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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Election 2021
Author: Andrew Aiton, Sarah Atherton, Ross Burnside, Allan Campbell, Nicola Hudson, Iain McIver and Emma Robinson
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Published: Tuesday 11 May 2021 (SB 21-24)
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The result
What does the result mean for Session 6?
Overview
Are there any patterns to the election results?
What does the result mean for the formation of the Scottish Government?
Diversity
Turnout
What is the result likely to mean for the Session 6 Parliament?
Comparison with previous parliaments
State of the parties
Constituency and regional list vote
Composition of the Parliament
MSPs who did not re-stand for election
MSPs who lost their seats at the 2021 election
New Members
Gender
Class of 1999
Turnout
Size of the electorate
Extension of the franchise
Why might turnout have risen?
A good election for the opinion polls?
The result
What does the result mean for Session 6?
Comparison with previous parliaments
State of the parties
Composition of the Parliament
Turnout
A good election for the opinion polls?
Image: Figure 1: 2021 election result
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Image: Figure 2: Constituencies and regional seats
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Image: Figure 3: Change in seats, 2016 to 2021
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Image: Figure 4: Historic turnouts
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Image: Figure 5: Composition of Scottish Parliaments, 1999-2021
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Image: Figure 6: Historic share of seats, 1999-2021
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Image: Figure 7: Change in seats by political party
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Image: Figure 8: Change in share of the vote, by political party
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Image: Figure 9: Historic share of the vote, 1999-2021
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Image: Figure 10: New members by political party
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Image: Figure 11: Female Members by political party
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Image: Figure 12: Historic turnouts
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Image: Figure 13: Turnout increase by constituency
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Image: Figure 14: Historic turnout by region
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Image: Figure 15: Average of last 7 opinion polls vs final result
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