Much laughter down south last time because the SNP had lost their overall majority.
The truth is, of course, that the voting system was designed to make sure there couldn’t be an overall majority.
The fact that the SNP managed one and are looking to do so again is incredible.
If the voting system was the same as westminster’s ridiculous winner takes all version, the last result would have been as follows.
SNP - 59
Tory - 7
LIB - 4
LAB - 3
Green - 0
However the system meant the list vote recognised votes cast for the losers in the constituencies, and seats were awarded as follows.
Tory - 24
Labour- 21
Green - 6
SNP - 4
LIB - 1 ( I might have that one wrong, either that or the Liberals really are f’ucked)
Anyway, complicated as it may seem to our mentally challenged neighbours down south it means that the actual voters of Scotland are more represented.
For the purposes of independence though it means that an SNP/SNP vote is a bit of a waste.
Without presuming to tell anyone how to vote, my suggestion to the independence minded voter would be to choose one of the “losers” in the list vote.
Edit : The Scottish Family Party sound nice, I wonder if they’ve based in Westhill and are opposed to football stadiums.