Scotland confirmed to have it's first trans MSP (Scottish MP) I hear.

[john@social.gozzys.com]

@Natasha_Jay Awesome! Nice to get some good news today.

[bberkholz@troet.cafe]

@Natasha_Jay

[jackeric@beige.party]

@SarahAS2 @Natasha_Jay Iris is third on the SGP list for Glasgow, Holly Bruce was second and already won the Southside constituency seat... and the SGP have definitely won at least two Glasgow region seats. So, yes, Iris will be elected today

[natasha_jay@tech.lgbt]

@jackeric
Without understanding the Scottish system 100%, my understanding too is it's now a mathematical certainty

@SarahAS2

[mewsleah@meow.social]

@Natasha_Jay sadly not - she was pipped by the SNP

[jackeric@beige.party]

@SarahAS2 @Natasha_Jay in the Glasgow region, eight constituencies, all the constituency results are in and 7/8 of the regional results are in - and Allan of BallotBoxScot did an analysis I didn't follow showing no matter what the remaining vote are, the SGP are winning at least two region seats

[natasha_jay@tech.lgbt]

@SarahAS2 @jackeric
This is my understanding too also via BallotBoxScot and a few trans folk

[jackeric@beige.party]

@SarahAS2 @Natasha_Jay I've been spending all day thinking about how to make a visualisation of AMS voting with the regional vote share being divided by the number of seats already won... such a visualisation probably exists already

[natasha_jay@tech.lgbt]

@mewsleah
She'll get in on the List vote system.

[gallais@piaille.fr]

@Natasha_Jay Scooped by another green candidate elected in Edinburgh! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c775r3nmp5gt?post=asset%3A33ba31d0-f579-4b67-b04a-105fbd082478#post

[natasha_jay@tech.lgbt]

@gallais
I just saw. Now my limitations on the Scottish electoral system show and I await to see if it means 2 trans MSPs.

Either way it's good!

[alexmorgannn@mastodon.social]

@Natasha_Jay@tech what a milestone, congrats to Iris Duane! really great to see.lgbt

[alexmorgannn@mastodon.social]

@Natasha_Jay congrats Iris Duane! genuinely wonderful news, hopefully the first of many

[gallais@piaille.fr]

@Natasha_Jay She's in!

[natasha_jay@tech.lgbt]

@alexmorgannn
It appears she may have been pipped by another Green Party trans MSP, I'm waiting to understand if that means Q Manivannan or Iris is the first or both! Good news regardless.

[alexmorgannn@mastodon.social]

@Natasha_Jay oh interesting, good to know! either way yeah, great news whatever the final count turns out to be

[mewsleah@meow.social]

@Natasha_Jay indeed she did!