Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | |
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county constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | Christine Grahame |
Council area |
Midlothian Scottish Borders |
Created from |
Midlothian, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It will elect 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 South Scotland 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.
For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Midlothian was abolished, with the creation of two new constituencies called Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries and Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.