In May 2011, there were elections to select Members of the
Scottish Parliament (MSPs). The Scottish Churches
Parliamentary Office prepared resources to enable church members to
get information about key election issues; plan and run hustings
events in their local communities; and feel equipped to make
informed voting decisions on 5 May 2011.
Please use the links on the left to navigate through the articles
and resources we have available.
Further election materials
In addition to the resources available on this website, SCPO also
participated in the Churches Vote initiative,
which was been set up to prepare churches for the Scottish
Elections and create space for churches and church members to
engage with the issues. A shared website contained links to
resources which have been developed by supporting churches,
denominations and organisations. This website, www.churchesvote.org, also included information
about hustings which may have been organised in your area.
Church Leaders' Statement ahead of the Scottish Elections
Church Leaders and representatives of Christian organisations have
come together ahead of the elections on Thursday 5 May to release a
statement. We have made the full statement available for
download (see link on the left hand side); why not have it read out
at your place of worship sometime before the election?
Keeping in touch
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material is online, please email info@actsparl.org to be added to a mailing list
for this purpose.