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Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament (MSP) in Scots) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.




Contents






  • 1 Electoral system


  • 2 Types of candidates


  • 3 Elections


  • 4 Title


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





Electoral system


The additional member system produces a form of proportional representation, where each constituency has its own representative, and each region has seats given to political parties to reflects as closely as possible its level of support among voters.[1] Each registered voter is asked to cast 2 votes, resulting in MSPs being elected in one of two ways:



  • 73 are elected as First past the post constituency MSPs and;

  • 56 are elected as Regional additional member MSPs. Seven are elected from each of eight regional groups of constituencies.[2]



Types of candidates


With the additional members system, there are 3 ways in which a person can stand to be a MSP:[3]



  • a constituency candidate

  • a candidate named on a party list at the regional election

  • an individual candidate at the regional election


A candidate may stand both in a constituency and on a regional list. Constituency seats are decided first. Candidates who succeed in being elected to a constituency seat will then have their name removed from the regional list process.[4]



Elections


All MSP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a four-year cycle. The Scotland Act 1998 sets out that ordinary general elections for the Scottish Parliament are held on the first Thursday in May, every four years.[5]


If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then it may be filled in one of two ways, depending on whether the vacancy is for a first-past-the-post constituency MSP or for an additional-member MSP.


A constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. An additional-member vacancy may be filled by the next available candidate on the relevant party list. In the event that there is no next available person the vacancy will then remain. This situation occurred in April 2014 following the death of Margo MacDonald, independent MSP for the Lothian region.



Title


An MSP is known as Name MSP (Name BPA in Gaelic). For instance, Mike Russell can be entitled either Mike Russell MSP or Mìcheal Ruiseal BPA.



See also




  • Commissioner (Scottish Parliament) for the historic representatives of the pre-1707 Estates of Parliament

  • Members elected to the 1st Scottish Parliament

  • Members elected to the 2nd Scottish Parliament

  • Members elected to the 3rd Scottish Parliament

  • Members elected to the 4th Scottish Parliament

  • Members elected to the 5th Scottish Parliament

  • Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

  • MSPs' Salaries, Expenses and Allowances

  • Member of Parliament

  • Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)

  • Member of the National Assembly for Wales



References





  1. ^ "About: Information resources: FAQs". Scottish Government. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "How the Scottish Parliament works" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.


  3. ^ "Standing for Scottish Parliamentary election" (PDF). Electoral Commission (United Kingdom). February 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


  4. ^ "Scottish Parliament Fact sheet: Scottish Parliament Electoral System" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


  5. ^ "Scottish Parliament Fact Sheet: Dates of Recess, Dissolution and Parliamentary Years" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.










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