Following the decision of Aberdeen Donside MSP Mark McDonald to quit the SNP – but continue to sit as an Independent MSP in the Scottish parliament – it is unlikely that the SNP will hold the seat in the next  Holyrood general election. Even though McDonald held the seat in 2016 for the SNP with a 56% share of the vote, his admitted inappropriate behaviour towards women is likely to alienate at least half of the majority (ie the female-SNP vote).  And voters in general do not like Holyrood or Westminster MPs clinging to seats by quitting their party after unethical and/or
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