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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Scottish Parliament, 4-year term, party-list proportional
representation + single-member majority system (56/73) |
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· First Minister: Alex Salmond (SNP) · Government: SNP |
| Party |
Ideology, Affiliation,
Founding |
2007 |
Seats |
2003 |
Seats |
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Scottish National Party
(SNP) 
|
Separatism;
Scottish nationalism, Social
democracy |
EFA
1934 |
31,0% |
47 |
20,9% |
27 |
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Scottish Labour Party (LAB)
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Social democracy;
Third Way
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PES, SI
1906 |
29,2% |
46 |
29,3% |
50 |
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (CON)
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Conservatism; Economic
liberalism, Euroscepticism |
AECR, IDU
1832 |
13,9% |
17 |
15,5% |
18 |
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Scottish Liberal Democrats (LD)
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Liberalism; Social
liberalism
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ELDR, LI
1988 |
11,3% |
16 |
11,8% |
17 |
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Scottish Green Party
(SGP)
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Separatism; Green
politics
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EGP, GG
1990 |
4,0% |
2 |
6,7% |
7 |
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Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)
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Separatism; Socialism,
Anti-capitalism |
EACL
1998 |
0,6% |
- |
6,9% |
6 |
| Independents |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
4 |
| Others |
- |
- |
10,0% |
- |
8,9% |
- |
| Total |
- |
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129 |
- |
129 |
| Turnout |
- |
- |
51,8% |
49,3% |
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