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Thread #137224   Message #3142010
Posted By: Allan Conn
25-Apr-11 - 02:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Any thoughts on AV? (Alternative Vote)
Subject: RE: BS: Any thoughts on AV?
"Dumfries and Galloway was actually Labour in the 2010 Westminster Election"

But I was talking about the election to the Scottish Parliament in response to your comment that the voting system in Scotland meant that at least some Tories got elected to Holyrood. As I said my constituency (which is Roxburghshire&Berwickshire) in the Scottish Borders the Tory candidate John Lamont won whilst a seat in Dumfries&Galloway (the seat is actually Galloway&Nithsdale) was won by Alex Fergusson also a Tory. They both won on the normal first past the post system. It is only then that the remaining seats are allocated using the second vote.And actually on checking that is only half of their constituency wins as they also won a seat in Ayr and David Mcletchie won one in Edinburgh!
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-07/SB07-21.pdf