General election in Scotland 2007
The 2007 general election in Scotland was the third election to the Scottish regional parliament . It took place on May 3, 2007, two days after the three hundredth anniversary of the unification of Scotland with England and Wales. 129 members of parliament were elected, 73 of them in constituencies with relative majority voting and 56 through party lists in 8 regions.
Scotland has been ruled by a Labor-Liberal Democratic coalition government since 1999, under Prime Minister Jack McConnell since 2002 . Polls showed that the opposition Scottish National Party had a chance of winning the election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) got 47 seats, the Labor Party (Labor Party) 46, the Tories (Conservatives) 17, the Liberal Democrats 16 and the Greens two. One seat went to an independent candidate.
The new Scottish Parliament met for the first time on May 9, 2007, on May 16, Alex Salmond was elected First Minister with votes from the SNP and the Greens, with the Conservatives and Liberals abstaining. Salmond was thus a minority government of the SNP.
Top candidates
- Scottish Labor Party - Jack McConnell
- Scottish National Party - Alex Salmond
- Scottish Conservative Party - Annabel Goldie
- Scottish Liberal Democrats - Nicol Stephen, Baron Stephen
- Scottish Green Party - Shiona Baird and Robin Harper
- Scottish Socialist Party - Colin Fox
Election result
Result 2007
The turnout was 51.8% (+ 2.5% compared to the last election).
Political party | Constituency votes |
In % | Constituency mandates |
List votes |
In % | List mandates |
Overall mandates |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | 664.227 | 32.9% | 21st | 633.401 | 31.0% | 26th | 47 | |
Labor | 648.374 | 32.2% | 37 | 595.415 | 29.2% | 9 | 46 | |
Conservative | 334.743 | 16.6% | 4th | 284.005 | 13.9% | 13 | 17th | |
Liberal Democrats | 326.232 | 16.2% | 11 | 230,671 | 11.3% | 5 | 16 | |
Greens | 2,971 | 0.2% | 0 | 82,584 | 4.0% | 2 | 2 | |
Margo MacDonald (independent candidate) | - | - | - | 21,320 | 1.0% | 1 | 1 | |
Other | 40,611 | 2.0% | 0 | 196,777 | 9.6% | 0 | 0 | |
total | 2,017,158 | 100.1% | 73 | 2,042,109 | 100.0% | 56 | 129 |
For a full list of MPs in this term , see List of Members of the Scottish Parliament (3rd Term) .
Comparison 2007/2003
Political party | Constituency votes |
+/- | In % | +/- | Constituency mandates |
+/- | List votes |
+/- | In % | +/- | List mandates |
+/- | Overall mandates |
+/- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | 664.227 | +214,751 | 32.9% | +9.1 | 21st | +12 | 633.401 | +233.742 | 31.0% | +10.1 | 26th | +8 | 47 | +20 |
Labor | 648.374 | −11.505 | 32.2% | −2.7 | 37 | −9 | 595.415 | +34,034 | 29.2% | -0.1 | 9 | +5 | 46 | −4 |
Conservative | 334.743 | +22,145 | 16.2% | −0.4 | 4th | +1 | 284.005 | −12,924 | 13.9% | −1.6 | 13 | −2 | 17th | −1 |
Liberal Democrats | 326.232 | −40.082 | 16.2% | +0.9 | 11 | −2 | 230,671 | +4,897 | 11.3% | −0.5 | 5 | +1 | 16 | −1 |
Green | 2,971 | +2,971 | 0.2% | +0.2 | 0 | - | 82,584 | −49,554 | 4.0% | −2.9 | 2 | −5 | 2 | −5 |
Margo MacDonald | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19,256 | −7,888 | 0.9% | −0.5 | 1 | ± 0 | 1 | ± 0 |
Socialists | 525 | −117.184 | 0.0% | −6.2 | 0 | ± 0 | 12,731 | −115.295 | 0.6% | −6.1 | 0 | −6 | 0 | −6 |
SSCUP | 1,702 | +105 | 0.1% | ± 0.0 | 0 | ± 0 | 38,743 | +9,747 | 1.9% | +0.4 | 0 | −1 | 0 | −1 |
Jean Turner | 6,742 | −4.247 | 0.3% | −0.3 | 0 | −1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | −1 |
Dennis Canavan (did not run again) | - | −14,703 | - | −0.8 | - | −1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | −1 |
Other | 31,642 | −6,493 | 1.6% | −0.6 | 0 | ± 0 | 145.303 | +29,492 | 7.1% | +1.1 | 0 | ± 0 | 0 | ± 0 |
total | 2,017,158 | +57.263 | - | - | - | - | 2,042,109 | +126.251 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Web links
- Scottish Politics , The almanac of Scottish elections and politics
- The electoral system for the Scottish Parliament
- The Scottish Parliament