2026 Scottish Parliament election
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The 2026 Scottish Parliament election is the forthcoming nationwide vote to choose members of the devolved legislature in Scotland, determining the composition and leadership of the Scottish Government for the subsequent term.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Parliament election
ⓘ
future event ⓘ parliamentary election ⓘ |
| ballotPapersPerVoter | 2 ⓘ |
| ballotTypes |
constituency ballot
ⓘ
regional list ballot ⓘ |
| constituencySeats | 73 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| determines |
First Minister of Scotland (indirectly)
ⓘ
composition of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ party or parties forming the Scottish Government ⓘ |
| electoralRegions |
Central Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ Highlands and Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid Scotland and Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ North East Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ West Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Scotland ⓘ |
| elects | Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialMaterials |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Scotland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | devolved ⓘ |
| location | Scotland ⓘ |
| mainIssues | devolved policy areas such as health, education and justice ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2031 Scottish Parliament election ⓘ |
| nextYear | 2031 ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | unicameral ⓘ |
| numberOfElectoralRegions | 8 GENERATED ⓘ |
| officeContested | Member of the Scottish Parliament seats ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBodyType | devolved legislature ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish parliamentary term cycle ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2021 Scottish Parliament election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regionalSeats | 56 ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide in Scotland ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 129 ⓘ |
| shortName | MSPs ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | devolved legislature election ⓘ |
| uses | Additional Member System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | Scottish residents meeting franchise rules ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post and regional party lists ⓘ |
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