Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster) from 1997 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | |
|---|---|
| Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | City of Edinburgh East Lothian |
| 1997–2005 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Edinburgh East |
| Replaced by | Edinburgh East East Lothian |
In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries and continued in use until 2011. See headnote above.
The constituency is to be re-established, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, replacing Edinburgh East once again, to be first contested at the next United Kingdom general election.
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