Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
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Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament are the electoral divisions used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to represent specific geographic areas in Scotland.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish Parliament constituencies | 4 |
| Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district system
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political division ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToElectionType | devolved legislature elections ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedBy | boundary reviews implemented in 2011 ⓘ |
| combinedWith | electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| contributesTo | additional member system ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Scotland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
UK local government wards
ⓘ
Westminster constituencies in Scotland ⓘ |
| eachElects | one MSP ⓘ |
| electoralRollType | Scottish Parliament electoral register ⓘ |
| electoralSystemUsed | first past the post ⓘ |
| electoralTier | constituency tier ⓘ |
| elects | Members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| governingBody | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsRepresentationOf |
rural areas in Scotland
ⓘ
urban areas in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Holyrood constituencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectoralCycle | normally every five years ⓘ |
| hasElectoralMethod | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| hasFeature | fixed number of MSPs per constituency ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | primary legislation of the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| hasLevel | subnational ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfConstituencies | 73 ⓘ |
| hasScope | territory of Scotland only ⓘ |
| hasVotingAge | 16 for Scottish Parliament elections ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| legislatureServed | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapsTo | Scottish Parliament electoral regions for proportional representation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish Parliament electoral system ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
local government electoral wards in Scotland ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions ⓘ |
| representationPrinciple | geographic representation ⓘ |
| subjectTo | periodic boundary reviews ⓘ |
| typeOfVoters | registered electors in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
election of Members of the Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
representation of geographic areas in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Scottish Parliament by-elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Parliament general elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scottish Parliament constituencies
Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament, includes Govan area)
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isPartOfSystem
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Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
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this entity surface form:
Scottish Parliament constituencies
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament)
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mapEntity
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Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
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subject surface form:
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Scottish Parliament constituencies
this entity surface form:
Scottish Parliament constituencies
subject surface form:
Boundary Commission for Scotland
this entity surface form:
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions