Scottish Parliament
Since the formation of the Scottish parliament in 1999 there have been to date four Scottish elections, which are held every 4 years on the first Thursday in May. The electoral system used is the PR Voting System where voters have two votes under two PR Voting Systems and is better known as such in the United Kingdom. Under the system, voters are given two votes: one for a specific candidate AMS and one for a political party. Full details are explained here.
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