Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
| Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | |
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| county constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Christine Grahame |
| Council area |
Midlothian Scottish Borders |
| Created from |
Midlothian, Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). Since the 2011 election, it has elected 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 South 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.
The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, when theMidlothian seat was abolished and two new constituencies called Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale were created.
The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries and Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
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