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{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{Distinguish|East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = East Lothian 
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = [[Scottish Parliament]]
| image = [[File:East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg|150px]]
| image2  = [[File:South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg|150px]]
| caption2 = East Lothian shown within the [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland electoral region]] and the region shown within [[Scotland]]
| year = [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]]
| abolished = 
| next = 
| previous = 
| party_label = [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|Party]]
| party  = [[Scottish National Party]]
| member_label = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]]
| member = [[Paul McLennan]]
| local_council_label = [[Council areas of Scotland|Council area]]
| local_council = [[East Lothian]]
| population = 79,505 (2019)<ref>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])</ref>
}}

'''East Lothian''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|oʊ|ð|i|ə|n}}; {{lang-sco|Aest Lowden}}; {{lang-gd|Lodainn an Ear}}) is a [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] ([[Scottish Parliament Building|Holyrood]]) covering most of the [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]] of [[East Lothian]]. It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[First past the post|plurality (first past the post)]] method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|additional members]], in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held by [[Paul McLennan]] from the [[Scottish National Party]] since the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]].

== Electoral region ==
{{See also|South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}

The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are: [[Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ayr]], [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]], [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]], [[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]], [[Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire]], [[Galloway and West Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Galloway and West Dumfries]], [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]] and [[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale]].

The region covers the [[Dumfries and Galloway|Dumfries and Galloway council area]], part of the [[East Ayrshire|East Ayrshire council area]], part of the [[East Lothian|East Lothian council area]], part of the [[Midlothian|Midlothian council area]], the [[Scottish Borders|Scottish Borders council area]], the [[South Ayrshire|South Ayrshire council area]] and part of the [[South Lanarkshire|South Lanarkshire council area]].

== Constituency boundaries and council area ==
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The East Lothian constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]], with the name and boundaries of an  existing [[East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster constituency]]. In [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]], however, Scottish Westminster ([[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]]) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.<ref>See ''[http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921124603/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ |date=September 21, 2007 }}''</ref> Following their first Periodic Review into Scottish Parliament constituencies, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the formation of a modified East Lothian, with the Musselburgh electorate wards part of a redrawn [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North and Musselburgh]] constituency, which was first used for the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election]].

The Holyrood constituency covers most of the [[East Lothian|East Lothian council area]]. The remainder is represented by the [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North and Musselburgh]] constituency.

East Lothian is formed from the electoral [[Wards of the United Kingdom|wards]] listed below. All of these wards are part of East Lothian.

*In full: [[Dunbar and East Linton (ward)|Dunbar and East Linton]], [[Haddington and Lammermuir (ward)|Haddington and Lammermuir]], [[North Berwick Coastal (ward)|North Berwick Coastal]], [[Preston, Seton and Gosford (ward)|Preston, Seton and Gosford]]
*In part: [[Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry (ward)|Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry]] (shared with [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency]])

== Member of the Scottish Parliament ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"| Election !! Member !! Party
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
| [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]]
| [[John Home Robertson]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Labour|Labour]] 
|-
| [[2007 Scottish Parliament election|2007]] 
| [[Iain Gray]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[2021 Scottish Parliament election|2021]]
| [[Paul McLennan]]
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|}

== Election results ==
===2020s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Lothian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210600/elections_and_voting/12030/election_results|title=Scottish Parliamentary Election Results - 6 May 2021|publisher=East Lothian Council|accessdate=9 August 2021}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
  |party        = Scottish National Party
  |candidate    = [[Paul McLennan]]
  |votes        = 17,968
  |percentage   = 39.2
  |change       = {{increase}}4.4
  |list_votes   = 15,498
  |list_percentage =33.8
  |list_change  = {{increase}}0.3
  |winner       = yes
  |list_winner  = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
  |party        = Scottish Labour
  |candidate    = [[Martin Whitfield]]
  |votes        = 16,789
  |percentage   = 36.7
  |change       = {{decrease}}1.1
  |list_votes   = 11,207
  |list_percentage =24.4
  |list_change  = {{decrease}}2.0
  |status = list_candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
  |party        = Scottish Conservatives
  |candidate    = [[Craig Hoy]]
  |votes        = 9,470
  |percentage   = 20.7
  |change       = {{decrease}}3.2
  |list_votes   = 11,864
  |list_percentage =25.9
  |list_change  ={{decrease}}1.9
  |status       = list_candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   = 3,801
|list_percentage = 8.3
|list_change ={{up}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |candidate    = Euan Davidson
  |votes        = 1,566
  |percentage   = 3.4
  |change       = {{decrease}}0.1
  |list_votes   = 1,611
  |list_percentage =3.5
  |list_change  ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Alba Party
|list_votes   = 552
|list_percentage = 1.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = All for Unity
|list_votes   = 481
|list_percentage = 1.0
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Independent Green Voice
|list_votes   = 278
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes   = 196
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes   = 96
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}

