Arbuthnott Commission Arbuthnott Commission The Arbuthnott Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems was set up in July 2004 by Alistair Darling, then Secretary of State for Scotland, under the chairmanship of Sir John Arbuthnott, to examine various consequences of having four different electoral systems in Scotland, and different boundaries for constituencies of the House of Commons (Parliament of the United Kingdom, at Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). In 2004, Scotland had three different electoral systems: plurality (first past the post) for Westminster and local government elections, and two different systems of proportional representation (PR) for European Parliament and Scottish Parliament
John Cosin 5 vols of the Oxford "Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology", was published between 1843 and 1855; and his "Correspondence" (2 vols) was edited by Canon Ornsby for the Surtees Society (1868–1870). Among his notable work was the translation of "Veni Creator Spiritus" included in the 1662 revision of the Book of Common Prayer; written for the Coronation of King Charles I of Great Britain, and sung at every coronation since that time. The first verse is: John Cosin John Cosin (30 November 1594 – 15 January 1672) was an English churchman. He was born at Norwich, and was educated at Norwich