Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Falkirk West is a Scottish Parliament constituency in the Falkirk council area, representing communities including parts of the town of Falkirk and surrounding settlements in central Scotland.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Banknock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonnybridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Camelon NERFINISHED ⓘ Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ Larbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Stenhousemuir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown | Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| councilArea | Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| created | 1999 ⓘ |
| currentMember | Michael Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentMemberParty | Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first past the post ⓘ |
| electorateType | county constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one constituency MSP by plurality ⓘ |
| geographicLocation | central Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentalJurisdiction | Falkirk council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElection |
1999 Scottish Parliament election in Falkirk West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2003 Scottish Parliament election in Falkirk West ⓘ 2007 Scottish Parliament election in Falkirk West ⓘ 2011 Scottish Parliament election in Falkirk West NERFINISHED ⓘ 2016 Scottish Parliament election in Falkirk West ⓘ 2021 Scottish Parliament election in Falkirk West ⓘ |
| hasMemberLabel | Member of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryTermStart | First Scottish Parliament election 1999 ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapCaption | Falkirk West shown within the Central Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersReturned | 1 ⓘ |
| partOfElectoralRegionSystem | additional member system ⓘ |
| predecessorConstituency | Falkirk West (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMember |
Angus MacDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis Canavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMemberParty |
Independent
ⓘ
Scottish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Scotland electoral region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionElectsAdditionalMembers | Central Scotland region elects seven additional MSPs ⓘ |
| represents |
parts of the town of Falkirk
ⓘ
surrounding settlements in central Scotland ⓘ |
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