MSP Ash Denham Council area Edinburgh | Founded 2011 Lieutenancy area Edinburgh | |
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Party Scottish National Party Created from Edinburgh East and Musselburgh,
Edinburgh South Created Scottish Parliament election, 2011 Replaced by Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh South | ||
Edinburgh Eastern is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Contents
- Electoral region
- Constituency boundaries and council area
- Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Election results
- References
For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh was abolished. The successor constituencies are Edinburgh Eastern, and Midlothian North and Musselburgh.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
The City of Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by five constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western.
Edinburgh Eastern uses the following electoral wards:
Member of the Scottish Parliament
As Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
As Edinburgh Eastern
Kenny MacAskill of the SNP represented the seat from 2011 - 2016. He was previously an MSP for the Lothians regional list from 1999 to 2007 and for the predecessor Edinburgh East and Musselburgh seat from 2007 to 2011.
Election results
Liberal Democrats gained under 5% of the poll and thus lost their deposit