Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Dumfriesshire shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Conservative |
| MSP | Oliver Mundell |
| Council area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Created from |
Dumfries, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
Dumfriesshire 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. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South of 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, the constituency of Dumfries was abolished, with the constituency being divided between two new constituencies; Dumfriesshire and Galloway and West Dumfries.
The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
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