Scottish Greens Holyrood South Region Count

Just a quick note, now that all the shouting's done bar the counting, to wish good luck to all my fellow candidates in the Scottish Greens internal election for the South Scotland Region List for the Holyrood Parliament elections in 2016.

What has struck me the most throughout this internal campaign is that I have totally confirmed my reasons for doing all of this. I started the campaign with the genuine thought that I was not doing this for myself. I genuinely believed that my main reason for doing this was to get elected so that I could become a truly participatory MSP. I have thought long and weary that most of the present crop of elected parliamentarians do not come up to this high standard and it was time for me to stop moaning about it and to put my head above the parapet, so I did.

Again I wish all of the candidates, with whom I have have made many great friendships with, the best of luck and no matter who gets the members vote, The Scottish Green Party will be assured to have great candidates on the Region Lists in 2016.

Also a big shout out to all the candidates in all the other regions too.

South Scotland Region Hustings - Ayr Town Hall

A great bunch of candidates and a difficult decision for the members in deciding who to pick as their representatives for the Holyrood South Scotland Region list.

I'm still looking for members to consider me for their vote as lead candidate. If you do consider me for your lead candidate, I promise you that I will work tirelessly for and on behalf of the residents of South Scotland and you can be assured that the causes of the Scottish Green Party will never be far from the spotlight if I'm elected as an MSP. 

Scottish Green Ballot Papers Out For South Scotland Region List

This is it folks. Ballot papers are finally here. I'm really looking forward to this election and hope that you can seriously consider me for your first preference vote.

If you need to speak to me you are more than welcome to. You can either comment on this blog or you can use either my Twitter account @greensoulscot or my Facebook Page at Stephen Dickson - Passionate, Committed, Green

As you can see in my bio and statement I do not have specific political experience, I am not a career politician, but my working life has given me more than a good grounding for a life in Holyrood. I have learned a lot in my time in the party especially as Vice Convenor of Ayrshire Greens and as a member of Standing Orders Committee.

If I could quote part of my 2 minute speech for the hustings:

Holyrood Region List Hustings

As if things weren't exciting enough with the campaigns to support our candidates for the upcoming General Elections in May in full swing, the Scottish Green Party are in the process of deciding who their candidates will be for the Regional lists for the Scottish Parliament elections in 2016.

Scotland is broken down into 8 list Regions:

• Central Scotland
• Glasgow
• Highlands and Islands
• Lothian
• Mid Scotland and Fife
• North East Scotland
• South Scotland
• West Scotland

As with the Westminster General Election, there are an unprecedented number of candidates putting themselves forward for nomination.