Outcome of the additional member system

• Majority government


  A party has more than the majority of MSPs in Parliament, they have more than 65 MSPs. They can run as the government without the help of any other party.
• Minority government


  A party has less than the majority of MSPs in Parliament, they have less than 65 MSPs. They make deals with other parties to pass laws on a vote by vote basis.
• Coalition government


  Two parties make a formal agreement to join together. They compromise on decisions.
• Majority government


  • The last majority government was an SNP majority in 2011-2016
• Minority government


  • The current government is an SNP minority as they had 64 MSPs
• Coalition government


  • The very first Scottish government was a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition