A new poll has prompted fresh debate within Scotland’s independence movement, with Alliance to Liberate Scotland candidate Eva Comrie urging voters to use their regional list vote to strengthen pro independence representation at Holyrood.
The MRP poll, published in The National, suggests the SNP could secure a majority of constituency seats while unionist parties gain a significant share of regional list seats.
The findings have reignited discussion over how list votes are used, with some arguing that pro independence support is not being converted effectively under the current system.
Eva Comrie has called for a more tactical approach.
“Scotland cannot afford another five years of half-measures.
“One in every four of our children is living in poverty right now, condemned to cold homes, empty fridges and stunted futures because Westminster’s economy is rigged for the few, not the working people of Scotland.
“We are sitting on vast energy resources, world-class renewables and a wealth of natural assets, yet we cannot use them to lift our families out of hardship while devolution ties our hands and funnels our money south.
“Day after day, week after week, ordinary Scots are struggling to make ends meet under a system that was never designed to serve us.
“If unionists flood Holyrood on the list, they will undermine the very government Scotland needs to break free.
“We must replace this devolution settlement with a fully autonomous Scottish government that can take control of our own resources, build an economy that works for working people, and finally end the poverty scandal that shames our nation.
“To every SNP voter: use your list vote as the decisive weapon it is.
“Put Alliance to Liberate Scotland first on your regional ballot.
“We will take those list seats directly from unionist parties and hand them to the pro-independence cause.
“And to the 20% of independence supporters who have stayed at home in election after election: this is your moment.
“Your single list vote for the Alliance can lock out unionists, strengthen the pro-independence majority, and ensure the parliament is one that can actually deliver the change our people desperately need.
“You stayed home before because you felt powerless.
“Today you are not.
“One list vote for the Alliance is the difference between a fragile majority and an unstoppable force for independence.
“Vote Alliance to Liberate Scotland on the list to make that majority count, for our children, for our resources, for our future.
“Together we lock out the unionists, seize control of our destiny, and build the Scotland our families deserve.
“Independence, nothing less, nothing else”
The regional list system has long been a point of debate within Scottish politics, particularly among independence supporters seeking to maximise representation.
With the election approaching, how voters choose to use both ballots is expected to play a significant role in shaping the balance of power at Holyrood.
