Democracy In Scotland: PR & AMS

The Additional Members Voting System is...

• A voting system used in UK and Scottish elections

• A mixture of FPTP and PR

• A system to pick a new First Minister

• A voting system that allows for 1 vote to be cast by the electorate

In Scottish general elections voters cast two votes. The first votes is to elect the 73 winning candidates in their local constituency, using First Past the Post. The second is a multi-member constituency, choosing between (a)   .

Scotland is divided in to how many regional lists? Each electing 7 regional list MSP's

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 9

The Additional Members System (AMS) means that the number of seats for parties in the Scottish parliament is roughly proportional to the number of _____ they won.

• constituencies

• MSP's

• Votes

• Regions

The advantage of AMS is that it...

• creates a fairer result

• provides a clear winner

• avoids coalitions

• is easy to understand

A disadvantage of AMS is ...

• no one else uses it. It is unpopular

• it can lead to unstable and weak government.

• that it promotes coalitions which involves parties working together

• It gives minority parties a voice in parliament

The constituency MSP for Falkirk West is

(a)  

The constituency MSP for Falkirk East is

(a)  

The Green Party have influence in the Scottish parliament as they have ___ seats

• 4

• 8

• 9

• 10

The SNP won ___ seats in the Scottish Parliament election in 2021- one short of a majority.

• 56

• 65

• 63

• 64