The electoral system for the Scottish Parliament election
Members of the Scottish Parliament are elected under the Additional Member System (AMS). Under this electoral system, voters are given two ballot papers: one for the constituency election and one for the regional election.
On the constituency ballot paper, voters are asked to put an X next to the candidate of their choice.
On the regional ballot paper, voters are asked to put an X next to the party or individual candidate of their choice.
There are 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) – 73 constituency MSPs and 56 regional MSPs, with 7 regional MSPs elected to represent each of the 8 electoral regions.
For more information on how the votes will be counted see our guidance on the Verification and Count.