Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Midlothian in Scotland.
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| Subdivisions of Scotland | Midlothian |
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| Created | 1955 |
| Member of parliament | Owen Thompson (SNP) |
| Created from | Midlothian and Peeblesshire |
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| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
Midlothian in Scotland, is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
It replaced Midlothian and Peeblesshire at the 1955 general election. A similar constituency, also called Midlothian, was used by the Scottish Parliament until 2011.
The constituency covers the whole of the Midlothian council area. Until recently, it covered a slightly smaller area, but in 2005 Penicuik was moved into the constituency from Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
It has covered a much larger area in the past, once covering the whole of the traditional county of Midlothian, apart from Edinburgh.
Coordinates: 55°49′18″N 3°06′28″W / 55.82167°N 3.10778°W
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