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The Scottish Parliament actually has an element of PR, so we do get some minority parties with seats:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament#2011_result

It wouldn't surprise me if we have Pirate Party MSPs in a few years.

[NB Scotland is still very much a part of the UK, at least for a couple of years or so!].



Ah, I didn't know Scotland had MMP. Good for you. I was thinking of the U.S., Canada, and UK main parliament.


> It wouldn't surprise me if we have Pirate Party MSPs in a few years

The Scottish parliament is one of the legislatures we're targetting -- it is good for us brecause it has a combination of (a) low threshold to get elected, and (b) low amount of money necessary to run an effective campaign.




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