How are constituency MSPs elected to the Scottish Parliament?
In the Additional Member System, the first ballot paper is used to elect constituency MSPs.
- the ballot paper has a list of named individual candidates
- each political party can put forward a candidate
- independent candidates can put themselves forward
- voters put one X against the name of their chosen candidate
- the candidate with the most votes is elected
This part of the Additional Member System works in the same way as the First Past the Post System used to elect MPs to the UK Parliament in Westminster.
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