I get to vote in Scottish elections, although disappointingly, I wasn’t allowed to vote in the AV referendum. Was really hoping for a change in the system, at least a small one, along the lines of Dan Plesch’s Beauty Queen’s Guide to World Peace. My work colleague who said a few weeks ago that she was in favour of first past the post told me yesterday that she went back and read a bit about it, and eventually decided AV was a good thing!
Scottish Review pointed out that only 22% of the electorate voted SNP in the end, hardly a ringing endorsement. Labour lost a lot of seats especially in Glasgow, but their overall share of the vote didn’t change that much – the main swing was from Lib Dem to SNP.