Member of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Lord John Hope | Unionist | |
| 1964 | Norman Wylie | Unionist/Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | Malcolm Rifkind | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Lynda Clark | Labour | |
| 2005 | constituency abolished: see Edinburgh South West and Edinburgh South | ||
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