Lothians (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region)
The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
The Lothians region shares boundaries with the South of Scotland and Central Scotland regions, and is connected with the Mid Scotland and Fife region by bridges over the Firth of Forth.
As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it is largely being replaced by the Lothian region.
Read more about Lothians (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region): Constituencies and Council Areas, 2011 Scottish Parliament Election
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