Scots Pairlament election, 2007

Apairt frae the defeat o Labour bi the SNP, the election wis mairkit bi the faw in support for the smawer pairties: the Scots Socialist Pairty, Solidarity, an the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (Scots Seniour Ceetizen's Unity Pairty) aw tint aw thair seats, while the Scots Green Pairty went frae haein seeven seats tae twa juist.

 Election seestem 
The walin wis the first uisin consteituencies that arna identical tae consteituencies o the Hoose o Commons. Scots Wastmeinster consteituencies wis replaced wi a new set o consteituencies, fewer in nummer but for normal lairger, in 2005.

The Arbuthnott Commission reportit in Januar 2006, concernin the nummer o votin seestems an electoral divisions in Scotland, but thare wisna be onie chynge tae the Halyeruid election seestem, cept as regairds uiss o vote-coonting machines an the design o the ballot paper, afore the 2007 walin.

 Pairty leaders 

Oot o the major pairty leaders in the Scots Pairlament, juist the ane (Jack McConnell o the Scots Labour Pairty) wis awready pairty leader in the 2003 election. Nicol Stephen succeedit Jim Wallace as Depute First Meinister an Leader o the Scots Leiberal Democrats in Juin 2005, efter Wallace annunced that he wadna be contestin the 2007 walin. Alex Salmond wis electit convener o the Scots National Pairty in 2004, wi his depute Nicola Sturgeon. Salmond haed led the SNP afore, atween 1990 an 2000, but demittit an wis replaced bi his preferred successor John Swinney, that led the pairty atween 2000 an 2004. Efter Swinney's demission in 2004, Salmond annunced that he wad contest for the heid again, an he bore the gree in the ballot o SNP members in Juin 2004. Annabel Goldie wis electit leader o the Scots Tories in November 2005 efter the demission o the incumbent David McLetchie on October 31, 2005 efter a taxi chairges stramash.

 Constitutional issue 
On the 1st o November 2006 The Scotsman furthset an opeinion poll "Vital gains forecast for SNP in swing from Labour", The Scotsman, 1 November, 2006 conductit bi ICM. The survey foond that 51% wis fur Scots unthirldom, wi 37% agin.

On the 10t September 2006 The Sunday Times Scotland publisht an opeinion poll "Labour turmoil as Scots back independence" , The Sunday Times - Scotland, 10 September, 2006 conductit bi YouGov. 1176 respondents wis interviewed atween 5-7 September 2006 YouGov / Sunday Times (Scotland) Survey Results, YouGov plc. The survey foond that 44% wis in favour whan askit "If there wis a referendum the morra on whether Scotland should become an independent kintra, separate frae the rest o the Unitit Kinrick, hou wad ye be inclined tae vote?" 42% wis agin, an 15% didna ken. 64% wis fur giein the Scots Pairlament mair pouers, wi 19% disagreein.

 References 

 See an aw 
 Walins in Scotland

 Fremmit airtin 
 Scottish Politics 

2007
Category:2007 elections in the Unitit Kinrick
Category:2007 in Scotland
Category:Mey 2007 events