Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Linlithgow is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of West Lothian. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Not to be confused with Linlithgow (Parliament of Scotland constituency) or Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency).

Linlithgow
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Linlithgow shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population95,663 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish National Party
MSPFiona Hyslop
Council areaWest Lothian

The seat has been held by Fiona Hyslop of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

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