Elections in Scotland
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Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils.
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[edit] Scottish Parliament
[edit] General elections
Only political parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
[edit] Most recent election
Parties | Additional member system | Total seats | ||||||||||||||
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Constituency | Region | |||||||||||||||
Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Total | +/− | % | ||||
Scottish National Party | 664,227 | 32.9 | +9.1 | 21 | +12 | 633,401 | 31.0 | +10.2 | 26 | +8 | 47 | +20 | 37.0 | |||
Labour | 648,374 | 32.2 | -2.5 | 37 | −9 | 595,415 | 29.2 | -0.1 | 9 | +5 | 46 | −4 | 36.2 | |||
Conservative | 334,743 | 16.6 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 284,005 | 13.9 | -1.6 | 13 | −2 | 17 | −1 | 13.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 326,232 | 16.2 | +0.9 | 11 | −2 | 230,671 | 11.3 | -0.5 | 5 | +1 | 16 | −1 | 12.6 | |||
Scottish Green | 2,971 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0 | - | 82,584 | 4.0 | -2.8 | 2 | −5 | 2 | −5 | 1.6 | |||
Scottish Senior Citizens | 1,702 | 0.1 | +0 | 0 | - | 38,743 | 1.9 | +0.4 | 0 | −1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||
Solidarity | - | - | - | - | - | 31,066 | 1.5 | +1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Scottish Christian | 4,586 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0 | 0 | 26,575 | 1.3 | +1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
British National | - | - | - | - | - | 24,616 | 1.2 | +1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Christian Peoples | - | - | - | - | - | 14,745 | 0.7 | +0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Socialist Labour | - | - | - | - | - | 14,244 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Scottish Socialist | 525 | 0.0 | -6.2 | 0 | - | 12,731 | 0.6 | -6.1 | 0 | −6 | 0 | −6 | 0 | |||
UK Independence | - | - | - | - | - | 8,197 | 0.4 | −0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Others | 33,618 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 0 | −2 | 45,116 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0.8 | |||
Total | 2,016,978[1] | 100 | +2.5 | 73 | 2,042,089 | 100 | 56 | 129 | 100.0 |
Overall turnout - 51.8%[1]
[edit] Previous election
Parties | Additional member system | Total seats | ||||||||||||||
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Constituency | Region | |||||||||||||||
Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Total | +/− | % | ||||
Labour | 659,879 | 34.6 | –4.21 | 46 | –7 | 561,379 | 29.3 | –4.34 | 4 | +1 | 50 | –6 | 38.8 | |||
Scottish National Party | 449,476 | 23.8 | –4.96 | 9 | +2 | 399,659 | 20.9 | –6.36 | 18 | –10 | 27 | –8 | 20.9 | |||
Conservative | 312,598 | 16.6 | +1.04 | 3 | +3 | 296,929 | 15.5 | +0.15 | 15 | –3 | 18 | ±0 | 14.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 286,150 | 15.3 | +1.15 | 13 | +1 | 225,774 | 11.8 | –0.63 | 4 | –1 | 17 | ±0 | 13.2 | |||
Scottish Green | — | — | — | — | — | 132,138 | 6.9 | +4.9 | 7 | +6 | 7 | +6 | 5.4 | |||
Scottish Socialist | 117,709 | 6.2 | +5.19 | 0 | ±0 | 128,026 | 6.7 | +3.1 | 6 | +5 | 6 | +5 | 4.7 | |||
Others | 65,523 | 3.4 | +2.5 | 2 | +1 | 171,951 | 8.9 | +2.2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | +3 | 3.1 | |||
Total | 1,891,335 | 100.0 | 73 | 1,915,856 | 100.0 | 56 | 129 | 100.0 |
[edit] Past elections
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[edit] By-elections
- Moray by-election, 2006 SNP hold
- Cathcart by-election, 2005 Lab hold
- Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 SNP hold
- Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 Lab hold
- Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
- Ayr by-election, 2000 Con gain from Lab
[edit] UK Parliament
[edit] General elections
Only parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
[edit] 2005
UK Parliament election 2005: Scotland | |||||
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List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 40 (-5) | 922,397 | 38.9 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 11 (+2) | 528,076 | 22.6 | +6.3 | |
Scottish National Party | 6 (+2) | 412,267 | 17.7 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | 1 (+1) | 369,388 | 15.8 | +0.2 | |
Scottish Socialist | None | 43,514 | 1.9 | -1.2 | |
Scottish Green | None | 25,760 | 1.1 | +0.9 |
[edit] 2001
UK Parliament election 2001: Scotland | |||||
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List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 55 (-1) | 1,001,173 | 43.3 | -2.3 | |
Scottish National Party | 5 (-1) | 464,314 | 20.1 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | 10 (no change) | 378,034 | 16.3 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | 1 (+1) | 360,658 | 15.6 | -1.9 | |
Scottish Socialist | None | 72,516 | 3.1 | +2.8 |
[edit] By-elections
[edit] 2000s
- Glenrothes by-election, 2008, Lab hold
- Glasgow East by-election, 2008, SNP gain from Lab
- Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006, Lib Dem gain from Lab
- Livingston by-election, 2005, Lab hold
- Falkirk West by-election, 2000, Lab hold
- Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000, Lab hold
[edit] 1990s
- Hamilton South by-election, 1999, Lab hold
- Paisley South by-election, 1997, Lab hold
- Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995, SNP gain from Con
- Monklands East by-election, 1994, Lab hold
- Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991, Lib Dem gain from Con
- Paisley South by-election, 1990, Lab hold
- Paisley North by-election, 1990, Lab hold
[edit] 1980s
- Glasgow Central by-election, 1989, Lab hold
- Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988, SNP gain from Lab