{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes   = 84
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Reform UK
|list_votes   = 77
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = UKIP
|list_votes   = 59
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change ={{down}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes   = 51
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Vanguard Party (UK)
|list_votes   = 9
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scotia Future
|list_votes   = 8
|list_percentage =0.0
|list_change  = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
  |votes = 45,793
  |list_votes = 45,872
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
  |votes = 138
  |list_votes = 58
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes      = 1,179
 |percentage = 2.5
 |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
  |votes = 45,931
  |percentage = 69.1
  |change = {{increase}}6.6
  |list_votes =  45,930
  |list_percentage = 69.1
  |list_change = {{increase}}6.6
}}
{{AMS election box gain|
  |winner     = Scottish National Party
  |loser     = Scottish Labour
  |swing      = {{increase}}2.8
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}

This was the only SNP gain from Labour at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

===2010s=== 
{{AMS election box begin
|title=[[2016 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Lothian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210600/elections_and_voting/12030/election_results/8|title=Scottish Parliamentary Election Results - 5 May 2016|publisher=East Lothian Council|accessdate=9 August 2021}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Labour
|candidate  = [[Iain Gray]] 
|votes      = 14,329
|percentage = 37.8
|change     = {{down}}1.2
|list_votes   =  10,020
|list_percentage =26.4
|list_change  = {{down}}5.2
|status=incumbent
|winner       = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Douglas-James Johnston-Smith
|votes=13,202
|percentage=34.8
|change={{down}}3.7
|list_votes   = 12,729
|list_percentage =33.5
|list_change  = {{down}}4.1
|list_winner=yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Scottish Conservatives
|candidate=[[Rachael Hamilton]]
|votes=9,045
|percentage=23.9
|change={{up}}7.3
|list_votes   = 10,570
|list_percentage =27.8
|list_change  = {{up}}11.9
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   = 2,580
|list_percentage =6.8
|list_change ={{up}}2.1
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Ettie Spencer
|votes=1,337
|percentage=3.5
|change={{down}}2.4
|list_votes   = 1,242
|list_percentage =3.3
|list_change  = {{down}}1.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = UK Independence Party
|list_votes   = 590 
|list_percentage =1.6 
|list_change ={{up}}0.6
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes   = 108 
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent
|list_votes   = 71
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change  = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes   = 70 
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes=1,127
|percentage=3.0
|change={{up}}2.5
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes        = 37,913
|list_votes   = 37,980   
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes        =118
|list_votes   =47
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes=38,031 
|percentage=62.5
|change={{up}}5.2
|list_votes = 38,027
|list_percentage =62.5
|list_change = {{up}}5.2
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner     = Scottish Labour
|swing      =
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}

