Elections for the Scottish Parliament happen every 4 to 5 years. Members of the Scottish Parliament are separate from MPs for the UK Parliament. During elections, every voter has two votes, one for their constituency and one for their region.

Overall in Scotland, there are 129 MSPs, made up of 73 constituency MSPs and 56 regional MSPs.

Scottish Constituencies
In Scotland, there are 73 constituencies, each represented by one MSP. The constituency votes are counted first, with the candidate with the most votes winning the constituency.

Scottish Regions
There are 8 regions in Scotland, with each region being represented by 7 MSPs. The regional MSPs are elected using a formula, which means the number of seats a party gets in total across the region is roughly the same as the percentage of votes it receives.