Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region
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The Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region is one of the Scottish Parliament’s additional member regions, covering central and eastern areas including parts of Fife and the Tayside region to elect both constituency and regional list MSPs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region canonical | 5 |
| Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region Context triple: [Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency), partOfElectoralRegion, Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region]
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North East Scotland electoral region
The North East Scotland electoral region is a Scottish Parliament electoral region covering parts of the northeast of Scotland, including areas such as Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Angus.
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B.
Edinburgh South West
Edinburgh South West is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, known for encompassing both central urban districts and more affluent residential areas.
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C.
Edinburgh West
Edinburgh West is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the western suburbs and surrounding areas of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
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D.
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South is a UK parliamentary constituency covering a largely residential and suburban area in the south of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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E.
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh East is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the eastern part of the City of Edinburgh, represented in the House of Commons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region Target entity description: The Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region is one of the Scottish Parliament’s additional member regions, covering central and eastern areas including parts of Fife and the Tayside region to elect both constituency and regional list MSPs.
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A.
North East Scotland electoral region
The North East Scotland electoral region is a Scottish Parliament electoral region covering parts of the northeast of Scotland, including areas such as Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Angus.
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B.
Edinburgh South West
Edinburgh South West is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, known for encompassing both central urban districts and more affluent residential areas.
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C.
Edinburgh West
Edinburgh West is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the western suburbs and surrounding areas of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
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D.
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South is a UK parliamentary constituency covering a largely residential and suburban area in the south of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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E.
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh East is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the eastern part of the City of Edinburgh, represented in the House of Commons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Parliament electoral region
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additional member region ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Mid Scotland and Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeCentreRegion |
Clackmannanshire
NERFINISHED
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Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth and Kinross NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingBodyOfWater | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Dunfermline
NERFINISHED
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Glenrothes NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkcaldy NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| created | 1999 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | additional member system ⓘ |
| elects |
Members of the Scottish Parliament
NERFINISHED
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constituency MSPs ⓘ regional list MSPs ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Scotland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstituencies |
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
NERFINISHED
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Cowdenbeath NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunfermline NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkcaldy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid Fife and Glenrothes NERFINISHED ⓘ North East Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ Perthshire North NERFINISHED ⓘ Perthshire South and Kinross-shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfRepresentation | mixed member proportional representation ⓘ |
| includesArea |
Fife
NERFINISHED
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parts of the Tayside region ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
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Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
central Scotland
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eastern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencySeats | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfRegionalSeats | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf | Scotland electoral regions ⓘ |
| replaced | former Westminster constituencies in the area ⓘ |
| totalMSPsElected | 16 ⓘ |
| usedIn | Scottish Parliament elections ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region Description of subject: The Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region is one of the Scottish Parliament’s additional member regions, covering central and eastern areas including parts of Fife and the Tayside region to elect both constituency and regional list MSPs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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partOfElectoralRegion
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Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region
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Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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isSubDivisionOf
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Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region
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Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
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borderedBy
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Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region
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this entity surface form:
Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)