{{AMS election box begin
|title=[[2011 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Lothian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-scottish-parliament-election|title=Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Labour
|candidate  = [[Iain Gray]]
|votes      = 12,536 
|percentage = 39.0
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 10,189
|list_percentage =31.6
|list_change  = ''N/A''
|winner=yes
|status=incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish National Party
|candidate  = David Berry
|votes      = 12,385 
|percentage = 38.5
|change     = ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 12,101  
|list_percentage = 37.6
|list_change  = ''N/A''
|list_winner=yes
 }} 
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate  = [[Derek Brownlee]]
|votes      = 5,344
|percentage = 16.6
|change     =  ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 5,131
|list_percentage = 15.9
|list_change  = ''N/A''
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate  = Ettie Spencer
|votes      = 1,912
|percentage = 5.9
|change     =  ''N/A''
|list_votes   = 1,643
|list_percentage = 5.1
|list_change  = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party        = Scottish Greens
|list_votes   =  1,520
|list_percentage =4.7
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
   |party      = [[Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party|All-Scotland Pensioners Party]]
   |list_votes   = 452
   |list_percentage =1.4
   |list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
   |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
   |list_votes   = 377
   |list_percentage =1.2
   |list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
   |party      = UKIP
   |list_votes   = 312
   |list_percentage =1.0
   |list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
   |party      = Scottish Christian Party
   |list_votes   = 198
   |list_percentage =0.6
   |list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
   |party      = British National Party
   |list_votes   =174
   |list_percentage =0.5
   |list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
   |party      = Scottish Socialist Party
   |list_votes   =73
   |list_percentage =0.2
   |list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
   |party      = Solidarity (Scotland)
   |list_votes   = 24
   |list_percentage =0.1
   |list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
  |votes      = 151
  |percentage = 0.5 
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes        = 32,177
|list_votes   =  32,194  
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes        =117
|list_votes   = 71
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
  |votes      =  32,294 
  |percentage = 57.3
  |change     = ''N/A''
  |list_votes      =    32,265 
  |list_percentage =   57.3
  |list_change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box win|
  |winner     = Scottish Labour
|reason    = boundaries
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}

===2000s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Lothian}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Labour
   |candidate  = [[Iain Gray]]
   |votes      = 12,219
   |percentage = 35.4
   |change     = -8.5
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish National Party
   |candidate  = Andrew Sharp
   |votes      = 9,771
   |percentage = 28.4
   |change     = +11.8 
 }} 
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
   |candidate  = Judy Hayman
   |votes      = 6,249
   |percentage = 18.1 
   |change     = +1.4 
 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Conservatives
   |candidate  = Bill Stevenson
   |votes      = 6,232
   |percentage = 18.1 
   |change     = +0.6 
 }}
 {{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 2,448
  |percentage = 7.0
  |change     = -19.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 34,471 
  |percentage = 56.2 
  |change     = +3.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Scottish Labour
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Lothian}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Labour
   |candidate  = [[John Home Robertson]]
   |votes      = 13,683
   |percentage = 43.9
   |change     = −7.2
}}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
   |candidate  = Judy Hayman
   |votes      = 5,508
   |percentage = 17.7
   |change     = +6.7
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Conservatives
   |candidate  = Stuart Thomson
   |votes      = 5,459
   |percentage = 17.5
   |change     = +1.7
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish National Party
   |candidate  = Tom Roberts
   |votes      = 5,174
   |percentage = 16.6 
   |change     = −5.4
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Socialist Party
   |candidate  = Hugh Kerr
   |votes      = 1,380
   |percentage = 4.4
   |change     = ''New''
 }}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 8,175
  |percentage = 26.2
  |change     = −2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 31,204 
  |percentage = 52.7
  |change     = −11.5
}}
 {{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Scottish Labour
   |swing      = 
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===1990s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Scottish Parliament election]]: East Lothian}}
 {{Election box winning candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Labour
   |candidate  = [[John Home Robertson]]
   |votes      = 19,220
   |percentage = 51.1
   |change     = ''N/A''
}}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish National Party
   |candidate  = Calum Millar
   |votes      = 8,274
   |percentage = 22.0
   |change     = ''N/A''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Conservatives
   |candidate  = Christine Richards
   |votes      = 5,941
   |percentage = 15.8
   |change     = ''N/A''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
   |candidate  = Judy Hayman
   |votes      = 4,147
   |percentage = 11.0
   |change     = ''N/A''
}} 
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 10,946
  |percentage = 29.1
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 37,582
  |percentage = 72.2
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
  |winner     = Scottish Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}

== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/East_Lothian_1.pdf|title=East Lothian constituency map|publisher=[[Boundaries Scotland]]|access-date=9 August 2021}}

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