(some of this is borrowed from replies I made on the Scotsman website)
I have heard all sorts of things over the last few months like 'the SNP didn't get the most votes, it was just a fluke of the system.'.. of course that simply isn't true, the SNP did get the most votes.. let me explain:
Each person gets two votes, one constitutional, one regional. There is a threshold for how many members a party can have in parliament.. if one party (member per region) gets too many votes they are 'Disused'.
In the 2016 Scottish Election, the SNP got 1,059,897 const. votes and 953,587 regional votes.. they also had 708,051 disused regional votes; coming *first* across *every* regional area of Scotland and lost 12 seats and gained no seats.
In Scotland, the SNP are *loved*.
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For example in Glasgow.. the SNP got: 111,101 votes and lost 2 seats gaining none for a total of none. Labour (second place) got :59,151 votes, kept 4 seats and gained one for a total of 5.
Disused votes for Glasgow: 111,101.
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Central Scotland.. the SNP got: 129,082 votes and lost 3 seats gaining none for a total of none. Labour (second place) got :67,103 votes, kept 4 seats and gained one for a total of 5.
Disused votes for Central Scotland: 129,082.
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Mid-Scotland and Fife.. The SNP got 120,128 votes.. they lost a seat totaling no seats. The Scottish Conservatives (second place) got: 73,293 votes, kept their 4 seats gained 2 seats for a total of 6 seats.
Disused votes for Mid-Scotland and Fife: 120,128.
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Highlands and Islands..The SNP got 81,600 votes.. they lost 2 seats totaling 1 seats. The Scottish Conservatives (second place) got: 44,693 votes, kept their 2 seats gained 1 seats for a total of 3 seats.
Disused votes for Highland and Islands: 36,907 and 2 seats.
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Lothian .. The SNP got 118,546 votes.. they lost no seats totaling no seats. The Scottish Conservatives (second place) got: 74,972 votes, kept their 2 seats gained 1 seat for a total of 3 seats.
Disused votes for Lothian: 118,546.
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North East Scotland.. The SNP got 137,086 votes.. they lost a seat totaling no seats. The Scottish Conservatives (second place) got: 85,848 votes, kept their 4 seats gained 2 seats for a total of 6 seats.
Disused votes for North East Scotland: 137,086.
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South Scotland .. The SNP got 120,127 votes.. they lost a seat totaling 3 seats. The Scottish Conservatives (second place) got: 100,753 votes, kept their 2 seats gained 2 seats for a total of 4 seats.
Disused votes for South Scotland: 19,374 and one seat.
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West Scotland.. the SNP got: 135,827 votes and lost 2 seats gaining none for a total of none. Labour (second place) got :72,544 votes, kept 3 seats and gained no seats for a total of 3.
Disused votes for West Scotland: 135,827.
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To my fellow supporters of independence.. take this knowledge with you.
Dava
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2016 Total all votes for all parties:
Scottish National Party: 2,013,484 (inc 708,051 disused regional votes)
Scottish Conservative: 1,026,066 (inc 0 disused regional votes)
Scottish Labour: 950,180 (inc 0 disused regional votes)
Scottish LibDems : 297,522 (inc 0 disused regional votes)
Scottish Greens : 163,598 (inc 0 disused regional votes)
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Total votes for Scottish Independence Parties: 2,177,082
Total votes for Unionist Parties: 2,273,768
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Holyrood is designed to make minority governments. Making parties work together. Getting to know what each other is thinking & why they think that.
Giving everyone a voice, no matter how small.
Putting all views on the table as valid.
It is a noble place.
When people say 'oh it was a fluke the SNP got a majority government' They are not disparaging the SNP, they mean it was a mathematical fluke, not an electoral mistake by the electorate.
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Holyrood is designed to make minority governments. Making parties work together. Getting to know what each other is thinking & why they think that.
Giving everyone a voice, no matter how small.
Putting all views on the table as valid.
It is a noble place.
When people say 'oh it was a fluke the SNP got a majority government' They are not disparaging the SNP, they mean it was a mathematical fluke, not an electoral mistake by the electorate.
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Another way of putting it..
For 953,587 votes the SNP lost 12 seats, totalling 4 regional seats.
For 524,222 votes the Scottish Conservatives kept their 14 seats and gained 8 regional seats.
The Scottish National Party:
Constitutional Seats: 59
Regional Seats : 4
Total : 63
The Scottish Conservatives:
Constitutional Seats: 7
Regional Seats : 24
Total : 31
Scottish Labour:
Constitutional Seats: 3
Regional Seats : 21
Total : 24
Scottish Greens:
Constitutional Seats: 0
Regional Seats : 6
Total : 6
Scottish LD:
Constitutional Seats: 4
Regional Seats : 1
Total : 5
Without the Scottish AMS 'Balancing System' (D'Hondt variation)..
the SNP would have had:
Constitutional Seats: 59
Regional Seats : 49
Total : 108
The Scottish Conservatives:
Constitutional Seats: 7
Regional Seats : 0
Total : 7
Scottish Labour:
Constitutional Seats: 3
Regional Seats : 0
Total : 3
The Scottish Greens and LDs would *mostly likely* have still had the seats they have now as Highlands and Islands are combined. But I cannot state enough how much I, as an individual, believe in the Scottish AMS as a noble way of electing the most representative share of the people of Scotland's voice. Like I say .. it is noble.
Facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_election,_2016#Constituency_and_regional_summary
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