- Glasgow Queens Park by-election, 1982, Lab hold
- Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982, Lab hold
- Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982, SDP gain from Con
- Glasgow Central by-election, 1980, Lab hold
[edit] 1970s
- Berwick and East Lothian by-election, 1978, Lab hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1978, Lab hold
- Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978, Lab hold
- Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973, SNP gain from Lab
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1973, Con hold
- Dundee East by-election, 1973, Lab hold
- Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971, Lab hold
- South Ayrshire by-election, 1970, Lab hold
[edit] 1960s
- Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1969, Lab hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1967, SNP gain from Lab
- Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967, Con gain from Lab
- Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles by-election, 1965, Lib gain from Con
- Rutherglen by-election, 1964, Lab gain from Unionist
- Dumfriesshire by-election, 1963, Unionist hold
- Dundee West by-election, 1963, Lab hold
- Kinross and West Perthshire by-election, 1963, Unionist hold
- Glasgow Woodside by-election, 1962, Lab gain from Unionist
- West Lothian by-election, 1962, Lab hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1961, Lab hold
- East Fife by-election, 1961, Unionist hold
- Paisley by-election, 1961, Lab hold
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1960, Unionist hold
[edit] 1950s
- Galloway by-election, 1959, Unionist hold
- East Aberdeenshire by-election, 1958, Unionist hold
- Argyll by-election, 1958, Unionist hold
- Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1958, Lab gain from Unionist
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1957, Unionist hold
- Greenock by-election, 1955, Lab hold
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1955, Unionist hold
- Inverness by-election, 1955, Unionist hold
- Motherwell by-election, 1954, Lab hold
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1954, Lab hold
- Dundee East by-election, 1952, Lab hold
- Glasgow Scotstoun by-election, 1950, Unionist hold
- Dunbartonshire West by-election, 1950, Lab hold
[edit] 1940s
- Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1948, Unionist hold
- Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1948, Lab hold
- Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1948, Lab hold
- Paisley by-election, 1948, Lab hold
- Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948, Unionist gain from Lab
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1947, Lab hold
- Kilmarnock by-election, 1946, Lab hold
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1946, Unionist gain from Ind
- Aberdeen South by-election, 1946, Unionist hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1946, ILP hold
- Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1946, Unionist hold
- South Ayrshire by-election, 1946, Lab hold
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1945, Lab hold
- Motherwell by-election, 1945, SNP gain from Lab
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1945, Ind gain from National Liberal
- Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1944, Lab hold
- Midlothian and Peeblesshire by-election, 1943, Unionist hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1943, Lab hold
- Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1942, Unionist hold
- Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941, Unionist hold
- Edinburgh West by-election, 1941, Unionist hold
- Greenock by-election, 1941, Lab hold
- Dunbartonshire by-election, 1941, Lab hold
- Montrose Burghs by-election, 1940, National Liberal hold
- East Renfrewshire by-election, 1940, Unionist hold
- Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1940, Unionist hold
- Argyll by-election, 1940, Unionist hold
[edit] 1930s
- Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire by-election, 1939, Lab hold
- South Ayrshire by-election, 1939, Lab hold
- Kincardineshire and West Aberdeenshire by-election, 1939, Unionist hold
- Kinross-shire and Perthshire by-election, 1938, Unionist hold
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1938, National Liberal gain from National Labour
- Glasgow Springburn by-election, 1937, Lab hold
- Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1937, Unionist hold
- Greenock by-election, 1936, Lab gain from National Liberal
- Dunbartonshire by-election, 1936, Lab gain from Unionist
- Ross and Cromarty by-election, 1936, National Labour gain from National Liberal
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1936, National Labour gain from Unionist
- Dumfriesshire by-election, 1935, National Liberal hold
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935, Unionist hold
- Aberdeen South by-election, 1935, Unionist hold
- Edinburgh West by-election, 1935, Unionist hold
- Perth by-election, 1935, National Liberal hold
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1934, Liberal hold
- Kilmarnock by-election, 1933, National Labour hold
- East Fife by-election, 1933, National Liberal hold
- Montrose by-election, 1933, National Liberal hold
- Dunbartonshire by-election, 1932, Unionist hold
- Rutherglen by-election, 1931, Labour hold
- Glasgow St Rollox by-election, 1931, Labour hold
- East Renfrewshire by-election, 1930, Unionist hold
- Glasgow Shettleston by-election, 1930, Labour hold
[edit] 1920s
- Kilmarnock by-election, 1929, Labour hold
- North Lanarkshire by-election, 1929, Labour gain from Unionist
- Midlothian and Peeblesshire Northern by-election, 1929, Labour gain from Unionist
- Aberdeen North by-election, 1928, Labour hold
- Linlithgowshire by-election, 1928, Labour gain gain from Unionist
