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SCOT PARL 2026 - ONE WEEK TO GO - Electoral Maths and Key Seats

SCOT PARL 2026 - ONE WEEK TO GO - Electoral Maths and Key Seats

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Summary

  • SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS 2026
  • Why boundary changes make election-night swings harder to read
  • Prof Chris Hanretty explains “notional results” — the hidden baseline for 2026
  • Reform’s zero-start problem: easy for notionals, difficult for interpretation
  • Could a split unionist vote hand the SNP a majority on a third of the vote?
  • Knife-edge seats: Edinburgh South, Glasgow list battles and the local-factor problem
  • Is Holyrood’s voting system still proportional enough for a six-party Scotland?

Focussing on UK, Scottish and Global politics, if you like other great political podcasts like The Rest is Politics, The News Agents, Newscast, Questions Time, Holyrood Sources, Planet Holyrood, The Stooshie, The Steamie, Scotcast, Americast etc etc then The Ponsonby and Massie Podcast could be a great show to add to your list of favourites.

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