tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post1413140778021392303..comments2023-10-22T14:14:16.419+01:00Comments on J. Arthur MacNumpty: The Boundaries are A-Changin: OverviewWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-64257543518715771902009-05-28T21:55:46.684+01:002009-05-28T21:55:46.684+01:00Richard, it all hinges on whether or not the SNP c...Richard, it all hinges on whether or not the SNP could get the agreement with the Greens that they secured. If they could, then it would have taken two rounds of voting (as it did in real life) but Alex Salmond would have been elected First Minister. If not, then there would probably have to have been another attempt until either the tie was broken by another party or the 28-day time limit expired, when, as you say, there would have been a fresh election.<br /><br />So assuming that the Greens and SNP would still have got their agreement, then nothing would have changed: AS would have been elected FM; the 2008 Budget would have passed, the first 2009 Budget would have fallen but the second would have passed.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-19604935906958624842009-05-28T20:34:27.095+01:002009-05-28T20:34:27.095+01:00Assuming that tactical voting played no part in th...Assuming that tactical voting played no part in the last election, I have no idea if it did mind you, what would be the mechanism for deciding who governs in such a scenario? I think that there would have been a FM election and if that was even, there would then be another election? <br /><br />Though based upon the tories and SNP voting together at budget time(and Margo) the SNP and AS would have a majority and so things would actually be the same? Of course this assumes that the presiding officer came from elsewhere- the LD's most likely.Richard Shieldshttp://richardshields.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-11802251097406983372009-05-28T19:32:18.598+01:002009-05-28T19:32:18.598+01:00Don't worry, Julie, I get plenty of sleep. Though ...Don't worry, Julie, I get plenty of sleep. Though my co-workers, who had to listen to me muttering that I was going to lamp someone if they said just one more thing out of turn to me today might disagree...<br /><br />James, interesting question. They would still have had very little to lose but who knows? We could have ended up having a second election after all.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-72135096818990021272009-05-28T08:30:18.964+01:002009-05-28T08:30:18.964+01:00And then, in that scenario, would the Tories have ...And then, in that scenario, would the Tories have still been prepared even reluctantly to provide a Presiding Officer?Jameshttp://twodoctors.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-40589357532053986252009-05-28T00:54:08.261+01:002009-05-28T00:54:08.261+01:00Will,
I don't want to sound like your mother, but...Will,<br /><br />I don't want to sound like your mother, but you've done seven posts here and I just wondered; do you get any sleep?Juliehttp://juliemcanulty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com