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Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Cunninghame South (UK Parliament constituency).
Cunninghame South (Gaelic: Coineagan a Deas) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of North Ayrshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election, and is one of ten constituencies in the West Scotland electoral region. The regions elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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Cunninghame South | |
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County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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Population | 66,047 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Ruth Maguire |
Council area | North Ayrshire |
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The seat has been held by Ruth Maguire of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.