The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. Each constituency is a sub-division of a region, the additional members system is designed to produce proportional representation for each region, and the total number of MSPs elected to the parliament is 129. For references to lists of MSPs, see Member of the Scottish Parliament. Jump to: navigation, search The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... The Scottish Parliament building in January 2005 The Scottish Parliament Building is now the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edinburgh. ... The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ... Jump to: navigation, search Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ... Jump to: navigation, search Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ...

Until the United Kingdom general election of 2005 the first past the post constituencies were the same as for the House of Commons (United Kingdom Parliament, Westminster) (apart from Orkney and Shetland, which were separate constituencies at Holyrood, but not at Westminster). The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 enabled a new set of House of Commons constituencies to be formed in Scotland in 2005, reducing their number and, therefore, the number of Scottish Members of Parliament (MPs) to 59, without change to the Holyrood constituencies and the number of MSPs. For Westminster constituencies, see List of Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom. The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... Jump to: navigation, search The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Clock Tower and New Palace Yard from the west The Palace of Westminster, on the banks of the River Thames in Westminster, London, is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 is a British Act of Parliament that amends the Scotland Act 1998 which established the Scottish Parliament. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ...

First past the post seats (constituencies)

Jump to: navigation, search Aberdeen Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Aberdeen North is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ... Aberdeen South is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Angus is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Argyll and Bute is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ayr is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Banff and Buchan is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Clydebank and Milngavie is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... East Lothian is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Eastwood (A Choille an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland, lying south-west of the City of Glasgow. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edinburgh Central is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ... Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Edinburgh Pentlands has been a constituency of the Scottish Parliament since 1999. ... Edinburgh South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Edinburgh West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Glasgow Cathcart is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gordon is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ... Linlithgow is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the House of Commons constituency of Linlithgow. ... Livingston is a constituency of the Parliament of Scotland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Moray is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search Paisley North is the name of the Scottish parliamentary constituency, which includes the northern portion of the town of Paisley, together with surrounding areas in north, central Renfrewshire. ... Ross, Skye and Inverness West is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ...

Regions