Elections and Voting

Elections

Examine the results from the 2016 Scottish Parliament election

• SPICe briefing

Find out about the Scottish Parliament Electoral System

• SPICe Fact sheet on the Scottish Parliament Electoral System
  
  Provides an overview of the electoral system used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament. It includes an explanation of how the regional seats are allocated.

• Elections: how voting works (573KB pdf)
  
  Resource aimed at pupils studying National Modern Studies 4 and 5, Democracy in Scotland and the United Kingdom units.

•  The Additional Member System
  
  Teacher resource for classroom use explaining how the Additional Members System works (includes pupil activity worksheet). Also includes all the constituency and regional votes cast in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, allowing pupils to get hands-on with an AMS election.
  
  

  Region/constituency maps, guidance sheets and tracking sheet are provided.

Examine the previous Scottish Parliament elections

• Election Results
• Election Results Posters
• SPICe Research Briefing on the results of the 2011 election 
• SPICe Research Briefing on the results of the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014
• SPICe Research Briefing on the results of the 2007 election

Run your own class election

• Elections (1.23MB pdf)
• Taghaidhean (1.23MB pdf)

This activity aimed at  P4-S3 allows the class to take part in an election and explore the concepts of representation and participation

Learn more about Devolved Elections