Scottish Parliament

devolved parliament of Scotland
Organization legislature_of_a_constituent_state Q206171
Scottish Parliament
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The Scottish Parliament was founded on May 12, 1999.

Scottish Parliament

Summary

Scottish Parliament is a legislature of a constituent state[1]. It draws 3,645 Wikipedia views per month (legislature_of_a_constituent_state category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scottish Parliament is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Scottish Parliament's instance of is recorded as legislature of a constituent state[4].
  • Scottish Parliament's instance of is recorded as unicameral legislature[5].
  • Scottish Parliament's instance of is recorded as elected legislative house[6].
  • Scottish Parliament's main regulatory text is recorded as Scotland Act 1998[7].
  • Scottish Parliament's headquarters location is recorded as Scottish Parliament Building[8].
  • Scottish Parliament's Commons category is recorded as Scottish Parliament[9].
  • Scottish Parliament's chairperson is recorded as Alison Johnstone[10].
  • Scottish Parliament's chairperson is recorded as Kenneth Gibson[11].
  • May 12, 1999 marks the founding of Scottish Parliament[12].
  • Scottish Parliament's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.952222222222225, 'lon': -3.174722222222222}[13].
  • Scottish Parliament's official website is recorded as https://www.parliament.scot/[14].
  • Scottish Parliament's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scottish Parliament[15].
  • Scottish Parliament's Commons gallery is recorded as Scottish Parliament[16].
  • Scottish Parliament's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Scotland[17].
  • Scottish Parliament's number of seats is recorded as {'amount': '+129'}[18].
  • Scottish Parliament's has immediate cause is recorded as Scotland Act 1998[19].
  • Scottish Parliament's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scottish Parliament'}[20].
  • Scottish Parliament's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Pàrlamaid na h-Alba'}[21].
  • Scottish Parliament's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sco', 'text': 'Scots Pairlament'}[22].
  • Scottish Parliament's different from is recorded as Parliament of Scotland[23].
  • Scottish Parliament's different from is recorded as Scottish Assembly[24].
  • Scottish Parliament's has part is recorded as Member of the Scottish Parliament[25].
  • Scottish Parliament's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-05fhfab69[26].
  • Scottish Parliament's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[27].

Body

Founding

May 12, 1999 marks the founding of Scottish Parliament[12].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Alison Johnstone[10], a politician[28], b. 1965[29], of United Kingdom[30] and Kenneth Gibson[11], a politician[31], b. 1961[32], of United Kingdom[33].

Operations

Scottish Parliament's headquarters location is recorded as Scottish Parliament Building[8].

Why It Matters

Scottish Parliament draws 3,645 Wikipedia views per month (legislature_of_a_constituent_state category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 56
    The independent topic id → scottish-parliament
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7284]]: scottish-parliament, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214136505|Scottish Parliament (#214136505)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7171|"
  2. 4w ago · Tigered27 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chairperson → Tricia Marwick, Ken Macintosh, Alex Fergusson +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P488]]: [[Q2647232]]"
  3. 20w ago · DankJae · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Inception → —
    Applies to jurisdiction → Scotland
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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