Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | |
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Former county constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale shown within the South of Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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Former constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Council area |
Scottish Borders (part) Midlothian (part) |
Replaced by |
Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire, Midlothian North & Musselburgh, Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it was one of nine constituencies in the South of Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, the seat of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale was re-established as Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
The other eight constituencies of the South of Scotland region were Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Cunninghame South, Dumfries, East Lothian, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale and Roxburgh and Berwickshire.