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There is a point in coming out to vote👇🏻 Scottish Parliament Election 2026

Can't argue with facts.

• In 2021, the SNP received 1,094,374 list votes.
• Those votes returned just 2 MSPs.
• That’s 547,187 votes per seat, an inefficient return.
• Over 95% of SNP list votes failed to elect an MSP.

We need to maximise pro-indy representation!

Link to the Scottish Parliament Website page that clearly shows how the Additional Members System of voting works in the Scottish Parliament Elections

It should be noted that there are variations of the Additional Members System & the one used in Scotland uses the D'Hondt calculation
https://www.parliament.scot/get-invol...

Scottish Parliament electoral system SPICe Fact Sheet PDF
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/f...


I see this & similar comments all over social media👇🏻

'If memory serves me right SNP 1+2 in 2011 gave the SNP an overall majority and ultimately an independence referendum. FACT!'

(I believed it myself until seeing nearly a million SNP2 votes return less than a handful of List Seats 😯)

Yes, it's a fact right enough BUT it is extremely unlikely to be repeated because the D'Hondt calculation means ...

. The number of Constituency Seats won in each region = the List Vote divisor +1

. More Constituency Seats = Less List Seats
because of the higher divisor applied to the
number of List Votes
(Votes ÷ Number of Seats +1)

CS = Constituency Seat
LV = List Vote
LS = List Seat
SI = Scottish Independence
Un = Unionist

Example 1:
LV 100,000 ÷
CS 1 +1 = 2 50,000
CS 2 +1 = 3 33,333
CS 3 +1 = 4 25,000
CS 4 +1 = 5 20,000
CS 5 +1 = 6 16,667
CS 6 +1 = 7 14,286
CS 7 +1 = 8 12,500
CS 8 +1 = 9 11,111
CS 9 +1 = 10 10,000

Example 2:
SI 1 LV 100,000 ÷ (CS 5+1 = 6) = 16,667 LS5
100,000 ÷ (CS 5+LS 1+1=7) = 14,286

Un1 LV 43,000 ÷ (CS 0+1 = 1) = 43,000 LS1
43,000 ÷ (LS 1+1 = 2) = 21,500 LS4
43,000 ÷ (LS 2+1 = 3) = 14,333 LS7

Un2 LV 33,000 ÷ (CS 0+1 = 1) = 33,000 LS2
33,000 ÷ (LS 1+1 = 2) = 16,500 LS6
33,000 ÷ (LS 2+1 = 3) = 11,000

Un3 LV 23,000 ÷ (CS 0+1 = 1) = 23,000 LS3
23,000 ÷ (LS 1+1 = 2) = 11,500

SI 1 LV 100,000 = CS 5 + LS 1
Un1 LV 43,000 = CS 0 + LS 3
Un2 LV 33,000 = CS 0 + LS 2
Un3 LV 23,000 = CS 0 + LS 1

The reason the SNP BROKE a voting system DESIGNED to prevent overall majorities is because
. they won LESS Constituency Seats which meant lower List vote divisors being applied
. FLUKE

By voting SNP 1&2 you'll need to be hoping either
. they win LESS Constituencies or
. they win 65+ Constituencies 🤔
If the latter, & I'd be delighted if they did, then your SNP 2 vote isn't needed anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

Me, I'm voting for Scottish Independence NOT a party or an individual MSP. I'm gonna vote SNP 1 & lend my Green 2 vote, (because it's not clear Greens are definitely putting Independence FIRST), to Alba

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