Scottish Executive. www.geocities.com /joe_middleton_sco/woodburn.htm   (384 words)

2004 - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch The Scottish Parliament meets in the new Scottish Parliament Building for the first time. Election s were held in 73 countries during 2004. International election observers express severe criticism, and large crowds gather in a protest rally in Kiev. encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /2004.htm   (384 words)

The Electoral Commission : Your area : Scotland : Future work for The Electoral Commission in Scotland Under the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, The Electoral Commission and its Boundary Committee for Scotland must conduct and complete a first review of the Scottish Parliament's constituencies by June 2010. Under the legislation governing the prospective transfer of functions, as provided for under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA), the Boundary Commission for Scotland will cease to exist when the Secretary of State is satisfied that it no longer has any functions to perform and by Order directs. The White Paper further stated that the functions of the four Boundary Commissions should be transferred to The Electoral Commission some time after the completion of the fifth general review of parliamentary constituencies in the UK. www.electoralcommission.co.uk /your-area/futurework.cfm   (384 words)

info: SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, 2007 The third general election to the Scottish Parliament will be held in May, 2007. The leaderships of the smaller parties that saw a substantial increase in their parliamentary representation (such as the Scottish Socialist Party (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. 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. www.digital-innovations.net /Scottish_parliamentary_election,_2007   (521 words)

WESTMINSTER NO MORE - by Kevin Williamson No seats were won, few deposits were saved, but the election could be deemed a success as both primary objectives were achieved, with no small thanks due to the consistent work and relentless campaigning of Tommy Sheridan who had waged a one-man war for socialism and independence in the hostile environment of the Scottish Parliament. In Scotland, for the Westminster Elections of 1997, there was a genuine enthusiasm to participate, in order to get a measure of electoral revenge on the ruling Tory Party who had done such damage to the people of our country for the preceding eighteen years. Maybe, if all elections took place annually, at the very least, as the early Chartists demanded when they fought for the vote, it might be a bit more representative. srsm.port5.com /swr/winter2004/nowestminster.html   (521 words)

Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office - Domestic Abuse Briefing This Briefing summarises major policies on issues identified by the churches as priorities during the election; it also outlines the 14 Bills planned for the first year of the new Parliament (with 4 to be introduced before the summer recess). Conspicuous by their absence from the Executive's annual legislative programme were a Family Law Bill, a Charity Law Bill and legislation to create a Scottish Human Rights Commission; Member's Bills are proposed re the first two, and the SSP will revive the free School Meals Bill. A target of 40% of Scottish electricity generation to be from renewable sources by 2020 is set, supporting the development of wave, tidal and solar energy and other forms of renewable energy, and encouraging participation by local communities. www.actsparl.org /brief621.htm   (521 words)

Encyclopedia: Scottish Enterprise Party They intend to stand candidates for the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections. The Scottish Enterprise Party takes the constitutional view that unlike in England where Sovereignty resides with Parliament,in Scotland constitionally Sovereignty resides with the People based on the earliest historically known Constitutional Claim as set out in the Declaration of Arbroath which document provided a template subsequently for e.g. They oppose Scotland's membership of the European Union and any prospective membership of the euro, and support the principle of a constitutional monarchy and elections conducted through the Single Transferable Vote. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Scottish-Enterprise-Party   (521 words)

Press Release from Murray Tosh MSP He also fought Glasgow Hillhead in the 1983 General Election, served as Chairman of the Ayr Tories for 5 years, and stood in Cunninghame South in 1999, being elected as the third of the Conservatives' list members in the South of Scotland. In the Scottish Parliament, he has been Conservative spokesman for Transport and Environment, and convener of the Procedures Committee. Tosh has fought a series of council elections, and served as a Kyle and Carrick District councillor for 9 years, including a four-year stint as the Council's housing committee convener from 1992-96. www.murraytosh.msp.org.uk /msp-pr.asp?ID=1902   (521 words)

The Scotsman - Politics - Business Party drops plans to fight Holyrood election A SECOND fledgling political party which hoped to fight the Scottish parliamentary elections has admitted it will not be contesting the polls. Mr Young, the editor-in-chief of the Carnyx group, which is based in Glasgow, first floated the idea of the Scottish Business Party a year ago, when he suggested it would launch this month in time to contest the elections in May. They were broadly in favour of a Scottish Parliament and "removing ideology from politics". thescotsman.scotsman.com /politics.cfm?id=108612003   (521 words)

