Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::Is Trump electable? | |
Posted by: | Cllr Sam Hearn | |
Date/Time: | 15/12/15 17:45:00 |
Sorry to get your name wrong Joe. You are quite right about voting systems. The Scottish Assembly uses the Additional Member System - a hybrid form of proportional and first past the post. I have summarised it below for those who are interested. If Scotland were to leave the UK I believe that something similar would have to be adopted in England and Wales. Each elector (voter) has two votes. Scotland is divided into 73 constituencies and each constituency elects one MSP. These are known as constituency MSPs and are elected by 'first past the post' in exactly the same way as MPs are elected to Westminster. This is the elector's 'first vote'. The 'second vote' is used to elect 56 additional members. Scotland is divided into 8 parliamentary Regions and each region elects 7 regional MSPs. In the second vote the voter votes for a party rather than a candidate. The parties are then allocated a number of additional members to make the overall result more proportional. The regional MSPs are selected from lists compiled by the parties. These MSPs are also sometimes referred to as List MSPs. |