Scotland's voting system.
- Created by: amydawsonnx
- Created on: 11-03-15 19:00
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Scotland uses a proportional representation voting system. PR systems try to get a closer match between the proportion of votes a party wins and its proportion of seats in Parliament. The Scottish system is actually a combination of two voting systems: First Past the Post and the Additional Member System. Voters in Scotland have two votes: for constituency MSPs and for regional MSPs.
FPTP - for constituency MSPs.
- Scotland is divided up into 73 constituencies (also called 'seats' because winners get to take a seat in the Scottish Parliament)
- In each constituency, you vote for the candidate you want to win.
- The candidate who…
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