Glasgow Cathcart | |
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Constituency | |
View from Pollokshaws East Station overlooking the north of the constituency
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Country | Scotland |
City | Glasgow |
Area | |
• Total | 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 74,658 |
• Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
Glasgow Cathcart | |
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burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Glasgow Cathcart shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Scottish National Party |
MSP | James Dornan |
Council area | Glasgow City |
Glasgow Cathcart 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 Glasgow 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 other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston, Glasgow Southside, and Rutherglen.
The region covers the Glasgow City council area and a north-western portion of the South Lanarkshire council area.