Parlamaid na h-Alba

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Parlamaid na h-Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for the Parliament of Scotland, the devolved national legislature of Scotland.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf devolved legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Parliament of Scotland
buildingArchitect Enric Miralles
buildingLocation Palace of Holyroodhouse
surface form: Holyrood, Edinburgh
buildingOpened 2004
canBeDissolvedEarly yes
country Scotland
United Kingdom
created 1999
electoralSystem mixed-member proportional representation
EnglishName Scottish Parliament
establishedBy Scotland Act 1998
firstElectionHeld 1999
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasPower primary legislation in devolved matters
scrutiny of Scottish Government
tax-varying powers
headOfGovernmentTitle First Minister of Scotland
inception 1999
jurisdiction devolved matters in Scotland
legislativeLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
legislatureOf Scotland
locatedIn Edinburgh
Holyrood
meetsIn Scottish Parliament Building
meetsNear Palace of Holyroodhouse
surface form: Holyrood Palace
nameInScottishGaelic Parlamaid na h-Alba self-link
numberOfChambers 1
numberOfMembers 129
officialNameInLanguage Scottish Gaelic
parentBody constitutional framework of the United Kingdom
partOf devolution settlement of the United Kingdom
predecessor Parliament of Scotland
surface form: pre-1707 Parliament of Scotland
presidingOfficerTitle Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
sessionType fixed-term sessions
succeededBy none
symbol mace of the Scottish Parliament
termLength 4 years
usesVotingTechnology electronic voting system
votingSystem additional member system
website https://www.parliament.scot/

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Parlamaid na h-Alba nameInScottishGaelic Parlamaid na h-Alba self-link
Parliament of Scotland nativeName Parlamaid na h-Alba
Scottish Parliament nativeName Parlamaid na h-Alba