Scots Pairlament
The Scots Pairlament[1] (Scottish Parliament in the Ingles; Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in the Gaelic) is the devolved legislatur o Scotland. The oreeginal Scots Pairlament, or Estatis of Scotland, wis elidit in 1707 by the Act o Union, giein wey tae the new-foundit Pairlament o Great Breetain. The new Scots Pairlament wis establisht in 1999 unner the Scotland Act 1998, an the first gaitherin wis on 12t May, 1999. It can legislate on aw maiters binna thaim that's resert for the UK Pairlament in Wastmeenster, an haes the pouer tae mak Scots laws an chynge the level o income tax peyed by Scots ceetizens.
The're 129 Commeesioners tae the Scots Pairlament (CSPs) the nou. CSPs is waled by a seestem o proportional representation, the Addeetional Member Seestem (AMS). 73 Comeesioners is waled in indiveedual constituencies, an 56 is waled frae regional pairty leets (7 CSPs the piece frae aicht regions).
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Composeetion o the Scots Pairlament[edit]
- Scots Naitional Pairty: 69 CSPs
- Scots Laubour Pairty: 37 CSPs
- Scots Conservative an Unionist Pairty: 15 CSPs
- Scots Leeberal Democrats: 5 CSPs
- Scots Green Pairty: 2 CSPs
- Independent commeesioners (Independents): 1 CSP (Margo Macdonald)
The Pairlament wales frae amang its members its Preses (Presiding Officer in the Ingles) tae preside ower the gaitherins o the Pairlament. It wales the First Meenister o Scotland forby.
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Fitmerks[edit]
- ↑ Maugre o the pairlament itsel uisin Scottish (1, 2, 3), maist ilka cuif kens that the Scots for the Ingles Scottish is Scots. Sin this is the Scots Wikipedie sicna "linguistic mixter–maxter" isna uised here.
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