Scottish Parliament Election Special Thursday May 5 th 2016

What is the Scottish Parliament Election about? The Scottish Parliament Election is where everyone in Scotland gets to say who they think should run the country They vote by post or by going to polling station and making their choice on a piece of paper. The vote will be on Thursday May 5 th NEW this year – 16 & 17 year olds can vote

The Scottish Parliament Chase Part One

Did you vote in the General Election or the Referendum on Independence? A.Yes B.No C.Don’t Remember

Who Is Involved Edinburgh Scottish Parliament NOT London Houses Of Parliament

Who Is Involved? Edinburgh London Inverness Aberdeen Glasgow Stranraer Stirling Fort William

1. Anniesland 2. Cathcart 3. Kelvin 4. Maryhill and Springburn 5. Pollok 6. Provan 7. Shettleston 8. Southside 9. Rutherglen Who is involved

How Many MSPs do you have? One Constituency MSP A constituency is the small area Elected on the pink paper Seven Regional MSPs A region is the big area Elected on the orange paper

Who can you vote for? Constituency Vote

Who can you vote for? Regional Vote

Who Are Your MSPs? One Constituency MSP Paul Martin Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Provan Seven Regional MSPs Humza Yousaf Bob Doris Hanzala Malik Drew Smith Anne McTaggart Ruth Davidson Patrick Harvie

Who Are Your MSPs? One Constituency MSP John Mason MSP Scottish National Party Glasgow Shettleston Seven Regional MSPs Humza Yousaf Bob Doris Hanzala Malik Drew Smith Anne McTaggart Ruth Davidson Patrick Harvie

The Powers that Holyrood has

What Would You Say To A Politician About The Scottish Election?

Picture Question - Who do you like? 1.Nicola Sturgeon 2.Kezia Dugdale 3.Ruth Davidson 4.Willie Rennie 5.Patrick Harvie

Whose video would you like to watch? 1.Why Should We Vote For You?Why Should We Vote For You 2.What Policies Do You Have For People With Learning Disabilities?What Policies Do You Have For People With Learning Disabilities? 3.What will you do about Welfare Reform?What will you do about Welfare Reform? 4.What Do You Think About More Powers For the Scottish Parliament?What Do You Think About More Powers For the Scottish Parliament?

Who did you think was best? 1.Joan MacAlpine - SNP Team 2.Jackie Baillie - Labour Team 3.Alex Johnstone - Conservative Team 4.Willie Rennie - Liberal Democrat Team 5.Alison Johnstone – Green Team

Thinking about what they said Can you think about something somebody said that you liked? Can you think of something that a different person said that you liked? Can you think of something the third person said that you liked?

What Politicians Think

5 Questions We asked lots of people with learning disabilities what they thought were the most important issues. They chose… Will there be enough money for care? What about welfare reform? What about decent pay for staff? What about stopping bullying? What about improving health services?

What will you do to make sure there is enough money for social care?

Do you like what Nicola has to say? 1.I like this 2.I don’t like this 3.I don’t know

What will you do about welfare reform?

Do you like what Kezia said? 1.I like this 2.I don’t like this 3.I don’t know

What will you do to make sure staff have decent pay and conditions?

Do you like what Willie said? 1.I like this 2.I don’t like this 3.I don’t know

What will you do to stop bullying?

Do you like what Ruth said? 1.I like this 2.I don’t like this 3.I don’t know

What about improving health services?

Do you like what Patrick said? 1.I like this 2.I don’t like this 3.I don’t know

What Would You Say To Politicians About These Issues?

The Scottish Parliament Chase Part Two

What the people say

Constituency vote 1.THATCHER Margaret Scottish Conservative and Unionist 2.WALLACE William Scottish National Party (SNP) 3.HARDIE Keir, Scottish Labour Party 4.KENNEDY Charles, Scottish Liberal Democrats)

Regional vote 1.RISE - Respect Independence, Socialism, Environmentalism 2.Scottish Conservative and Unionist 3.Scottish Green Party 4.Scottish National Party (SNP) 5.Scottish Labour Party 6.Scottish Liberal Democrats) 7.UK Independence Party(UKIP) 8.Women’s Equality Party 9.Smith, John - Independent

What Happens After If a party has more than 65 seats they can form a government. If a party has less than this but more than others – They can work with other parties – Work on their own bit by bit If the biggest party can’t do it, then then the next biggest gets to try.

Don’t Forget To Vote