Scottish Parliamentary Elections
There are currently 129 elected members in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, of which 73 are constituency members and 56 are list members.
Scottish Parliamentary Elections use the Additional Member System where each voter has two votes. One of these elects a constituency MSP using the first past the post system, and the other elects regional representatives from a list of political parties and individual candidates.
Everyone in Scotland is represented by 8 MSPs:
- One for their constituency (for example, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross)
- Seven for the larger region in which they live (for example, Highlands and Islands)
There are currently 3 Parliamentary Constituencies in the Highland Council area.
You can currently vote to return a constituency MSP for:
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- Inverness and Nairn
and List MSP's for the Highlands and Islands Region.
The Highlands and Islands Region comprises:
- Argyll and Bute
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- Inverness and Nairn
- Moray
- Orkney
- Comhairle Nan Eillean Siar
Elections for the Scottish Parliament occur every four years with the last election held in May 2021 and the next scheduled for May 2026.