Edinburgh Western

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Edinburgh Western is a Scottish Parliament constituency that covers the western suburbs of the City of Edinburgh, including areas such as Cramond, Barnton, and South Queensferry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish Parliament constituency
additionalMembersFromRegion Lothian
category Politics of Edinburgh
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
country Scotland
coversArea Barnton
Clermiston
Corstorphine
Cramond
Davidson’s Mains
Drum Brae
South Queensferry
western suburbs of Edinburgh
created 2011
currentMSP Alex Cole-Hamilton
currentMSPParty Scottish Liberal Democrats
linked to: Liberal Democrats
electoralRegion Lothian
elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament
governmentJurisdiction Scottish Government
hasCouncilArea City of Edinburgh
linked to: Edinburgh
hasElectoralSystemComponent constituency vote
regional list vote
hasPostcodeArea EH
hasType constituency of the Scottish Parliament
higherLevelGovernment United Kingdom
isNamedAfter western part of Edinburgh
isPartOf City of Edinburgh council area
Lothian electoral region
language English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
legislativeBody Scottish Parliament
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
mapLabel Edinburgh Western constituency
linked to: Edinburgh West
MSPRepresents constituency
parliamentaryTerm Scottish Parliament
predecessor Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
linked to: Edinburgh West
represents City of Edinburgh
linked to: Edinburgh
usesElectoralRegionForProportionality Lothian
votingSystem first past the post

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William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented West Edinburgh
subject linked to: 2nd Earl of Selborne
linked to: Edinburgh Western
Cramond partOf Edinburgh Western Harbour area
linked to: Edinburgh Western