Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Edinburgh Eastern | |
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| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg) Edinburgh Eastern shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Kenny MacAskill |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
Edinburgh Eastern 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, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian 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.
For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh was abolished. The successor constituencies are Edinburgh Eastern, and Midlothian North and Musselburgh.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
The City of Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by five constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western.
Edinburgh Eastern uses the following electoral wards:
- In full: Craigentinny/Duddingston
- In part: City Centre, Leith, Liberton/Gilmerton, Portobello/Craigmillar
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Kenny MacAskill of the SNP, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, has represented the seat since the 2011 election. He was previously an MSP for the Lothians regional list from 1999 to 2007 and for the predecessor Edinburgh East and Musselburgh seat from 2007 to 2011.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | | 2011 | Kenny MacAskill | Scottish National Party |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Nick Cook [1] | ||||
| SNP | Ashten Regan-Denham [2] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Cospatric d'Inverno [3] | ||||
| Labour | Kezia Dugdale[4] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | Kenny MacAskill | 14,552 | 47.4 | +12.9 | |
| Labour | Ewan Aitken | 12,319 | 40.1 | +3.8 | |
| Conservative | Cameron Buchanan | 2,630 | 8.6 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Veart | 1,227 | 4.0 | -12.2 | |
| Majority | 2,233 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 30,728 | 54.9 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gained under 5% of the poll and thus lost their deposit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| SNP | Kenny MacAskill | 11,209 | 37.4 | +14.2 | |
| Labour | Norman Murray | 9,827 | 32.8 | -12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Cole-Hamilton | 5,473 | 18.3 | +9.1 | |
| Conservative | Christine Wright | 3,458 | 11.5 | -2.3 | |
| Majority | 1,382 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 29,967 | 52.9 | +4.3 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +13.3 | |||
Footnotes
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghConservatives/posts/548065765353304
- ^ https://twitter.com/eastsnp
- ^ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/edinburgh-s-parliament-election-candidates-named-1-4088458
- ^ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/kezia-dugdale-says-she-s-ready-to-take-on-holyrood-1-3635566
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Edinburgh Council
See also
| 1st Parliament (1999–2003) |
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| 2nd Parliament (2003–07) |
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| 3rd Parliament (2007–11) |
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| 4th Parliament (2011–16) |
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| 5th Parliament (2016–21) |
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| 6th Parliament (2021–26) |
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