Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Edinburgh Western shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| MSP | Alex Cole-Hamilton |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
| Created from | Edinburgh West |
Edinburgh Western 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.
The constituency was created in 2011, when it replaced the re-drawn Edinburgh West constituency.
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh
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