Scottish National Party
centre-left nationalist political party in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba; Scots: Scots National Pairty) is a political party in Scotland. It campaigns mostly for Scotland to leave the United Kingdom and become an independent country. It is a social democratic party and is currently the largest party in the Scottish Parliament, with 62 out of 129 seats and its party leader Nicola Sturgeon is First Minister of Scotland.
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Scottish National Party Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scots National Pairtie | |
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Abbreviation | SNP |
Leader | John Swinney |
Depute Leader | Keith Brown |
House of Commons group leader | Stephen Flynn |
Chairperson & Business Convener | Kirsten Oswald |
Founded | 1934 (1934) |
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Headquarters | Gordon Lamb House 3 Jackson's Entry Edinburgh EH8 8PJ |
Student wing | SNP Students |
Youth wing | Young Scots for Independence |
Membership (2018) | 125,482[1] |
Ideology | Scottish nationalism[2][3] Scottish independence[4] Civic nationalism[5][6] Regionalism[7][8] Social democracy[9][10][11] Pro-Europeanism[12] |
Political position | Centre-left[13][14][15][16] Big tent[17] |
European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
Colours | Yellow |
House of Commons (Scottish seats) | 45 / 59 |
Scottish Parliament[18] | 64 / 129 |
Local government in Scotland[19] | 426 / 1,227 |
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