Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency).
Edinburgh Pentlands (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann Pentlands) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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Edinburgh Pentlands | |
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Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
Population | 77,633 (2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Gordon MacDonald |
Council area | City of Edinburgh |
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The seat has been held by Gordon MacDonald of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.