Scots Naitional Pairty
Scots Naitional Pairty
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|---|---|
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| Leader | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Depute leader | Keith Brown |
| Wastminster Group Leader | Ian Blackford |
| Foondit | 1934 |
| Merger o | |
| Heidquarters |
Gordon Lamb House 3 Jackson's Entry Edinburgh EH8 8PJ |
| Student wing | Federation o Student Naitionalists |
| Youth wing | Young Scots for Unthirldom |
| Membership (2016) |
 116,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Poleetical poseetion | Centre-left[7][8][9][10] |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| European Pairlament group | Greens/EFA |
| Colours | Yellow |
| House o Commons (Scots seats) |
35 / 59 |
| European Parilament (Scots seats) |
2 / 6 |
| Scots Pairlament |
64 / 129 |
| Local govrenment in Scotland[11] |
398 / 1,223 |
| Website | |
| www.snp.org | |
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Politics o Scotland Political parties | |
The Scots Naitional Pairty is a poleetical pairty in Scotland, campainin for Scots unthirldom. It is a social-democratic pairty. Syne the Scots elections in 2007 the pairty wis in minority government in the Scots Pairlament. In 2011, the SNP wun a majority o the seats of Scotland's Pairliment. It is the biggest single pairty or bodie in Scotland campainin.
The pairty wis staiblisht in 1934 frae a comin-thegither o the Naitional Pairty o Scotland an the Scots Pairty. It won its first pairlamentary seat in a 1945 by-election (tae the Wastmeinster pairlament). Thay'v 56 seats in the Hoose o Commons.
The pairty's convener is Nicola Sturgeon. She is the current First Meinister o Scotland, heidin a minority government. She is heidyin o the Scots Naitional Pairty (SNP), Member o Parliament for the constituency o Glesga Soothside. The pairty's chief in the Scots Pairlament for e nou is depute convener Stewart Hosie
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- ↑ Hassan, Gerry (2009), The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 5, 9
- ↑ Christopher Harvie (2004). Scotland and Nationalism: Scottish Society and Politics, 1707 to the Present. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-32724-4.
- ↑ Mitchell, James; Bennie, Lynn; Johns, Rob (2012), The Scottish National Party: Transition to Power, Oxford University Press, pp. 107–116
- ↑ Keating, Michael (2009), "Nationalist Movements in Comparative Perspective", The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 214–217
- ↑ Wolfram Nordsieck. "Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck".
- ↑ Hassan, Gerry (2009), The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 4–5
- ↑ Robert Garner; Richard Kelly (15 Juin 1998). British Political Parties Today. Manchester University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7190-5105-0.
- ↑ Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 398. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4. Retrieved 18 Julie 2013.
- ↑ Josep M. Colomer (25 Julie 2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
- ↑ Ibpus.com; International Business Publications, USA (1 Januar 2012). Scotland Business Law Handbook: Strategic Information and Laws. Int'l Business Publications. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4387-7095-6.
- ↑ "http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/makeup.htm". Gwydir.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2013. External link in
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