Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Edinburgh Pentlands | |
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| Constituency | |
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Scotland 
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| City | Edinburgh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.3 km2 (35.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 76,089 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | |
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| burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament |
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Edinburgh Pentlands shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Gordon MacDonald |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
Edinburgh Pentlands is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.
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