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1927, Unionist hold
- Leith by-election, 1927, Liberal hold
- East Renfrewshire by-election, 1926, Unionist hold
- Dunbartonshire by-election, 1926, Unionist hold
- Galloway by-election, 1925, Unionist hold
- Ayr Burghs by-election, 1925, Unionist hold
- Dundee by-election, 1924, Labour hold
- Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1924, Unionist hold
- Moray and Nairn by-election, 1922, Coalition Liberal hold
- Inverness by-election, 1922, Coalition Liberal hold
- Orkney and Shetland by-election, 1921, Coalition Liberal hold
- Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1921, Coalition Unionist hold
- Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1921, Labour gain from Coalition Liberal
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1920, Coalition Unionist hold
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1920, Coalition Unionist hold
- Argyll by-election, 1920, Coalition Liberal hold
- Paisley by-election, 1920, Liberal hold
[edit] 1910s
- Bothwell by-election, 1919, Labour gain from Coalition Unionist
- Elgin Burghs by-election, 1918, Liberal hold
- Ross by-election, 1918, Unionist hold
- Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election, 1917, Unionist hold
- Dundee by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
- Aberdeen South by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
- West Perthshire by-election, 1917, Unionist hold
- Inverness-shire by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
- Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election, 1916, Unionist hold
- North Ayrshire by-election, 1916, Unionist hold
- Berwickshire by-election, 1916, Liberal hold
- Glasgow Central by-election, 1915, Unionist hold
- Kilmarnock District by-election, 1915, Liberal hold
- Wigtownshire by-election, 1915, Unionist hold
- East Fife by-election, 1914, Liberal hold
- Leith Burghs by-election, 1914, Unionist gain
- South Lanarkshire by-election, 1913, Unionist gain
- Wick District by-election, 1913, Liberal hold
- Linlithgowshire by-election, 1913, Liberal hold
- Edinburghshire by-election, 1912, Unionist gain
- Glasgow St Rollox by-election, 1912, Liberal hold
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1912, Liberal hold
- Govan by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
- North Ayrshire by-election, 1911, Liberal gain
- Kilmarnock District by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
- Glasgow Tradeston by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
- Ross and Cromarty by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
- Haddingtonshire by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
- North East Lanarkshire by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1910, Liberal hold
- Govan by-election, 1910, Liberal hold
[edit] European Parliament
[edit] General elections
[edit] 2004 and 1999
Contested under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, see:
The Scotland-wide constituency replaced 8 first-past-the-post constituencies, which were used in the elections between 1979 and 1994:
- Glasgow
- Highlands and Islands
- Lothians
- Mid Scotland and Fife
- North East Scotland
- South of Scotland
- Strathclyde East
- Strathclyde West
[edit] 1994
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
European Election 1994: Scotland | |||||
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List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kenneth Collins Alexander Falconer David Martin Hugh McMahon Bill Miller Alex Smith |
635,955 | 42.5 | +0.6 | |
Scottish National Party | Winnie Ewing Allan Macartney |
487,239 | 32.6 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | None | 216,669 | 14.5 | -6.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | None | 107,811 | 7.2 | +2.9 | |
Scottish Green | None | 23,304 | 1.6 | -5.6 |
[edit] 1989
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
European Election 1989: Scotland | |||||
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List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Janey Buchan Kenneth Collins Alexander Falconer David Martin Henry McCubbin Hugh McMahon Alex Smith |
664,263 | 41.9 | +1.2 | |
Scottish National Party | Winnie Ewing | 406,686 | 25.6 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | None | 331,495 | 20.9 | -4.9 | |
Green | None | 115,028 | 7.2 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | None | 68,056 | 4.3 | -11.3 |
[edit] 1984
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
European Election 1984: Scotland | |||||
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List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Janey Buchan Kenneth Collins Alexander Falconer David Martin Hugh McMahon |
526,056 | 40.7 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | Alasdair Hutton James Provan |
332,771 | 25.8 | -7.9 | |
Scottish National Party | Winnie Ewing | 230,590 | 17.9 | -1.5 | |
SDP-Liberal Alliance | None | 201,782 | 15.6 | +1.7 |
[edit] 1979
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system:
European Election 1979: Scotland | |||||
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List | Elected | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ian Dalziel Adam Fergusson Alasdair Hutton James Provan John Purvis |
430,772 | 33.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Janey Buchan Kenneth Collins |
421,968 | 33.0 | N/A | |
Scottish National Party | Winnie Ewing | 247,836 | 19.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | None | 178,433 | 13.9 | N/A |
[edit] By-elections
- North East Scotland by-election, 1998, SNP gain from Lab
[edit] Local councils
[edit] General elections
The next election is on the 3rd May 2007 (jointly with the election for the Scottish Parliament). See Scottish council elections, 2007 for further information.
