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  Scottish Parliament - First Minister
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Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > First Minister
OfficeFirst Minister
HonorificFirst Minister - Abbr: First Minister
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 01, 2003 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 01, 2003 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start June 01, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End June 01, 2007 - 12:00pm
ContributorUser 13
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia November 05, 2016 12:58am
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Description The first minister is the prime minister of Scotland's devolved government. The Parliament was governed by a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition for its second Government.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won11/21/2001
NameJack McConnell Votes1 (100.00%)
Term11/22/2001 - 06/01/2003 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyScottish National Won05/03/2007
NameAlex Salmond Votes49 (37.98%)
Term06/01/2007 - 06/01/2011 Margin3 (+2.33%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/08/2003 05/01/2003
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jack McConnell 3 2 6 1
John Swinney 2 ------
Leaning Call: Jack McConnell (93.55%)
Weighted Call: Jack McConnell (99.97%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/05/2003 04/29/2003

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) MSP Jack McConnell Party Leader John Swinney MSP David McLetchie MSP Robin Harper MSP Tommy Sheridan Others  
PartyLabour Scottish National Conservative Scottish Green Scottish Socialist Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 67 (51.94%) 27 (20.93%) 18 (13.95%) 7 (5.43%) 6 (4.65%) 4 (3.10%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -40 (-31.01%) -49 (-37.98%) -60 (-46.51%) -61 (-47.29%) -63 (-48.84%)  
Predict Avg.35.00% 32.00% 12.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg46.10%-- 22.42%-- 15.46%-- 0.00%-- 4.54%-- 0.00%--  
NFO System Three 
04/29/03-04/29/03
38.00% -- 28.00% -- 10.00% -- 0.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
04/28/03-04/28/03
36.00% -- 24.00% -- 16.00% -- 0.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% --
NFO System Three 
04/16/03-04/16/03
39.00% 8.0 26.00% 5.0 13.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 4.00% 2.0 0.00% --
NFO System Three 
04/05/03-04/05/03
31.00% 3.0 31.00% 1.0 11.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% --
Scottish Opinion/Daily Record 
03/26/03-03/26/03
39.00% -- 31.00% -- 13.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
NFO System Three 
03/07/03-03/07/03
34.00% -- 32.00% -- 10.00% -- 0.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% --
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