2016 Scottish Parliament election
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The 2016 Scottish Parliament election was a nationwide vote to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament, resulting in the Scottish National Party remaining the largest party but losing its overall majority and leading to a continued SNP minority government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Parliament election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatChange | +16 ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatsWon | 31 ⓘ |
| ConservativeVoteSharePercentage | 22.0 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 2016-05-05 ⓘ |
| electoralSystemDetail |
56 regional MSPs elected from party lists
ⓘ
73 constituency MSPs elected by first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electoralTerm | 5th Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMinisterAfterElection | Nicola Sturgeon GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstMinisterBeforeElection | Nicola Sturgeon GENERATED ⓘ |
| GreenSeatChange | +4 ⓘ |
| GreenSeatsWon | 6 ⓘ |
| GreenVoteSharePercentage | 6.6 ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection | SNP majority government ⓘ |
| LabourSeatChange | -13 ⓘ |
| LabourSeatsWon | 24 ⓘ |
| LabourVoteSharePercentage | 19.1 ⓘ |
| largestParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfLargestParty | Nicola Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfScottishGreens | Patrick Harvie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfScottishLabour | Kezia Dugdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfScottishLiberalDemocrats | Willie Rennie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfSecondLargestParty | Ruth Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LiberalDemocratSeatChange | 0 ⓘ |
| LiberalDemocratSeatsWon | 5 ⓘ |
| LiberalDemocratVoteSharePercentage | 5.2 ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 65 ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2021 Scottish Parliament election ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
SNP lost overall majority but remained largest party
ⓘ
Scottish Conservatives became official opposition ⓘ Scottish Labour fell to third place in seats ⓘ |
| occasion | election of Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| otherParliamentaryParty |
Scottish Green Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2011 Scottish Parliament election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCount | 8 ⓘ |
| resultingGovernment | SNP minority government ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 129 ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | Scottish Conservative Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SNPSeatChange | -6 ⓘ |
| SNPSeatsWon | 63 ⓘ |
| SNPVoteSharePercentage | 46.5 ⓘ |
| thirdLargestParty | Scottish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 129 ⓘ |
| turnoutChangePercentagePoints | +5.1 ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | 55.8 ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
Additional Member System
ⓘ
mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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