Scots National Pairty
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The Scots National Pairty[14] (SNP) is a poleetical pairty in Scotland, campainin fur Scots unthirldom. It is a social-democratic pairty. Syne the Scots elections in 2007 the pairty wis in minority government in the Scots Pairlament; in 2011, the SNP wun a majority o the seats of this Pairliment. It is the biggest single pairty or bodie in Scotland campainin.
Scots National Pairty
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| Leader | John Swinney |
| Depute leader | Keith Brown |
| Wastminster Group Leader | NA |
| Foondit | 1934 |
| Merger o | |
| Heidquarters | Gordon Lamb House 3 Jackson's Entry Edinburgh EH8 8PJ |
| Student weeng | Federation o Student Naitionalists |
| Youth weeng | Young Scots for Unthirldom |
| Membership (2016) |  116,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Poleetical poseetion | Centre-left[7][8][9][10] |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| European Pairlament group | Greens/EFA |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Hoose o Commons | 0 / 59 [11] |
| Scots Pairlament[12] | 63 / 129 |
| Local govrenment in Scotland[13] | 453 / 1,227 |
| Website | |
| www.snp.org | |
| Politics o Scotland Political parties | |
Thay'v 63 seats in the Scots Pairlament an 453 local councillors. The pairty wis wiped oot in the Hoose o Commons in 2024.
The pairty's convener is John Swinney. He is the current First Meenister o Scotland. He succeeded Humza Yousaf, that wis heidyin o the Pairty, an Member o Scots Parliament fur the constituency o Glesga Soothside.
History
eeditThe pairty wis staiblisht in 1934 frae a comin-thegither o the Naitional Pairty o Scotland an the Scots Pairty. The SNP originally campaignt fur hame rule an a Scots Pairlament[15]. John MacCormick, the then leader, left in 1942 fur tae form the pressure group the Scottish Covenant Association.[15]
It won its first pairlamentary seat in a 1945 by-election (tae the Wastmeinster pairlament).
Thair support reakit a first heich pynt in the Februar 1974 Westminster election, wi 21.9% o the Scots vote.[15]
Ideology
eeditThe SNP is a centre-left nationalist pairty.[16] Its nationalism is speceefically civic nationalism, i.e. hingin in wi civic institutions an territoritiality.[15] It is parteicular in that cultural or ethnic heritage is rarely mentioned in SNP campagin ads.[15]
References
eedit- ↑ Hassan, Gerry (2009), The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 5, 9
- ↑ Christopher Harvie (2004). Scotland and Nationalism: Scottish Society and Politics, 1707 to the Present. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-32724-4.
- ↑ Mitchell, James; Bennie, Lynn; Johns, Rob (2012), The Scottish National Party: Transition to Power, Oxford University Press, pp. 107–116
- ↑ Keating, Michael (2009), "Nationalist Movements in Comparative Perspective", The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 214–217
- ↑ Wolfram Nordsieck. "Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck".
- ↑ Hassan, Gerry (2009), The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 4–5
- ↑ Robert Garner; Richard Kelly (15 Juin 1998). British Political Parties Today. Manchester University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7190-5105-0.
- ↑ Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 398. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4. Retrieved 18 Julie 2013.
- ↑ Josep M. Colomer (25 Julie 2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
- ↑ Ibpus.com; International Business Publications, USA (1 Januar 2012). Scotland Business Law Handbook: Strategic Information and Laws. Int'l Business Publications. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4387-7095-6.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "UK > Parliament MPs and Lords > State of the parties". members.parliament.uk (in Inglis). Pairlament o the Unitit Kinrick. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ BBC (2016). "Scotland Parliament election 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "Local Council Political Compositions". Open Council Date UK. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ a b c d e Michael O'Neill, "Challenging the centre: home rule movements" In Michael O'Neill (ed.), Devolution and British Politics, p. 32-66
- ↑ "The SNP, Centre-Left Politics and the State of Social Democracy". Gerry Hassan - writing, research, policy and ideas (in Inglis). 9 Juin 2016. Retrieved 31 Januar 2021.