MSP
E82971
MSP stands for Member of the Scottish Parliament, an elected representative in Scotland's devolved legislature.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative position
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| abbreviationStyle | post-nominal letters ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| canBelongTo |
Unionist Party (Scotland)
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Green Party ⓘ Scottish Labour Party ⓘ Liberal Democrats ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ |
| electedBy | voters in Scotland ⓘ |
| electionSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| firstCreated | 1999 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| hasConstituencyMSPs | 73 ⓘ |
| hasRegionalMSPs | 56 ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | Member of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| legislatureType | devolved legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Holyrood ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Scottish Parliament Building ⓘ |
| officeType | subnational legislative office ⓘ |
| oversees | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| participatesIn | committees of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish parliamentary system ⓘ |
| represents |
Scottish constituencies
ⓘ
Scottish regions ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
making laws for Scotland on devolved matters
ⓘ
representing constituents in the Scottish Parliament ⓘ scrutinising the Scottish Government ⓘ |
| role | elected representative ⓘ |
| standsFor | Member of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| termLength | approximately 5 years ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfSeats | 129 ⓘ |
| usedIn | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| votingRight | full voting rights in the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.