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Scottish Independence
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If the scots vote for independence what happens to the scottish members in Westminster, do they give up their seats in London and take up seats in Endiburgh ? hat will be the make up of the seats at Westminster how many conservative mps how many labour and how many liberals will there be ?
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17:07 Sun 22nd Jun 2014
Scotland sent 59 MPs to Westminster in May 2010, 58 of which were NOT Tory.
I suspect that if Scotland breaks away from the UK, parliamentary boundaries will be redrawn within England and Wales. If not we could be looking at an default win for the Tories at Westminster, at every future Election, except perhaps in situations of a Labour landslide such as happened in 1945 and 1997.
I can't see any reason why a Scottish-born MP in an English or Welsh Westminster constituency would have to give up his or her seat.
But, like Murraymints, I don't think there will be a victory for the Yes campaign, although it is so close that I won't be making any trips down to the Bookies !
I suspect that if Scotland breaks away from the UK, parliamentary boundaries will be redrawn within England and Wales. If not we could be looking at an default win for the Tories at Westminster, at every future Election, except perhaps in situations of a Labour landslide such as happened in 1945 and 1997.
I can't see any reason why a Scottish-born MP in an English or Welsh Westminster constituency would have to give up his or her seat.
But, like Murraymints, I don't think there will be a victory for the Yes campaign, although it is so close that I won't be making any trips down to the Bookies !
Ah, the midlothian question....
( Midlothina is chosen as 'scottish' because of the midlothian campaign that Gladstone ( MP for Hawarden ) carried out in 1886 )
That is - what will happen to the Scottish MPS when they arent voting on a federal UK issue ?
As Mr Salmond might say - Game on !
= we have no damned idea at all
or as Mr Salmond might say - who cares a damn so long as I get to be a Prime Minister ?
and since 58 MPs from bonnie Scotland are Labout is it possible that a parliament post independence will have an overal Labour majoirty for Feederal UK issue and a Tory majority for England only issues ?
yup
see above for what would happen.
( Midlothina is chosen as 'scottish' because of the midlothian campaign that Gladstone ( MP for Hawarden ) carried out in 1886 )
That is - what will happen to the Scottish MPS when they arent voting on a federal UK issue ?
As Mr Salmond might say - Game on !
= we have no damned idea at all
or as Mr Salmond might say - who cares a damn so long as I get to be a Prime Minister ?
and since 58 MPs from bonnie Scotland are Labout is it possible that a parliament post independence will have an overal Labour majoirty for Feederal UK issue and a Tory majority for England only issues ?
yup
see above for what would happen.