2007 Scottish Parliament election

Author: Leandro Alegsa Creation date: November 14, 2022

The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was an election held on 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament.

Going into the election, the Scottish Labour Party had the largest number of seats and had a coalition agreement with the Scottish Liberal Democrats with Jack McConnell as First Minister. The Scottish National Party won 47 seats in the election, which was the largest number of seats for any party in the election, but was not enough to form a majority government. The Scottish National Party then formed a minority government with Alex Salmond as First Minister.

This was the first time since the 1964 UK General Election in which the Labour Party did not get the highest number of votes in Scotland and it also gave the Scottish National Party it's largest ever number of votes. The final results were: Scottish National Party (47 Seats), Scottish Labour Party (46 Seats), Scottish Conservative Party (17 Seats), Scottish Liberal Democrats (16 Seats) and the Scottish Green Party (2 Seats). Parties which had won seats in the 2003 Scottish Parliament election including the Scottish Socialist Party and the Scottish Senior Citizens Party, lost all of their seats.

Questions and Answers

Q: What was the date of the 2007 Scottish Parliament election?

A: The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on 3 May 2007.

Q: Who was First Minister going into the election?

A: Going into the election, Jack McConnell of the Scottish Labour Party and Scottish Liberal Democrats coalition agreement was First Minister.

Q: How many seats did the Scottish National Party win in this election?

A: The Scottish National Party won 47 seats in this election.

Q: Did any party gain a majority government from this result?

A: No, none of the parties gained a majority government from this result.

Q: What was the largest number of votes ever received by the SNP in this election?

A: This was also the first time since 1964 that Labour did not get highest number of votes in Scotland and it gave SNP its largest ever number of votes.

Q: Which parties lost all their seats in this election?

A: Parties which had won seats in 2003 including the Scottish Socialist Party and Scottish Senior Citizens Party lost all their seats in this election.