2021 Scottish Parliament election
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The 2021 Scottish Parliament election was a nationwide vote to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament, shaping the political balance and government of Scotland for the subsequent parliamentary term.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2021 Scottish Parliament election canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11288561 — 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: 2021 Scottish Parliament election Context triple: [Edinburgh Southern, hasParliamentaryElection, 2021 Scottish Parliament election]
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A.
2016 Scottish Parliament election
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
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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E.
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.
- 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: 2021 Scottish Parliament election Target entity description: The 2021 Scottish Parliament election was a nationwide vote to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament, shaping the political balance and government of Scotland for the subsequent parliamentary term.
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A.
2016 Scottish Parliament election
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Parliament election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| affectedGovernmentTerm | sixth Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatsWon | 31 ⓘ |
| ConservativeVoteShareConstituency | 21.9 ⓘ |
| ConservativeVoteShareRegional | 23.5 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2021-05-06 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| endDate | 2021-05-06 ⓘ |
| GreenSeatsWon | 8 ⓘ |
| GreenVoteShareRegional | 8.1 ⓘ |
| LabourSeatsWon | 22 ⓘ |
| LabourVoteShareConstituency | 21.6 ⓘ |
| LabourVoteShareRegional | 17.9 ⓘ |
| largestParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Scotland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LiberalDemocratSeatsWon | 4 ⓘ |
| LiberalDemocratVoteShareConstituency | 6.9 ⓘ |
| LiberalDemocratVoteShareRegional | 5.1 ⓘ |
| location | constituencies and regions across Scotland ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
Brexit
NERFINISHED
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COVID-19 pandemic response ⓘ Scottish independence ⓘ economic recovery ⓘ public services ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2026 Scottish Parliament election ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencySeats | 73 ⓘ |
| numberOfElectoralRegions | 8 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfRegionalSeats | 56 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 129 ⓘ |
| otherParliamentaryParty |
Scottish Green Party
NERFINISHED
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Scottish Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postElectionAgreement | cooperation agreement between SNP and Scottish Greens ⓘ |
| postElectionFirstMinister | Nicola Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postElectionPresidingOfficer | Alison Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2016 Scottish Parliament election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingGovernment | Scottish National Party minority government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduledInterval | 5 years ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SNPSeatsWon | 64 ⓘ |
| SNPVoteShareConstituency | 47.7 ⓘ |
| SNPVoteShareRegional | 40.3 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2021-05-06 ⓘ |
| thirdLargestParty | Scottish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutDescription | record high for a Scottish Parliament election at the time ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | 63.5 ⓘ |
| usesConstituencySeats | true ⓘ |
| usesRegionalListSeats | true ⓘ |
| votingSystem | additional member system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2021 Scottish Parliament election Description of subject: The 2021 Scottish Parliament election was a nationwide vote to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament, shaping the political balance and government of Scotland for the subsequent parliamentary term.
Referenced by (2)
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