Polling and Projections
Panelbase, 1st-5th June 2020
Scotland’s most prolific pollster, Panelbase, is back back back again. This one follows exactly a month after their last, covering the 1st to the 5th of June. […]
Articles by Ballot Box Scotland
Briefings
Ballot Box Briefing #3 – Ballot Access
As lockdown continues to drag interminably on, it’s time for another Ballot Box Briefing. This time, we’ll take a look at something vitally important to our democratic process but often forgotten about – Ballot Access rules. […]
Polling and Projections
Panelbase, 1st-5th May 2020
Apologies for the delay in this full analysis of the third Panelbase poll of the year. Full tables haven’t been available! […]
Proportional Representation
Lockdown Fun With Voting Systems
A look at a range of different tweaks to the Holyrood Voting System, because it’s Lockdown and everyone is bored! […]
Polling and Projections
YouGov, 24th-27th April 2020
The SSP thing is a weird YouGov blip, everyone, behave yourselves. […]
Briefings
Ballot Box Briefing #2 – Scandinavian Style Proportional Representation
Folk who’ve been following Ballot Box Scotland’s output for a while will have noticed the regular appearance of a hypothetical “Scandinavian Style Electoral System”, most commonly as a projection for Scottish Parliament polls. Giving it the depth of explanation it deserves seemed an obvious topic for the second Ballot Box Briefing. […]
Polling and Projections
Panelbase, 24th-26th Mar 2020
Much of our lives may be on hold as the globe grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, but in this time of great uncertainty we can at least rely on there being yet another Panelbase poll. […]
Briefings
Ballot Box Briefing #1 – Public Funding for Political Parties
Political parties play a vital role in our democracy. Despite this essential status, parties face a very uneven playing field in terms of funding. An easy solution to this would be to provide a substantial portion of party funding from the public purse. The first of these Ballot Box Briefings takes a look at this thorny issue. […]
By-elections
Eilean a’ Cheò By-Election Result
The second by-election of the decade took us on our fourth visit to Highland Council since BBS launched, and their fifth by-election since the full council in 2017. […]
By-elections
Clackmannanshire East By-Election, 19/11/20
Delayed at the very last minute from March, a strong Conservative lead here in 2017 won’t weather an SNP result akin to Ellon this time. A complete toss up. […]