Scottish parliamentary election, 2007
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The third general election to the Scottish Parliament will be held in May, 2007.
There has been much speculation since the 2003 election that the current system of electing the 129 members will be changed from the Additional Members System (AMS) to one of the Single Transferable Vote (STV).
Others have suggested changing the balance of members from 73 elected First Past the Post and 56 through AMS (with 8 regions electing 7 members each), to one where each of the 59 new Scottish constituencies for Westminster elections elect 2 members each with a further 11 being elected off a national AMS list.
The leaderships of the smaller parties that saw a substantial increase in their parliamentary representation (such as the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) and the Greens) believe these moves are motivated by a desire to halt their growth and to remove them from being represented in parliament.
There is currently a review of the electoral system for the Scottish Parliament being conducted at Westminster. It remains to be seen if a change will be proposed, or if the current system will remain in place for 2007.