22:SSP Perhaps after the next Scottish parliamentary elections in 2007 it will be possible to say whether the SSP experiment is proving successful. The election system for the Scottish parliament is a form of proportional representation that gives candidates a chance of being elected on a small vote by having two classes of MSP. In the 1999 elections, Canavan stood in both constituency and region, receiving 8.38 per cent of the vote in the latter compared to the SSP's 1.74 per cent. www.workersaction.org.uk /22SSP.htm   (521 words)

Elections News There is ongoing debate over running the combined Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government Elections scheduled for 2007 on a new system of proportional representation. There are a number of changes to the list of polling stations that will be used in the elections to the European Parliament on June 10th. It was announced yesterday (8th December) that the Electoral Commission has recommended to the government that Scotland should not be used as a region for conducting an election pilot scheme by all-postal voting. www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk /web/elections.nsf/html/57ENBF?OpenDocument   (521 words)

eGovernment Resource Centre: United Kingdom Electronic Democracy and Internet Voting Scottish elections 2003 - We are required to report on the administration of the Parliament election and to keep under review a range of matters relating to elections. Electoral pilots at the June 2004 elections - "On 17 September 2003 the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and the Minister of State for Local and Regional Government directed us to review and report on which European Parliamentary regions would be most suitable to undertake pilot schemes at the June 2004 elections. The Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government is to exhibit a 'Virtual MP's office' at all three main political party conferences this month - a mock-up of how technology could be used in the future by our elected politicians. www.egov.vic.gov.au /International/Europe/UnitedKingdom/UKEdemocracy/ukElecGov.htm   (521 words)

Learn more about 2003 in the online encyclopedia. Elections are held in Scotland and Wales for the Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. In Scotland, Labour and Scottish Nationalists lose seats, while the Greens and Socialists gain seats. November 23 - Beleaguered Georgiann president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections. www.onlineencyclopedia.org /2/20/2003.html   (521 words)

Electoral Reform Society In June 2004, the Scottish Parliament passed the Local Governance (Scotland) Bill, to introduce STV in multi-member wards for the Scottish local elections due in 2007. In its submission to the Commission, the Electoral Reform Society called for the adoption of the Single Transferable Vote for elections to the Scottish Parliament. Following the decision to adopt STV for local elections, Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Darling established the Arbuthnott Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems, under the chairmanship of Sir John Arbuthnott, Chairman of the Greater Glasgow NHS Trust Board. www.electoral-reform.org.uk /topstories/scotland.htm   (484 words)

BBC News The Scottish Parliament Frequently Asked Questions This is the new element to the electoral system, being used for the first time in the UK in the elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. If elected to the Scottish Parliament, they will do both jobs, though their total salaries will be reduced. MSP is the short form for Member of the Scottish Parliament. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/events/scotland_99/the_scottish_parliament/304913.stm   (1042 words)

Members of the Scottish Parliament, 2003 - 2007 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 2003 - 2007 Click on the constituency name for the election result. www.psr.keele.ac.uk /area/uk/sassmps03.htm   (74 words)

Center for Voting and Democracy Labour's move follows one before the 1999 Scottish parliament election to twin seats, so that pairs of equally winnable constituencies had a man and a woman standing in them. However, a 28-22 majority of the Members of the Scottish Parliament from the Scottish Labour party are female. This is because the Scottish Parliament already has a rule about dividing nominations for equally winnable seats between men and women. www.fairvote.org /pr/global/scotlandhalfwomen.htm   (696 words)

East Lothian Council - Scottish Parliamentary Elections The next Scottish Parliament Election is scheduled for 2007 - to be held on the same day as the Local Elections. Home > East Lothian Council > Elections > Scottish Parliamentary Elections Within the Scottish Parliamentary framework, there are 73 constituency Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). www.eastlothian.gov.uk /content/0,1094,3325,00.html   (170 words)

The Scots Independent Newspaper Online - The Flag in the Wind Scottish National Party candidate Margo MacDonald overturned a Labour majority of 16,000 to win the Glasgow Govan By-Election by 571 votes. Still no budget for 2007 and it is not only in the accession states that this is a major concern. The lieges, in the form of the Scottish Tories and the Hearts supporters, not necessarily synonomous, are astounded, and wonder just what has transpired and what has yet to come out. www.scotsindependent.org   (4460 words)

Our Campaigns - Race Detail Page At a Scottish Parliament election each voter has 2 votes. The second vote is for a political party, or for a candidate standing as an individual, within a larger electoral area called a Scottish Parliament Region. There are 129 members of the Scottish Parliament. www.ourcampaigns.com /cgi-bin/r.cgi/RaceDetail.html?&RaceID=6522   (295 words)

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