Scottish Parliament Building in the context of "Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions"

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👉 Scottish Parliament Building in the context of Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions

The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), created by the Scotland Act 1998, has used a system of constituencies and electoral regions since the first general election in 1999.

The parliament has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first-past-the-post) system of voting, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional MSPs. Each region is a group of constituencies, and the D'Hondt method of allocating additional member seats from party lists is used to produce a form of proportional representation for each region. The total number of parliamentary seats is 129. For lists of MSPs, see Member of the Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish Parliament Building in the context of List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)

The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) system of election, and eight additional members regions, each electing seven additional MSPs using the D'Hondt method of allocating from party lists to produce a form of proportional representation. The total number of parliamentary seats is 129. For links to lists of MSPs, see Member of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions.

The Scotland Act 1998 as amended by the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 requires Boundaries Scotland to regularly review boundaries of all constituencies; the Second Periodic Review of constituency and regional boundaries began in September 2022 and was completed by May 2025. The proposals were formally approved in October 2025, establishing the new constituencies and regions that will be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

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