Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Edinburgh Eastern | |
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| Constituency | |
Portobello beach
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| Country |
Scotland 
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| City | Edinburgh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.5 km2 (11.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 81,025 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Edinburgh Eastern | |
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| burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Edinburgh Eastern shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Ash Denham |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
| Created from |
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh South |
Edinburgh Eastern 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. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian 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, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh was abolished. The successor constituencies are Edinburgh Eastern, and Midlothian North and Musselburgh.
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh
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