Scots Pairlament

Scots Pairlament Pàrlamaid na h-Alba Scottish Parliament
5t Scots Pairlament
Teep
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	12 Mey 1999 (1999-05-12)
Leadership
Preses	Alison Johnstone Syne 13 Mey 2021
First Meenister	Humza Yousaf, SNP Syne 20 November 2014
Opposition Pairty Leaders	Douglas Ross, Conservative Anas Sarwar, Labour Alex Cole-Hamilton, Leeberal Democrats
Structure
Seats	129
Scots Pairlament poleetical groups	Govrenment (71)      SNP (64)      Green (7) Opposition (57)      Conservative (31)      Labour (22)      Leeberal Democrats (4) Presidin Officer      PO (1)
Scots Pairlament committees	17 Audit Equal Opportunities Europe an Freemit Relations Finance Procedures Public Peteetions Staundarts an Public Appointments Subordinate Legislation Economy, Energy an Tourism Eddication, Lifelang Learnin an Cultur Heal an Sport Juistice Local Govrenment an Commonties Rural Affairs an Environment Scots Pairlamentary Pensions Scheme Transport, Infrastructur Committee oan Th' Scots Govrenment's Handling o Harassment Complaints Against Former Ministers an Climate Chynge
Elections
Scots Pairlament votin seestem	Addeetional Member Seestem
Scots Pairlament last election	6 Mey 2021
Scots Pairlament neist election	7 Mey 2026
Meeting place
Scots Pairlament Biggin, Halyruid, Edinburgh
Wabsteid
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The Scots Pairlament^[1] (Scottish Parliament in the Inglis; Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in the Gaelic) is the devolved legislatur o Scotland. The oreeginal Scots Pairlament, or Estatis of Scotland, wis elidit in 1707 bi the Act o Union, giein wey tae the new-foundit Pairlament o Great Breetain. The new Scots Pairlament wis establisht in 1999 unner the Scotland Act 1998, an the first gaitherin wis on the 12 May, 1999. It can legislate on aw maiters binna thaim that's pitten by for the UK Pairlament in Wastmeenster, an haes the pouer tae mak Scots laws an chynge the level o income tax peyed bi Scots ceetizens.^[2]

The Scots Pairlament wis estaiblisht in 1999 for tae debate maiters an mak laws for Scotland. It is made up o 129 electit bodies that's kent as Members o the Scots Pairlament or MSPs. MSPs is electit wi a kind o proportional representation cryed the Addeetional Member Seestem. Awbody haes twa votes and awbody is representit bi aicht MSPs (ae constituency MSP an seiven regional MSPs).

1. ↑ "Scots". www.parliament.scot. Archived frae the original on 11 Julie 2020. Retrieved 25 Januar 2021.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
2. ↑ "Your Scots Pairlament" (PDF). www.parliament.scot. Scots Pairlament. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.