Scottish Westminster constituencies
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Scottish Westminster constituencies are the electoral districts in Scotland that each elect a Member of Parliament to the UK House of Commons.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district
ⓘ
parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Returning Officers in Scotland ⓘ |
| appliesTo | general elections to the House of Commons ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| boundaryAuthority | Boundary Commission for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryBasis | local government areas in Scotland ⓘ |
| classification | parliamentary constituencies in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Scottish Parliament constituencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish local government wards ⓘ |
| electoralRegister | maintained by Electoral Registration Officers in Scotland ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFamily | plurality voting system ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Scotland ⓘ |
| elects | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| electsTo | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes |
members of the House of Lords as voters
ⓘ
most convicted prisoners as voters ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ Representation of the People Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLevel | national ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | Scottish MPs ⓘ |
| higherJurisdiction | Crown in Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Commons constituencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | constituencies of the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| purpose | representation of Scottish residents in the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| representationType | single-member constituency ⓘ |
| reviewCycle | periodic boundary reviews ⓘ |
| scope | territory of Scotland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1708 ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfArea | geopolitical electoral unit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
UK general elections
ⓘ
UK parliamentary by-elections ⓘ |
| votingEligibility |
British citizens resident in Scotland
ⓘ
citizens of the Republic of Ireland resident in Scotland ⓘ qualifying Commonwealth citizens resident in Scotland ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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