Scottish MPs
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Scottish MPs are Members of the UK Parliament who represent constituencies in Scotland at Westminster.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
parliamentarian ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| canBe | independent politicians ⓘ |
| canBelongTo |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Liberal Democrats NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ UK-wide political parties ⓘ other political parties ⓘ |
| canIntroduce | bills in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| canParticipateIn | parliamentary debates ⓘ |
| canServeOn |
House of Commons select committees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public bill committees ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyType | geographical parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electedIn |
United Kingdom general elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom parliamentary by-elections ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Scottish constituencies ⓘ |
| eligibleFor |
ministerial office in the UK Government
ⓘ
opposition frontbench roles ⓘ |
| employer | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNote | have been represented in the UK Parliament since the Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Parliament Acts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Representation of the People Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland Act 1998 (context of devolution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | Member of Parliament for a Scottish constituency ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | scrutiny of the UK Government ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
UK-wide legislation
ⓘ
defence ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ macro-economic policy ⓘ reserved matters affecting Scotland ⓘ |
| represents |
Scottish constituencies
ⓘ
people of Scotland ⓘ voters in Scottish constituencies ⓘ |
| rightToSitIn | House of Commons chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightToVoteIn | divisions of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected by plurality in single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| termLength | up to five years, subject to earlier dissolution of Parliament ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| workLocation | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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