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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1999 Scottish Parliament election | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Parliament election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| ballotType | two-vote system ⓘ |
| category |
1999 elections in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
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%
ⓘ
approximately 59 percent ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
additional member system
ⓘ
mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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1999 Scottish Parliament election
this entity surface form:
1999 Scottish Parliament election
subject surface form:
Scottish devolution referendum, 1997