Scottish Green Party

Scottish Green Party Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba




Leader	Cllr Alison Johnstone and Robin Harper MSP are Co-Convenors of the party

Founded	1990
Headquarters	Thorn House, 5 Rose Street Edinburgh EH2 2PR

Political ideology	Green politics, Scottish independence
Political position	Left-wing
International affiliation	Global Greens
European affiliation	European Green Party
European Parliament group	n/a
UK Parliament affiliation	None, cooperates with the Green Party of England and Wales and Green Party of Northern Ireland
Colours	Green

Website	www.scottishgreens.org.uk

See also	Politics of Scotland Political parties Elections in Scotland

The Scottish Green Party (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba) is the Green party of Scotland. Robin Harper is a Scottish Politician. He is co-convener of the Scottish Green Party, and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP for the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Green politics is a Political ideology which places a high importance on ecological and environmental goals and on achieving these goals through broad-based The Global Greens is a global network of Green parties and political movements The European Green Party (or European Greens or EGP) is the Green Political party at European level. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. The Green Party in Northern Ireland originated in the early 1980s partly as a result of the Green Movement which was sweeping across Western Europe and partly because of the massive Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Current situation The largest party is the Scottish National Party, which campaigns for Scottish independence. Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives Scottish National Scotland has elections to several bodies the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and Community Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. A Green party' or ecologist party is a formally organized Political party based on the principles of Green politics. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It currently has two MSPs in the devolved Scottish Parliament. 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 Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a State to government at subnational level The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral

The Scottish party is fully independent, and works closely with the other green parties of Britain and Ireland: the Green Party of England and Wales, the Green Party in Northern Ireland and the Green Party of Ireland. This page is a list of the larger islands that comprise the British Isles, listing area and population data The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. The Green Party in Northern Ireland originated in the early 1980s partly as a result of the Green Movement which was sweeping across Western Europe and partly because of the massive The Green Party (Comhaontas Glas lit Green Alliance) is a green Political party in Ireland. It is a full member of the European Green Party. The European Green Party (or European Greens or EGP) is the Green Political party at European level.

The party currently has eight councillors - three in Edinburgh and five in Glasgow. All were elected in 2007 after Greens stood substantial numbers of council candidates for the first time. Until the 2007 elections, the Party had gained only one councillor at local level: in May 1990, Roger (aka Rory) Winter, representing the Highland Green Party (Uainich na Gàidhealtachd), was elected in Nairn as Scotland's first Green regional councillor to the then Highland Regional Council. Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ Cllr Winter broke away from the Greens in 1991 and continued his four-year term as an Independent Green Highlander.

Excepting the 2007 election, the Party had increased its vote at every comparable election since 1999. Although it currently only stands for the Scottish Parliament, it contested 19 seats in the 2005 Westminster election, getting 25,760 votes. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Its top result was 7. 7% of the vote in Glasgow North, a major breakthrough in the West of Scotland. Glasgow North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) In the European Parliament election of 2004, it missed out on a seat, with 6. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU 8% of the vote. However, the Party lost 5 of their 7 seats in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament

According to accounts filed with the Electoral Commission for the year ending December 31, 2006, the party had an income of about £139,000 that year, and expenditure of around £76,000 and a membership of 963 up by 50 on the previous year. The Electoral Commission is a Non-departmental public body with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political ^[1]

1 History
2 Policy
3 Scottish Green Party MSPs
- 3.1 Current MSPs
- 3.2 Previous MSPs
4 Scottish Green Party Councillors
- 4.1 City of Edinburgh Council
- 4.2 Glasgow City Council
5 Footnotes
6 See also
- 6.1 Wikipedia articles
- 6.2 External pages

History

The Scottish Green Party was a constituent part of the former UK Green Party until 1990, when the Scottish Green Party became a separate entity. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Green Party was a Green Political party in the United Kingdom Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The separation was entirely amicable, as part of the green commitment to decentralisation: the Scottish Green Party supports a referendum on Scottish independence. __FORCETOC__ Decentralization or Decentralisation (see Spelling differences) is the process of dispersing Decision-making governance closer to the people

