Post #2178758
2026-05-07 08:09 UTC
Off to vote in the Scottish Parliament elections.
For the uninitiated you can vote at age 16 and over, you get two votes.
One vote is a first past the post constituency vote for a candidate and the second is for a Party (or independent candidate) from a regional list.
Although not strictly PR, the system is designed give a more proportion outcome.
You also don't have to be "Scottish" to vote, just normally resident in Scotland and forfil the criterion that allows you to register to vote here.
Replies (4)
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@FaithinBones@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 08:35
@raymierussell@mastodon.scot sounds like a good system
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@phl@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 08:53
@raymierussell@mastodon.scot Huh! I thought the voting system was the same across the entirety of the UK, so only voting for constituency candidates. This mixed individual+list thing is kind of similar to the system in Hungary actually.
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@BenartyComputer@mastodon.scot 2026-05-07 12:50
@raymierussell@mastodon.scot you don't need ID either
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@syn_rst@norden.social 2026-05-07 15:50
@raymierussell@mastodon.scot Sounds pretty similar to german federal parliament. Probably better than just a single first past the post vote.