Edinburgh East

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Edinburgh East is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the eastern part of the City of Edinburgh, represented in the House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
abbreviation Edinburgh
surface form: Edinburgh E
abolished 1997
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for Scotland
category Politics of Edinburgh
Westminster parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
contains Craigmillar
Duddingston
Meadowbank
Portobello
parts of Edinburgh city centre
parts of Leith
country United Kingdom
covers eastern part of the City of Edinburgh
created 1885
electoralSystem plurality voting system
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
hasLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
hasRepresentationType first past the post
isPartOf United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
surface form: Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons
locatedIn Edinburgh
surface form: City of Edinburgh

Scotland
parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
partOf British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
previousConstituency Edinburgh
recreated 2005
region Scotland
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edinburgh South borderedBy Edinburgh East
East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) adjacentTo Edinburgh East
this entity surface form: Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)