Scottish Parliament election
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
Social media outreach
Door-to-door canvassing 4 weeks prior to election day |
| gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
|
| gptkbp:conference |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
Televised debates among party leaders
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
Mixed-member proportional representation
First Thursday in May 73 constituencies Announced within a few days Members_of_the_Scottish_Parliament_(MSPs) |
| gptkbp:enrollment |
Scottish_residents_aged_16_and_over
|
| gptkbp:firstHeld |
1999
2021 |
| gptkbp:frequency |
every five years
|
| gptkbp:futurePlans |
2026
|
| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:Scotland_Act_1998
|
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Scottish_Labour_Party
gptkb:Scottish_Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Scottish_Conservative_Party gptkb:Scottish_National_Party gptkb:Scottish_Green_Party |
| gptkbp:heldIn |
gptkb:Scotland
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_devolution_process_in_the_UK
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
High turnout in 1999
Increased turnout in 2011 Lower turnout in 2003 Record turnout in 2016 Slight decrease in 2021 |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Established_devolved_legislature_in_Scotland
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Scottish Parliament election
|
| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
Formation of government
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
Education, Health, Economy
|
| gptkbp:localGovernment |
gptkb:Scottish_Government
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
Extensive_coverage_by_Scottish_media
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
2014 independence referendum
2021 election amid COVID-19 pandemic |
| gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
Electronic counting
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Scottish_Labour_Party
gptkb:Scottish_Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Scottish_Conservatives gptkb:Scottish_Greens |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
65 MSPs
Scottish_National_Party_(SNP)_in_2021 |
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Influences_Scottish_independence_debate
|
| gptkbp:proportions |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
High levels of public interest
|
| gptkbp:region |
8 regions
|
| gptkbp:type |
parliamentary election
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
Yes
Additional Member System 63.5% in 2021 British_citizens,_EU_citizens,_Commonwealth_citizens |