Democracy: Features of the Additional Member System

Question 1

voters get 2 votes

Answer 1

• the people of Scotland get to make 2 choices on who they would like to be represented by in the Scottish Parliament
• for example, the people in the Garnock area would vote in the Cunninghame North constituency + the West Scotland region

Question 2

there are 2 types of MSPs

Answer 2

• MSPs in the Scottish Parliament are either constituency MSPs or regional MSPs
• for example, Nicola Sturgeon represents her local area as she is a constituency MSP

Question 3

the result is more proportional

Answer 3

• the number of seats in parliament the parties get is much closer to the number of votes they get
• for example, in 2021 the Conservatives got around 23% of the vote + around 24% of the seats