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Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Aberdeen Central
Constituency
Union Street, Aberdeen
Country Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
City Aberdeen
Area
 • Total 17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 83,824
 • Density 4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Aberdeen Central
burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg
North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Aberdeen Central shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Current constituency
Created 1999
Party Scottish National Party
MSP Kevin Stewart
Council area Aberdeen City

Aberdeen Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.


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