[edit] 2003
Parties | Votes | Votes % | +/- | Wards | Net Gain/Loss |
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Labour | 611,843 | 32.6 | -3.7% | 509 | -42 | |
Scottish National Party | 451,660 | 24.1 | -4.6% | 181 | -23 | |
Conservative | 282,895 | 15.1 | +1.6% | 122 | +14 | |
Liberal Democrats | 272,057 | 14.5 | +1.9% | 175 | +18 | |
Independent | 189,749 | 10.1 | +3.0% | 230 | +39 | |
Other | 67,533 | 3.6 | +2.0% | 4 | -6 | |
Total | 1,875,737 | 1,222 |
[edit] By-elections
[edit] 2008
- date to be announced: Abbey (4-member ward), Dumfries and Galloway, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: result pending (result May 2007: 2 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab)
- 1 May: Troup (3-member ward), Aberdeenshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: result pending (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Con, 1 Ind)
- 6 March: Cambuslang East (3-member ward), South Lanarkshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab gain from SNP (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 3 Lab)
- 28 February: Lerwick South (4-member ward), Shetland, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Ind hold (result May 2007: 4 Ind; after by election: 4 Ind)
- 21 February: Highland (3-member ward), Perth and Kinross, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 1 Con; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Con)
- 14 February: Elgin City South (3-member ward), Moray, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Lab, 1 Ind; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)
- 31 January: Kilsyth (3-member ward), North Lanarkshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab hold (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 2 Lab, 1 SNP)
[edit] 2007
- 22 November: Lochee (4-member ward), Dundee, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 2 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 2 Lab)
- 4 October: Helensburgh and Lomond South (3-member ward), Argyll and Bute, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lib Dem gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 Ind, 1 Lib Dem; after by election: 2 Lib Dem, 1 Con)
- 16 August: Midstocket/Rosemount (3-member ward), Aberdeen, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Con (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)
[edit] 2006
- 8 December: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Lab hold (16% swing Lab to SNP)
- 28 September: Markinch and Woodside East, Fife, SNP gain from Lab
- 10 August: Lochardil, Highland, Lib Dem gain from Ind
- 15 June: Dumbarton West, West Dunbartonshire, SNP gain from Lab
- 18 May: Altonhill Hillhead and Longpark, East Ayrshire, SNP hold
- 11 May: Biggar, Symington and Black Mount, South Lanarkshire, Con gain from SNP
- 30 March: Avondale South, South Lanarkshire, Con hold
- 30 March: Borestone, Stirling, SNP gain from Lab
- 30 March: King's Park, Glasgow, Lib Dem gain from Lab
- 16 February: Milton, Glasgow, SNP gain from Lab
- 2 February: North Carrick and Maybole East, South Ayrshire, Ind gain from Lab
[edit] 2005
- 8 December: Kirkshaws, North Lanarkshire, Lab hold
- 10 November: Knightswood Park, Glasgow, Lab hold
- 10 November: Loanhead, Midlothian, SNP gain from Ind
- 10 November: Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Con hold
- 13 October: Lochside, Dumfries and Galloway, Lab gain from Ind
- 29 September: Auchtertool and Burntisland East, Fife, SNP gain from Ind
- 11 August: Herbertshire, Falkirk, SNP gain from Lab
- 16 June: Kildrum and Park, North Lanarkshire, SNP gain from Ind
- 9 June: Huntly East, Aberdeenshire, Con hold
- 9 June: Kilnknowe and Clovenfords, Borders, SNP gain from Ind
- 17 March: Dalkeith/Woodburn, Midlothian, Lib Dem gain from Lab
- 17 March: Dumbarton West, West Dunbartonshire, Lab hold
[edit] Community councils
[edit] Other elections
[edit] Referendums
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[edit] Church of Scotland
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Scottish Parliament Elections". BBC. 2007-04-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/scottish_parliment/html/scoreboard_99999.stm. Retrieved on 2006-11-01.