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The 79 Group was an internal faction within the Scottish National Party (SNP), formed in the aftermath of the 1979 UK general election. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Current situation The largest party is the Scottish National Party, which campaigns for Scottish independence. The Scottish Government (SG ( Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the executive arm of the government of Scotland. The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba First Meinister o Scotland is the head of the devolved Scottish Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (ˈsamənd is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon (born on 19 July, 1970 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Cabinet Secretary Salmond government The Salmond government ( 16 May, 2007 &ndash) is a Scottish National Party Minority government. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Oifis a' Chrùin agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid a' Chrùin provides an independent public prosecution service, investigates Her Majesty's Advocate (or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Advocate) known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Elish Frances Angiolini QC (Scot (born 24 June 1960 as Elish Frances McPhilomy) is a Scottish lawyer who has served in the Executive agencies are established by Ministers as part of Scottish Government departments or as departments in their own right to carry out a discrete area of work Scottish public bodies are a group of organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral "Acts of the Scottish Parliament" redirects here For pre-Union acts see List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament to 1707. The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (Oifigear-Riaghlaidh Preses o the Scots Pairlament is the speaker of the Scottish Parliament, elected by the Alex Fergusson (born 8 April 1949 Leswalt, Wigtownshire) is a Conservative politician and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament Building (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 1st session of the Scottish Parliament at the time Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 2nd session of the Scottish Parliament at the time Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 3rd session of the Scottish Parliament as of The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Scotland has elections to several bodies the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and Community The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament The 2011 Scottish Parliament election will be held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. A Legislative Consent Motion (also known as a Sewel motion) is a parliamentary motion passed by the Scottish Parliament, in which it agrees that the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at The Secretary of State for Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba) is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the The Rt Hon Desmond Henry Browne MP (born 22 March 1952 commonly known as Des Browne, is a Scottish Labour Party Politician. The Scotland Office ( Oifis na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a department of the United Kingdom government within the Ministry of Justice and For other meanings see Reserved powers disambiguation page In the United Kingdom reserved matters, also referred to as reserved Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-tagraidh na Bànrighe airson Alba in is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is to advise the Crown Neil Forbes Davidson Baron Davidson of Glen Clova, QC (born 13 September 1950) is a Scottish Lawyer. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories As a result of the Fifth Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, Scotland is covered by 59 constituencies of the House of Commons The Scottish Grand Committee is a committee of the House of Commons. The Scottish Affairs Committee is a select committee appointed by the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to examine the expenditure Scotland has elections to several bodies the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and Community Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Leadership of the main parties David Cameron became Conservative leader in December 2005 replacing Michael Howard. This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs elected to the House of Commons by Scottish constituencies for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom The three major legal systems of the world today consist of civil law, Common law and Religious law. Scots law is a unique legal system with an ancient basis in Roman law. The College of Justice is a term used to describe the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Scotland constitutes a single Constituency of the European Parliament. Scotland has elections to several bodies the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and Community England Scotland and Wales Turnout for all the regions was 37 Elections to the European Parliament will be held from 4 June to 7 June 2009 in the 27 member states of the European Union, using varying election Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA is the representative association of Scottish local government and is the Employers’ association Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives Scottish National Unionism in Scotland is the belief in that Scotland should remain in the United Kingdom in its present structure as a union between its main Constituent countries Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 The SNP had polled poorly at the election and this prompted a period of internal questioning by many SNP members about the direction the party should take.
The 79 Group was a left wing organisation committed to the idea that the SNP should be in favour of an independent Scotland being a socialist republic. Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The term socialist state (or socialist republic, or workers' state) can carry one of several different (but related meanings In strictly speaking any The group was bolstered when many Scottish Labour Party (SLP) members decided to join the SNP after the collapse of the SLP. The Scottish Labour Party (SLP was formed on January 18, 1976 as a breakaway from the UK Labour Party, by members disaffected with the then Labour This made the SNP-left even stronger and they started to exert their influence in the party.
The SNP leadership under Gordon Wilson however took a hostile view of internal factions and in the early 1980s they proscribed the 79 Group, along with another internal SNP faction Siol nan Gaidheal. (Robert Gordon Wilson (born 16 April 1938) is a former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP Siol nan Gaidheal ( Scottish Gaelic for Seed of the Gaels) was formed as a Scottish nationalist organisation with a focus mainly on Scottish The 79 Group however reformed itself as a cross-party organisation called the Scottish Socialist Society in an attempt to carry on the work it had began. But the SNP leadership took the view that the 79 Group was continuing. This resulted in the expulsion from the party of the previous Group leaders (including Alex Salmond who would later become the SNP leader). Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (ˈsamənd is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. The new society included Susan Deacon and Sarah Boyack, who later became Labour MSPs, among its membership. Susan Deacon (born 2 February 1964, Musselburgh) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and was a MSP for Edinburgh Sarah Boyack MSP (born 16 May 1961 in Glasgow) is the Labour MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected
The 79 Group leaders narrowly lost their appeal against expulsion when the SNP's National Council debated the report of the party's 15-person Appeals Committee. However the substantial support for those expelled and the minority report submitted by Stewart Stevenson persuaded National Council to allow their re-admission to the SNP. Stewart Stevenson (James Alexander Stewart Stevenson Gaelic Seamus Alasdair Stiùbhart MacSteafain) (born 1946) is a Scottish politician who became a Once back in the party many would go on to high office in the SNP, including the aforementioned Salmond and Kenny MacAskill. Kenny MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is a Scottish National Party politician the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Member of the Other of today's Parliamentarians who were members included Roseanna Cunningham and Stewart Stevenson. Roseanna Cunningham (born July 27 1951, Glasgow) is a Scottish politician and member for the Scottish National Party for Perth Stewart Stevenson (James Alexander Stewart Stevenson Gaelic Seamus Alasdair Stiùbhart MacSteafain) (born 1946) is a Scottish politician who became a
Margo MacDonald was also a high profile member of the 79 Group. Margo MacDonald MSP (born 19 April, 1943) is a Scottish politician a Member of the Scottish Parliament and a former Member of the
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