The possibility of “gaming the system” in the Holyrood elections has always been present, with all but the SNP and three major Unionist parties primarily utilising it. It is not as easy or risk-free as those supporting Alba would like people to believe. In 2016, the SNP lost around 4% of its list vote to the Greens, allowing them to take four formerly SNP list seats. However, the drop in the SNP vote allowed Unionists to take eight formerly SNP list seats and lost them their majority. The current polling of Alba would suggest they will win no seats but could easily allow the 2016 result to be emulated with the loss of the four remaining SNP list seats to the Unionists. On their head be it should that come to pass.
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