2021 Scottish Parliament Election (Thursday 6th May 2021)

[Gards]

3 minutes ago, Smithee said:

 

 

It really only means that the constituency in question liked someone else more. But if his party have decided that he's someone they really want in, it's a wise move. Maybe he's a specialist or a big name in the party but just wasnt fancied in that seat

That's kind of a **** you to the voters of that constituency?  You didn't like our candidate....tough we're going to get them in anyway?

[The Wrinkly Ninja]

1 minute ago, ri Alban said:

Pretty poor that you can lose in the constituency and still be elected on the list. For instance, Anas Sarwar. 

I am sure I read somewhere that all of the main 4 party leaders plus Willie Rennie have been elected on the list at some point.

[redjambo]

1 minute ago, ri Alban said:

Did Alex Salmond not sit in both houses?

 

Yes. I refer the honourable gentleman to my previous answer: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/spice/factsheets/msps/msps-with-dual-mandates-14-april-2021.pdf

[ri Alban]

Just now, The Wrinkly Ninja said:

I am sure I read somewhere that all of the main 4 party leaders plus Willie Rennie have been elected on the list at some point.

I think so to. Did NS not miss out completely, one time?

[The Wrinkly Ninja]

1 minute ago, ri Alban said:

Did Alex Salmond not sit in both houses?

Lots of MPs/MSPs did in 1999.

[ri Alban]

Just now, redjambo said:

 

Yes. I refer the honourable gentleman to my previous answer: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/spice/factsheets/msps/msps-with-dual-mandates-14-april-2021.pdf

👍

[ri Alban]

Just now, The Wrinkly Ninja said:

Lots of MPs/MSPs did in 1999.

Greedy *******s!

[Unknown user]

1 minute ago, ri Alban said:

That Rise and fall of the SNP thread needs binned, BTW. 

Best thing on the telly mate

[ri Alban]

3 minutes ago, Smithee said:

Best thing on the telly mate

 

 

Smithee, I bet Alex Salmond is bealin' with all those new women msps. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 8, 2021 by ri Alban

[Unknown user]

8 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said:

 

Scotland Act 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Act_2016

 

 

Live and learn!

I guess he'll have to write to the MSP he only has because of the FPTP element he doesn't like.

Edited May 8, 2021 by Smithee

[Unknown user]

2 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

 

 

Smithee, I bet Alex Salmond is bealin' with all those new women msps. 

 

 

Poor Alex

[ri Alban]

64

 

 

[ri Alban]

Just now, Smithee said:

 

Poor Alex

[gjcc]

[John Findlay]

15 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

Did Alex Salmond not sit in both houses?

I believe he did, but was wrong to do so imho.

[Unknown user]

13 minutes ago, Gards said:

That's kind of a **** you to the voters of that constituency?  You didn't like our candidate....tough we're going to get them in anyway?

Is it? They got whoever it was they voted for, that's the point of voting.

[dobmisterdobster]

SNP would be mad to take the Presiding Officer role. They will probably give it to Willie Rennie.

[hughesie27]

1 short of a SNP majority.

[ri Alban]

That Jardine thingy telling people not give up and get fighting for what you believe in. Except SNP and pro independence voters. Ya munter. 

 

 

 

 

Oh and see if Tory/Labour /Libdems want to play the percentage game, form a single unionist party. Til then, you are single parties and have had yer baws kicked by the SNP. Again. 

 

[Gards]

4 minutes ago, Smithee said:

Is it? They got whoever it was they voted for, that's the point of voting.

But they didn't....they voted the person to be shit (got 2000 votes in 3rd place) but because their second vote was tory they get the person anyway?

 

I do agree with PR but i find there's something not quite right there.  To me, if you are named in the constituency vote, you shouldn't be in the list names.

[redjambo]

Just now, hughesie27 said:

1 short of a SNP majority.

 

A very good result for me, to be honest. Pro-independence parties in charge and the Greens in a position to influence SNP policies rather than the SNP being able to do everything without their help. I would just far rather have seen the Labour Party and the Lib Dems being the main opposition than the Tories. But you can't have everything in life.

[Footballfirst]

Lothian List

Miles Briggs (CON) Alison Johnstone (GRN) Sue Webber (CON) Sarah Boyack (LAB) Jeremy Balfour (CON) Foysol Choudhury (LAB) Lorna Slater (GRN)

[manaliveits105]

Aw one short that’s a shame 

still a minority government despite all the krankie spraffing 

enjoyed today looking forward to doing it again in 5 years - the fish  will be on loose women by then 

[jack D and coke]

That got 46 votes...😐

[Unknown user]

1 minute ago, manaliveits105 said:

Aw one short that’s a shame 

still a minority government despite all the krankie spraffing 

enjoyed today looking forward to doing it again in 5 years - the fish  will be on loose women by then 

 

Independence parties look to be in a slightly better position than before, the government has a slightly larger majority.

 

Unionists

[Unknown user]

1 minute ago, jack D and coke said:

That got 46 votes...😐

 

Gammon dressed as lamb

[ri Alban]

I probably casted my last ever vote for the SNP. Independence or not, I'll back to Labour. 

