Scottish Parliament election, 1999
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The Scottish Parliament election of 1999 was the first election to the newly established devolved legislature in Scotland, marking the formal restoration of a Scottish parliament after nearly 300 years.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 2 |
| Scottish Parliament election, 1999 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8908721 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Parliament election, 1999 Context triple: [Scottish devolution referendum, 1997, followedBy, Scottish Parliament election, 1999]
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A.
2011 Scottish Parliament election
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.
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B.
Scottish Parliament elections
Scottish Parliament elections are the regular democratic contests in which voters in Scotland choose Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to represent them in the devolved legislature.
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C.
Scottish local government elections
Scottish local government elections are periodic polls to choose councillors for Scotland’s 32 local authorities, conducted using a proportional representation system to determine local governance.
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D.
PO of the Scottish Parliament
The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is the impartial chair and principal representative of the Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and ensuring its rules are followed.
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E.
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament are the electoral divisions used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to represent specific geographic areas in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Parliament election, 1999 Target entity description: The Scottish Parliament election of 1999 was the first election to the newly established devolved legislature in Scotland, marking the formal restoration of a Scottish parliament after nearly 300 years.
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A.
2011 Scottish Parliament election
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.
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B.
Scottish Parliament elections
Scottish Parliament elections are the regular democratic contests in which voters in Scotland choose Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to represent them in the devolved legislature.
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C.
Scottish local government elections
Scottish local government elections are periodic polls to choose councillors for Scotland’s 32 local authorities, conducted using a proportional representation system to determine local governance.
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D.
PO of the Scottish Parliament
The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament is the impartial chair and principal representative of the Parliament, responsible for overseeing its proceedings and ensuring its rules are followed.
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E.
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament are the electoral divisions used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to represent specific geographic areas in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Parliament election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| ballotType | two-vote system ⓘ |
| category |
1999 elections in the United Kingdom
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1999 in Scottish politics ⓘ Scottish Parliament elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionPartnerAfterElection | Scottish Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyCount | 73 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 1999-05-06 ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCommissioner | Scottish Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enabledBy | Scotland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999-05-06 ⓘ |
| firstMinisterAfterElection | Donald Dewar GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstMinisterPartyAfterElection | Scottish Labour Party GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Scottish Parliament election, 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthLargestParty | Scottish Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
constituency vote
ⓘ
regional list vote ⓘ |
| historicalContext | devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isFirstElectionOf | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestParty | Scottish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTermEnd | 2003 ⓘ |
| legislativeTermStart | 1999 ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainPollingDay | 1999-05-06 ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencyMSPs | 73 ⓘ |
| numberOfRegionalMSPs | 56 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 129 ⓘ |
| otherParty |
Scottish Green Party
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Socialist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | 1st Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1999 ⓘ |
| precededBy | United Kingdom general election, 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCount | 8 ⓘ |
| restoredInstitution | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingGovernment | Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first election to the devolved Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
marked restoration of a Scottish legislature after nearly 300 years ⓘ |
| startTime | 1999-05-06 ⓘ |
| thirdLargestParty | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCity | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnout |
59.0%
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approximately 59 percent ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
additional member system
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mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Scottish Parliament election, 1999 Description of subject: The Scottish Parliament election of 1999 was the first election to the newly established devolved legislature in Scotland, marking the formal restoration of a Scottish parliament after nearly 300 years.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scottish devolution referendum, 1997
this entity surface form:
1999 Scottish Parliament election
this entity surface form:
1999 Scottish Parliament election