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Holyrood Parliament
The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonymy, metonym Holyrood. The Parliament is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Member of the Scottish Parliament, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), elected for five-year terms under the additional member system: 73 MSPs represent individual geographical Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions, constituencies elected by the Plurality voting system, plurality (first-past-the-post) system, while a further 56 are returned as list members from eight Additional member system, additional member regions. Each region elects seven party-list MSPs. Each region elects 15 to 17 MSPs in total. The most recent 2021 Scottish Parliament election, general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Scottish Parliament
The 6th Scottish Parliament was elected at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. It was opened with the Escort to the Crown of Scotland Parade and Speech from the Throne on 2 October 2021. Composition Government parties denoted with bullets (•) Leadership * Presiding Officer: Alison Johnstone (Independent) * Deputy Presiding Officers: Annabelle Ewing ( SNP), Liam McArthur ( Lib Dems) Government * First Minister: Nicola Sturgeon ( SNP) * Deputy First Minister: John Swinney ( SNP) * Minister for Parliamentary Business: George Adam ( SNP) Opposition * Leader of the Opposition: Douglas Ross (Conservatives) * Secondary Opposition Leader: Anas Sarwar (Labour) * Tertiary Opposition Co-Leaders: Patrick Harvie & Lorna Slater ( Greens) * Leader of the Liberal Democrats: Alex Cole-Hamilton ( Liberal Democrats) List of MSPs This is a list of MSPs so far elected. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
