Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog provides a brief overview of the context to the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill and the proposed changes to electoral law set out in the Bill.Â
Tag: Parliament and Elections
Review of Scottish Parliament constituenciesÂ
Reading Time: 5 minutes The blog considers the Boundaries Scotland review of Scottish Parliament constituencies.
Local government elections May 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutes Local elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 2022. Voters elected councillors for individual wards who then represent the ward on their local authority’s
Voting in local government elections
Reading Time: 3 minutes Local elections will be held on 5 May 2022 in Scotland. This blog article describes who has the right to vote in those elections and
The Elections Bill: putting Scottish voters’ interests first?
Reading Time: 8 minutes This guest blog from Dr Alistair Clark, Reader in Politics at Newcastle University considers the Elections Bill and its implications for Scottish voters.
The UK Elections Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog considers the Elections Bill and its implications for voters and electoral administrators in Scotland. Â
The Scottish Government-Green cooperation agreement 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutes Provides an overview of the Scottish Government-Greens cooperation agreement and its impact on Parliamentary business.
Programme for Government 2021-22: A fairer, greener Scotland?
Reading Time: 13 minutes This blog provides a summary of the PFG, and in particular picks out areas that will be of particular interest to MSPs and the Parliament over the next year.
Welcome to Session 6, and what will SPICe be publishing in the first days?
Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog sets out plans for the first SPICe publications in Session 6.
Campaign recess and the election
Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog sets out what campaign recess and dissolution mean for SPICe.