re: #360 Alephnaught

Back in the Scottish elections, another gain for the SNP- they’ve taken Ayr from the Conservatives.

This, combined with the SNP gain in East Lothian, is big news, but ironically, it may mean they also lose a seat. The overall regional vote for the list MSPs is weighted towards parties that have popular regional votes, but not less constituency MSPs, so the SNP gaining two constituency MSPs in the same region could mean they lose a list seat or two that they might have otherwise gained when the regional votes are counted up. (If this sounds complex, yes it is.)

So you invented the US’s poor representation system, just the long way around.