There was also a small increase in list votes for the Greens. We cannot know to what extent these changes were the result of deliberate split voting strategies, but Curtice estimates that if the increase in the Green vote was entirely down to tactical split voting, its effect was to boost the number of pro-independence MSPs by two.
In the upcoming Scottish Parliament election this May, split voting looks likely to be a major feature. Moreover, two new parties have now expressed the explicit intention to use split voting strategies to maximize the representation of their preferred constitutional position.
However, there are several important caveats. Firstly, we have little way of knowing how much split voting is the result of efforts by parties to manipulate seat allocation. Many split votes will simply be legitimate expressions of voter preferences or the product of other factors.
Secondly, it is extremely unclear what effect the split voting efforts will actually have. Small parties running in the list section can only boost the representation of a broader camp if they themselves receive enough votes to win seats. Should small parties fail to win any MSPs, these parties could potentially reduce the representation of their preferred constitutional position by siphoning off votes from more viable parties.
Based on recent polling, this looks likely to be the fate of All for Unity. AMS does have the effect of creating 2 classes of MP: only one with a constituency to look after.
The PR MP has no personal mandate. The larger the proportion of PR seats, the greater the proportionality but the less of a link with an individual MP. They did this in the Scottish Parliament elections in , the Green party getting several PR seats despite not standing in any constituency seats. The allocation of PR seats can be influenced by or independent of the result in the constituencies. The two halves of the Bundestag are "watertight". Each Constituency elects one MSP.
The candidate with the most votes wins. The Regional List Vote. Constituencies are grouped into 8 regions, of 8 to 10 constituencies. Each region elects 7 MSPs. These seats are allocated proportionally, taking into account how many Constituency seats each party won in that Region.
So, how should you vote? As a non-partisan project, the only advice I will ever give is this: Vote for the party or candidate you most want to. AMS - the more Detailed Explanation. Lothian Constituency Votes. Lothian Regional Vote. The SNP won 7 constituencies, so their vote is divided by 8. Labour won 1 constituency, so their vote is divided by 2. The Liberal Democrats won 1 constituency, so their vote is divided by 2. Why don't Constituency votes count towards proportionality?
The question is, why? Why just use one vote? Not everyone stands everywhere FPTP is self-distorting Alright then, wrap it up! Like this: Like Loading A vote for a party is a vote to make more of their list of candidates into MPs. In Scotland, voters elect 73 MSPs from the Westminster-style first ballot paper and 56 from the second ballot paper. But the more first past the post seats, the less proportional AMS will be".
The Westminster-style ballot papers are counted first. The second ballot papers are then counted. The people counting look at how many seats a party won on the first ballot paper. So, if a party has 5 MPs from the constituencies and its fair share is 8 MPs then 3 candidates from its list become MPs. This is either done in regions, as in Scotland or Wales, or countrywide, as in New Zealand.
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