2011 Scottish Parliament election
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The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was a nationwide legislative election in Scotland that resulted in a historic majority government for the Scottish National Party under Alex Salmond.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Parliament election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| ballotType | two-vote system ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Scottish independence
ⓘ
economy ⓘ public services ⓘ public spending cuts ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
56 regional list seats
ⓘ
73 constituency seats ⓘ |
| constituencyVote | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 2011-05-05 ⓘ |
| elects |
MSPs
ⓘ
Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011-05-05 ⓘ |
| fourthLargestParty | Scottish Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormedBy | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | first single-party majority government in the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| includedParty |
Independent candidates
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Scottish Green Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Socialist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestPartySeats | 69 ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Alex Salmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Scotland ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 65 ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2016 Scottish Parliament election ⓘ |
| numberOfRegions | 8 ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentTerm | 4th Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2011 elections in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2007 Scottish Parliament election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalVote | party list ⓘ |
| result | SNP majority government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingFirstMinister | Alex Salmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | Scottish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011-05-05 ⓘ |
| thirdLargestParty | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 129 ⓘ |
| turnout | 50.4% ⓘ |
| turnoutComparedToPrevious | higher than 2007 Scottish Parliament election ⓘ |
| type | legislative election ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
additional member system
ⓘ
mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| year | 2011 ⓘ |
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