Francais | English | Espanõl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scotland

Image:Flag of Scotland.svg This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Scotland

Scots law Scottish Parliament Acts Presiding Officer: George Reid Scottish Parliament Building Members (MSPs) Constituencies and electoral regions Last general election, 2003 Next general election, 2007 Scottish Executive First Minister: Jack McConnell Cabinet Crown Office Lord Advocate: Elish Angiolini Solicitor General: John Beckett QC Scottish Executive agencies Non-departmental public bodies UK Parliament: Reserved matters Scotland Office Secretary of State for Scotland: Douglas Alexander Advocate General: Neil Davidson Constituencies Last general election, 2005 Next general election, 2009/10 European Parliament European Parliament constituency Last Election, 2004 Next election, 2009 Local government Subdivisions of Scotland Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Elections Political parties Scottish Politician of the Year awards

Other countries • Politics Portal view • talk • edit</div>

Contents 1 Major parties 2 Minor Parties 2.1 Not registered with the Electoral Commission 3 Defunct parties 4 See also

[edit] Major parties

Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives):

• Labour Party - centre-left, unionist - 50 MSPs
• Scottish National Party (SNP) - centre-left, pro-independence- 27 MSPs
• Conservative and Unionist Party - centre-right, unionist - 17 MSPs
• Liberal Democrats - centre-left, federalist - 17 MSPs
• Scottish Green Party - environmentalist, pro-independence - 7 MSPs
• Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) - far-left, pro-independence - 4 MSPs
• Solidarity - far-left, pro-independence - 2 MSPs
• Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (SSCUP) - pensioners' rights party - 1 MSP

[edit] Minor Parties

• Abolish Forth Bridge Tolls Party
• Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party
• British National Party - Great Britain-wide party, far-right, unionist (even smaller in Scotland than the rest of the UK)
• Communist Party of Britain - Great Britain-wide party, communist, unionist, formed after collapse of Communist Party of Great Britain in early 1990s
• East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance
• Free Scotland Party - favour Scottish independence outwith the European Union
• Local Health Concern
• Pensioners Party
• Pride In Paisley Party
• Publican Party
• Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers
• Scottish Independence Party - pro-independence
• Scottish Jacobite Party - pro-independence
• Scottish Unionist Party - unionist
• Scottish Wind Watch
• United Kingdom Independence Party - Great Britain-wide party, right-wing, unionist, favour UK withdrawal from the European Union

[edit] Not registered with the Electoral Commission

The following parties were not registered with the Electoral Commission as of 2 September 2006, and may be defunct:

• Communist Party of Scotland - Scottish party formed after collapse of Communist Party of Great Britain
• Left Alliance - have 2 councillors in Fife
• Scottish Enterprise Party - centre-right, pro-independence
• Strathkelvin People's Independent Labour Party - minor party from East Dunbartonshire

[edit] Defunct parties

• Communist Party of Great Britain (1920-1991)
• Fife Socialist League (1950s-1960s)
• Fishing Party
• Highlands and Islands Alliance
• Highland Land League (1909-1920s)
• Independent Labour Party (1893-1975)
• Labour Party of Scotland
• National Party of Scotland (1928-1934)
• Scottish Labour Party (1888-1893)
• Scottish Labour Party (1976-1979)
• Scottish Militant Labour
• Scottish Party (1930s)
• Scottish Republican Socialist Party (now part of the SSP)
• Scottish Socialist Party (1987-1990)
• Scottish Unionist Party (1912-1965)
• Scottish Workers Republican Party

[edit] See also

• Elections in Scotland
• Politics of Scotland
• Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)

fr:Partis et mouvements politiques en Écosse

sv:Lista över politiska partier i skotska parlamentet