The Scottish Green Party benefits from the fact that the British government created a Scottish Parliament, which is elected using the additional member system of proportional representation. 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 Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an ' additional member ' Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes In the first election to this Parliament, in 1999, the Scottish Green Party got one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) elected by proportional representation, Robin Harper, the UK's first Green Parliamentarian. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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 Robin Harper is a Scottish Politician. He is co-convener of the Scottish Green Party, and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP for the On May 1, 2003 the Scottish Greens added six new MSPs to their previous total.

In the 2007 elections, the Party lost five seats in Holyrood. However in the council elections, taking place under the new Single Transferable Vote voting system, they gained three Councillors on the City of Edinburgh Council and five Councillors on Glasgow City Council. Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation The politics of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Edinburgh, in elections to the council Politics in Glasgow, Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Glasgow ( Glaschu in Gaelic)

On the 11th of May 2007 the Greens signed a working deal with the Scottish National Party. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish This agreement ensures that the Greens will vote for Alex Salmond as first minister and support his appointments. In return, the Nationalists will back a climate change bill as an early measure and will nominate a Green MSP to chair a Holyrood committee.

Policy

The Scottish Green Party is committed to forming a sustainable society. Sustainability, in a general sense is the capacity to maintain a certain process or state indefinitely Their policies are guided by these five interconnected principles:

Ecology: Our environment is the basis upon which every society is formed. Whenever we damage our environment, we damage ourselves. Respect for our environment is therefore essential.
Equality: A society that is not socially and economically just cannot be sustainable. Only when released from immediate poverty can individuals be expected to take responsibility for wider issues.
Our society must be founded on cooperation and respect. We campaign hard against discrimination on grounds of gender, race, sexuality, disability, age or religion. The We Campaign is nonprofit project being conducted by the Alliance for Climate Protection and with the ultimate goal of ending Global warming.
Radical Democracy: Politics is too often conducted in a polarised, confrontational atmosphere and in a situation remote from those that it affects. We must develop decentralised, participative systems that encourage individuals to control the decisions that affect their own lives.
Peace and Non-Violence: Violence at all levels of human interaction must be rejected and succeeded by relations characterised by flexibility, respect and fairness.

These principles taken together give the Scottish Green Party a holistic view that is in common with all Green Parties around the world.

Scottish Green Party MSPs

All of the Scottish Green Party's Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have been elected under the list or "top-up" system of representation in the Parliament. 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

Current MSPs

Robin Harper is Party Co-Convenor, and MSP for the Lothians. Robin Harper is a Scottish Politician. He is co-convener of the Scottish Green Party, and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP for the Constituencies and council areas The City of Edinburgh and the West Lothian council areas are entirely within the region
Patrick Harvie is MSP for Glasgow. Patrick Harvie (born 18 March 1973 in Vale of Leven, Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish Green Party politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament Constituencies and council areas In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes Election results 2007 Scottish Parliament election

Previous MSPs

Shiona Baird for North East Scotland
Chris Ballance for the South of Scotland
Mark Ballard for the Lothians
Mark Ruskell for Mid Scotland and Fife
Eleanor Scott for the Highlands and Islands

Scottish Green Party Councillors

City of Edinburgh Council

Steve Burgess (Southside/Newington Ward)
Maggie Chapman (Leith Walk Ward)
Alison Johnstone (Meadows/Morningside Ward) is also is Party Co-Convenor

Glasgow City Council

Danny Alderslowe (Southside Central Ward)
Nina Baker (Anderston/City Ward)
Stuart Clay (Partick West Ward)
Martha Wardrop (Hillhead Ward)
Kieran Wild (Canal Ward)

Footnotes

^ See The Scottish Green Party Statement of Accounts, For the year ending 31 December 2006, Electoral Commission website

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