Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Rutherglen | |
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| burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Rutherglen shown within the Glasgow electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Clare Haughey |
| Council area | South Lanarkshire |
Rutherglen 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, it is one of nine constituencies in the Glasgow electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Originally called Glasgow Rutherglen, in 2011 the boundaries were redrawn and the new constituency renamed simply Rutherglen.
The other eight constituencies of the Glasgow region are Glasgow Anniesland, Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Kelvin, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Provan, Glasgow Shettleston and Glasgow Southside.
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