Scotland
- Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: The Scottish National Party led by Alex Salmond won 69 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, leading to the first majority government in Scottish history since the establishment of a devolved Scottish Parliament. The electoral system in Scotland is specifically designed to prevent majority government. In second place was the Scottish Labour Party, with only 37 seats.
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Famous quotes containing the word scotland:
“The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God’s Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself they are called gods.”
—James I of England, James VI of Scotland (1566–1625)
“Four and twenty at her back
And they were a’ clad out in green;
Tho the King of Scotland had been there
The warst o’ them might hae been his Queen.
On we lap and awa we rade
Till we cam to yon bonny ha’
Whare the roof was o’ the beaten gold
And the floor was o’ the cristal a’.”
—Unknown. The Wee Wee Man (l. 21–28)
“The “second sight” possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe they possess this gift because they don’t wear trousers.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)