Here is an outline of all candidates and how the Scottish Parliament is fairing for women.
(all data has been taken from party websites or press coverage – get in touch if we’ve got something wrong!)
Scottish Labour: List Candidates: 50% – 43 out of 86 candidates
Scottish Labour: Constituency Candidates: 53% – 39 out of 73 candidates
SNP: List Candidates: 45% – 43 out of 96 candidates
SNP: Constituency candidates: 41% – 30 out of 73 candidates
Scottish Conservatives: List Candidates: 16% – 12 out of 74 candidates
Scottish Conservatives: Constituency Candidates: 16% – 12 out of 73 candidates. 2 out of 8 lists have no women standing whatsoever.
Scottish Liberal Democrats: List Candidates: 41% – 11 out of 27 candidates
Scottish Liberal Democrats: Constituency Candidates: 37% – 20 out of 54 Candidates
Scottish Greens: List Candidates: 50% – 33 out of 66 candidates
Scottish Greens: Constituency Candidates: 33% – 1 out of 3 candidates
RISE Scotland: List Candidates: 55% – 22 out of 40 candidates
RISE Scotland: Constituency Candidates: Not standing in constituencies
Solidarity: List Candidates: 45% – 18 out of 40 candidates
Solidarity: Constituency Candidates: Not standing in constituencies
UKIP List Candidates: 15% – 4 out of 26 candidates are women. 4 out of 8 lists have no women on them whatsoever.
UKIP Constituency Candidates: Not standing in constituencies
Women’s Equality Party: 100% – 5 out of 5 candidates (Lothians and Glasgow Lists only)
Women’s Equality Party: Constituency candidates: Not standing in constituencies
THE OVERALL PICTURE FOR WOMEN:
There are 460 candidates running across the lists, of which 188 are women (41%)
There are 276 candidates standing in constituencies, of which 102 are women (37%)
Imagine the talent we are missing out on, without a fair representation of women on the ballot paper. After this election, we will be working to make fair representation a reality by the time another Holyrood election comes around.