Paisley South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Paisley South | |
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| Former county constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Paisley South shown within the West of Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Council area | Renfrewshire |
Paisley South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the West of 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.
Paisley South was replaced by Paisley for the Scottish Parliament election, 2011.
The other eight constituencies of the West of Scotland region are Dumbarton, Clydebank and Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Eastwood, Greenock and Inverclyde, Paisley North, Strathkelvin and Bearsden and West Renfrewshire.
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