Section 4.5. Representatives to the Scottish Parliament are elected through free elections and secret ballot and the seats are distributed on the principle of proportional representation in accordance with the law.
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Section 4.5. Representatives to the Scottish Parliament are elected through free elections and secret ballot and the seats are distributed on the principle of proportional representation in accordance with the law.
While the principle ensures that the representative is familiar with that area, it would be unnecessarily restrictive . Who is to say that someone from a neighbouring location doesn't know the proposed area. And what about those who work in a different constituency and live elsewhere?
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Original Version
Section 4.5. Representatives to the Scottish Parliament are elected through free elections and secret ballot and the seats are distributed on the principle of proportional representation in accordance with the law.
Proposed Amendment to 4.5.
Representatives of constituencies should have lived in the constituency for 10 years before being able to stand in that constituency.
While the principle ensures that the representative is familiar with that area, it would be unnecessarily restrictive . Who is to say that someone from a neighbouring location doesn't know the proposed area. And what about those who work in a different constituency and live elsewhere?