[redjambo]

So, the final result:

 

[Randy Marsh]

4 minutes ago, Smithee said:

 

Gammon dressed as lamb

She's only 35 years old apparently. 😂

[Unknown user]

Just now, Randy Marsh said:

She's only 35 years old apparently. 😂

Dog years though

[Nucky Thompson]

7 minutes ago, manaliveits105 said:

Aw one short that’s a shame 

still a minority government despite all the krankie spraffing 

enjoyed today looking forward to doing it again in 5 years - the fish  will be on loose women by then 

They were bragging about an overall majority in the weeks leading up to the election and going on about opinion polls.

Tactical voting worked a treat in stopping them getting an overall majority. Absolutely pummeled in Edinburgh west.

Propped up by the Greens again means Bojo can get them telt

[skinnybob72]

Can't wait for another 5 years of division and hatred. Braw....

[Gizmo]

6 minutes ago, Smithee said:

 

Gammon dressed as mutton.

FTFY.

[ri Alban]

Keir Starmer

[Gards]

2 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said:

They were bragging about an overall majority in the weeks leading up to the election and going on about opinion polls.

Tactical voting worked a treat in stopping them getting an overall majority. Absolutely pummeled in Edinburgh west.

Propped up by the Greens again means Bojo can get them telt

But that's quite clearly not correct Nucky.  Both SNP and Greens had another referendum in their manifesto.  They combine and they have the majority in parliament....hence they have the mandate per their manifesto to push for another referendum.

Or am I missing something here?

[Pasquale for King]

As long as the Presiding Officer is from an opposition party then the SNP are technically not a minority government as that makes it 64-64, apparently. 

[Nucky Thompson]

2 minutes ago, skinnybob72 said:

Can't wait for another 5 years of division and hatred. Braw....

And it's going to be more intense than ever.

We'll end up like NI used to be, where we're shooting and bombing each other

[The Real Maroonblood]

10 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

I probably casted my last ever vote for the SNP. Independence or not, I'll back to Labour. 

[Pasquale for King]

43 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

Pretty poor that you can lose in the constituency and still be elected on the list. For instance, Anas Sarwar. 

Running against Sturgeon wasn’t too clever really.
Has Fraser ever run in a constituency 🤔

[Pasquale for King]

44 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said:

 

Scotland Act 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Act_2016

 

 

Cheers 👍🏽

[Pasquale for King]

2 minutes ago, Nucky Thompson said:

And it's going to be more intense than ever.

We'll end up like NI used to be, where we're shooting and bombing each other

Calm down ffs 🙈

[Gizmo]

2 minutes ago, Gards said:

But that's quite clearly not correct Nucky.  Both SNP and Greens had another referendum in their manifesto.  They combine and they have the majority in parliament....hence they have the mandate per their manifesto to push for another referendum.

Or am I missing something here?

Nope, not missing anything. For a parliament that was set up to prevent a majority, they've come very, very close again. 

Some of the unionists are clutching at straws big time whilst patting themselves on the back for selling out their principles and voting for their ideological enemies to little actual effect - they still got hammered.  

[DETTY29]

1 hour ago, dobmisterdobster said:

 

It proves that First-past-the-post is the superior electoral system. I hope Westminster never tries to do a PR. What a mess.

I suppose do countries grind to a stand still whichever process is in place.

 

FPTP, may get stuff through a lot quicker, but also some pretty disgusting legislation too, that say 55% of the country and some of your own voters think is wrong.

 

Having said all that, there is a lot more negotiating and agreement with legislation and final bills that goes on in the background that many parties ever admit to.

Edited May 8, 2021 by DETTY29

[Pasquale for King]

4 minutes ago, Gards said:

But that's quite clearly not correct Nucky.  Both SNP and Greens had another referendum in their manifesto.  They combine and they have the majority in parliament....hence they have the mandate per their manifesto to push for another referendum.

Or am I missing something here?

You’re right, it’s definitely him that’s missing something. 

[The Real Maroonblood]

On 26/04/2021 at 10:30, manaliveits105 said:

Has nothing to do with the Scottish Parliamentary Elections wrong thread 

 

lets stay on topic and concentrate on removing our own habitual lying leader - Nicoliar and her dishonest party 

 

Krankie oot !

[Malinga the Swinga]

System doing exactly what it was designed to do, which was stopping a one party majority. 

We just need to get on with it and hope that our politicians surprise us and do their best for Scotland and its people. 

We can but hope. 

[Unknown user]

1 hour ago, dobmisterdobster said:

 

It proves that First-past-the-post is the superior electoral system. I hope Westminster never tries to do a PR. What a mess.

 

Ah, so you'd prefer to see 62 SNP 11 everyone else?

[Enzo Chiefo]

50 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

Pretty poor that you can lose in the constituency and still be elected on the list. For instance, Anas Sarwar. 

Or Patrick Harvie. Or Lorna Slater.

[Cade]

SNP gain one more seat to finish on 64, one short of an overall majority.

Tories stay where they were on 31.

Labour lose two seats and end on 22.

Greens gain two and end on 8.

Libdems lose one seat and end on 4.

 

We'll do it again in another 5 years.

 

[Nucky Thompson]

1 minute ago, Pasquale for King said:

Calm down ffs 🙈

Just sick of all the division. It's constant in Scotland. Indyref, Brexit, Indeyref2.

A wildcat referendum would be the straw that broke the camel's back