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2 unusual facts about Scottish National Party


Doug Finley

He was involved with the Scottish National Party and the former Reform and Canadian Alliance parties (which was eventually dissolved into the current Conservative Party).

Edinburgh Airport Rail Link

The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Scottish Green Party both opposed the project on grounds of cost and because it duplicated existing bus services.


A Constitution for a Free Scotland

In September 2002, the Scottish National Party (SNP) published a document, entitled A Constitution for a Free Scotland, which details their policy for the Constitution of a future independent Scotland.

Aileen Campbell

Aileen Campbell (born 18 May 1980) is the Scottish Government Minister for Children and Young People and is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydesdale.

Any Questions?

When the programme visits Scotland and Wales, representatives from the Scottish National Party or Plaid Cymru participate, as do the Northern Irish parties when Northern Ireland is visited.

Barry Henderson

However Henderson lost his seat at the October 1974 election, to Margaret Bain of the Scottish National Party, by only 22 votes.

Bristow Muldoon

He represented the constituency of Livingston in the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2007, but then lost the seat to Angela Constance of the SNP.

Carmarthen by-election, 1966

Gwynfor Evans' surprise win is credited with laying the foundations for Winnie Ewing's victory for the Scottish National Party at the Hamilton by-election, 1967, an event of equal significance for Scottish nationalism.

Clare Adamson

Prior to entering public life, Clare worked for four years at the SNP HQ Campaign Unit as Project Manager of the Party’s 'Activate Project'.

Crown Estate

After winning the 2011 Scottish election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) called for the devolution of the Crown Estate income to Scotland.

Deans, West Lothian

Deans has been part of the Almond Valley Constituency since 1999 and is represented by the Scottish National Party (SNP) Angela Constance who has held the seat since 2007 when the constituency was called Livingston.

History of the Scottish Socialist Party

The SSA's electoral stance was that there needed to be a left alternative to New Labour and the SNP, and the SSA felt that the experience had been enough of a success to go on to form the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) in 1998, with Tommy Sheridan as its convenor, in advance of the Scottish Parliament general election, 1999.

John Finnie

Finnie resigned from the SNP on 23 October 2012 over the party's decision to support NATO membership for an independent Scotland.

Knowledge Politics

Three Members of Parliament have contributed to Knowledge Politics publications: Derek Wyatt MP (Labour Party), Andrew Gwynne MP (Labour Party) and Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party).

Livingston Village

Livingston Village is part of the Almond Valley Constituency since 1999 and is represented by the Scottish National Party (SNP) Angela Constance who has held the seat since 2007 when the constituency was called Livingston.

Michael Noble, Baron Glenkinglas

He lost his seat at the February 1974 general election to Iain MacCormick, a teacher and son of Scottish National Party founder member Professor John MacCormick.

Newsquest

On 10 July 2007 the NUJ reported that the UK’s Competition Commission was investigating allegations made by SNP MP for Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart that Newsquest had given it misleading evidence while it was considering whether the Liberal Democrat supporting company should be permitted to take over titles from SMG.

Roger Godsiff

In October 2006, Godsiff was one of 12 Labour MPs to back Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party's call for an inquiry into the Iraq War.

Scotland Act 1978

Following Winnie Ewing's groundbreaking win for the Scottish National Party in the Hamilton by-election, 1967, the United Kingdom government responded to the growing support for Scottish independence by setting up the Royal Commission on the Constitution, better known as the Kilbrandon Commission (1969–1973).

Scottish Assembly

The Scots National League was formed in 1920 in favour of Scottish independence, and this movement was superseded in 1928 by the formation of the National Party of Scotland, which became the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 1934.

United Kingdom general election, 1935

The Independent Labour Party stood separately from Labour for the first time since 1895, while the Scottish National Party contested their first election, and the Communist Party gained their first parliamentary seat in almost ten years, West Fife.

Yes Scotland

The campaign has the support of two parties represented in the Scottish Parliament - the governing Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens - as well as all three former SNP MSPs who now sit as independent Members: Margo MacDonald, Jean Urquhart and John Finnie, and also of former Independent MSP Bill Walker.


see also

Constitution of Scotland

"A Constitution for a Free Scotland", a document published by the Scottish National Party in 2002

Earnock Estate

Earnock lies in the Hamilton South constituency of the Scottish Parliament and is represented by Christina McKelvie of the Scottish National party.

Glasgow Govan by-election

Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973, won by Margo MacDonald of the Scottish National Party (SNP)

Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988, won by Jim Sillars of the Scottish National Party (SNP)

Markinch

The Constituency office of Tricia Marwick, Scottish National Party, Member of the Scottish Parliament, is in the village.

Member of the European Parliament

Winnie Ewing, past President of the Scottish National Party, and that party's first MEP.

Torphichen

Torphichen is part of the (UK) Falkirk East and Linlithgow Constituency (Michael Connarty, Labour); Scottish Linlithgow Constituency (Fiona Hyslop, Scottish National Party); and part of the Armadale and Blackridge Ward of West Lothian Council (Stuart Borrowman, Independent; Jim Dixon, Labour; and Isabel Hutton, Scottish National Party).